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Leadership Development for Engineers

David Van Kleeck

Engineers wanting to advance their careers must be able to lead teams effectively.

This Specialization is designed for professional engineers who are interested in advancing into leadership and management roles. You’ll develop awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses as a leader, and you’ll learn to leverage your strengths and control for your weaknesses when you’re placed in charge of a team or project. You’ll also learn to manage relationships with your team members and colleagues through proven coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution techniques, and you’ll master goal-setting and planning methods designed to set you and your team up for success. Finally, you’ll learn how to set up a creative environment for your team, and how to motivate each team member to reach his or her potential.

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Three courses

Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

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Part of being an effective leader is learning how to play to your strengths. During the course, you will examine your own strengths and learn ways to use them in a leadership role. Learn to manage stress and solve problems creatively. Throughout the course, you will also build a tool kit of useful techniques that you can begin using right away in your engineering career.

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Relationship Management

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To be a successful engineer, you must work and play well with others. This course focuses on developing the skills you will need to build and sustain professional relationships and networks. Learn to coach and mentor others, manage conflict, and build power and influence in the workplace.

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Personal Leadership Development Planning and Leading High Performing Teams

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An actionable leadership improvement plan enables you to leverage strengths and close the gaps on weaknesses. In this course, you will build your own plan that you can put into practice immediately and realize goals within the next two years.

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Time

39 hours

Level

Introductory

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Coursera

Institution

Rice University

Instructor

David Van Kleeck

Level

Introductory

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