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    Packt

    Leadership & Management

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Team Motivation, Rapport Building, Strategic Leadership, Governance, Employee Engagement, Expectation Management, Influencing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Personal Leadership Development Planning and Leading High Performing Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Team Motivation, Team Management, Goal Setting, Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Professional Development, Leadership, People Development, Personal Development, Team Building, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, Gap Analysis, Prioritization

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    233 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Agile Team Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Leadership, Team Management, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Agile Methodology, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Innovation, Organizational Strategy, Empowerment, Organizational Change

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Leadership and Team Management

    Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Team Leadership, Team Management, Benchmarking, Performance Measurement, Change Management, Organizational Change, Six Sigma Methodology, Team Building, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Business Metrics, Collaboration, Project Management, Organizational Structure, Leadership, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Delegation Skills

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Harvard Business Review

    Gain Alignment to Achieve Results

    Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Leadership, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Teamwork, Overcoming Obstacles, Communication, Relationship Building, Decision Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Agile Project Management: Leadership & Core Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Agile Project Management, Employee Coaching, Agile Methodology, Team Building, Conflict Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Kanban Principles, Decision Making, Active Listening

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The University of Notre Dame

    The Discipline of Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Leadership Development, Change Management, Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Business Ethics, Business Leadership, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Influencing, Self-Awareness, Communication Strategies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    44 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Agile Leadership Principles and Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Agile Project Management, Leadership and Management, Agile Methodology, Decision Making, Meeting Facilitation, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Continuous Improvement Process, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Innovation, Adaptability, Change Management, Organizational Change, Goal Setting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Trustworthiness, Leadership Development, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Business Ethics, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Team Leadership, Courage, Relationship Building, Negotiation, Self-Awareness, Growth Mindedness, People Development, Curiosity

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Case Western Reserve University

    Conversations That Inspire: Coaching Learning, Leadership and Change

    Skills you'll gain: Coaching, Empathy, Leadership Development, People Development, Active Listening, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership, Self-Awareness, Organizational Change, Leadership, Change Management, Neurology, Self-Motivation, Stress Management, Goal Setting, Physiology

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    354 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Leading Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Teamwork, Team Management, Team Leadership, Conflict Management, Team Motivation, Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Performance Management, Organizational Structure, Leadership, Innovation, People Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Diversity and Inclusion, Goal Setting, Decision Making

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Project Leadership, Risk, and Strategic Management

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Leadership, Quality Management, Risk Management, Resource Management, Team Leadership, Communication, Conflict Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular initiative and leadership courses

  • Leadership & Management: Packt
  • Personal Leadership Development Planning and Leading High Performing Teams: Rice University
  • Agile Team Leadership: Duke University
  • Leadership and Team Management: SkillUp
  • Gain Alignment to Achieve Results: Harvard Business Review
  • Agile Project Management: Leadership & Core Skills: Packt
  • The Discipline of Leadership: The University of Notre Dame
  • Agile Leadership Principles and Practices: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Conversations That Inspire: Coaching Learning, Leadership and Change: Case Western Reserve University

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