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High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation (Coursera)

Offered by Northwestern University,

Are leaders born or made? Learn the essential skills to develop and expand your leadership repertoire, design teams for collaboration, and craft win-win negotiation strategies. High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation focuses on leadership, teamwork, and negotiation. Students will engage in self-assessments to analyze their leadership style, develop team charters to optimize their groups, and develop a game plan for effective negotiation.

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Recurring course sessions repeat every 2 weeks on Monday with an enrollment period of 5 days.
Course 1 of 6 in the Organizational Leadership Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction to the Organizational Leadership Specialization
This course is the first in Northwestern's Organizational Leadership Specialization which represents a collaboration between four of Northwestern’s schools. Watch these videos with four of Northwestern’s deans for their perspectives on leadership and what you will learn in the specialization.
Leadership
Learn how to cultivate your leadership skills and coach others.

WEEK 2
Teamwork
Learn how to optimally design a team for success.

WEEK 3
Negotiation
Learn how to negotiate in a collaborative fashion in large and small business situations.

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