To become job-ready, you need to develop technical knowledge and skills. Those skills can help you get through that first door. But then what? Completing this professional certificate will help you learn and develop skills that can lead to success working in any organization! Skills that not only help you succeed in that first job, but also ensure that first job is the start of a long, successful career.
Professional Success Skills Specialization
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Professional Success Skills Specialization
Develop professional business skills for success. In this specialization, you'll learn how to recognize ethical dimensions and dilemmas in organizational decision-making, engage in creative problem-solving, succeed in a team environment, communicate with other members of the organization, and appreciate and exhibit leadership.
Instructor: Gies College of Business, University of Illinois
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4.7
(70 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Ideation
- Brainstorming
- Brand Management
- Creative Thinking
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Business Leadership
- Business Strategy
- Leadership and Management
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Analytical Skills
- Business Analytics
- Accounting
- Culture
- Emotional Intelligence
- Organizational Structure
- Creativity
- Cultural Diversity
- Decision Making
- Business Ethics
- Organizational Leadership
What’s included
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Taught in English
48 practice exercises
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- Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
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- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
- Earn a career certificate from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Identify ethical issues in global business.
Explain what culture is and where culture exists or manifests itself.
Analyze how globalization impacts the psychological responses of consumers in global markets.
Explain what cultural equity is and how brands can become cultural symbols.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Business Ethics
Category: Culture
Category: Decision Making
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Branding
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
Category: Cultural Responsiveness
Category: Brand Management
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Corporate Sustainability
What you'll learn
Generate creative ideas and solutions more frequently
Progress through the creative process more efficiently and systematically
Generate more and better creative ideas so that audiences are more likely to accept them
Generate creative ideas by working effectively with other people, understanding how others might perceive and evaluate your ideas
Skills you'll gain
Category: Creativity
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Persuasive Communication
Category: Teamwork
Category: Storytelling
Category: Communication
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Collaboration
Category: Open Mindset
Category: Influencing
Category: Decision Making
Category: Innovation
Category: Ideation
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: Brainstorming
What you'll learn
Communicate using common organizational language, concepts, and frameworks useful for decision-making and problem-solving
Apply strategic management tools and frameworks to real business contexts in an appropriate manner to arrive at insights for strategic decisions
Demonstrate how different functions and activities fit together inside a firm
Describe and employ important strategic management tools and frameworks
Skills you'll gain
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Innovation
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Marketing
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Accounting
Category: Business Communication
Category: Financial Statements
What you'll learn
Describe different decision-making processes, including the pros and cons of each approach.
Recognize ethical components to managerial decisions, including common ethical decision-making traps.
Identify the traditional/waterfall approach to project management.
Recognize emotionally intelligent leaders.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Waterfall Methodology
Category: Decision Making
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Trustworthiness
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Leadership
Category: Project Management
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Business Communication
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Leadership and Management
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Frequently asked questions
Time to completion can vary widely based on your schedule, most learners are able to complete the Specialization in 3-6 months.
No background knowledge is necessary for this Specialization.
It is recommended that the courses in the Specialization be taken in the order outlined.
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