Fundamentals of Management, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women (Coursera)

You will plan how to develop the team needed to achieve your vision for your business, while promoting a strong culture for growth. By the end of this course, you will have aligned your vision with your organizational structure, considered when it is beneficial to outsource or delegate, and reflected on performance management in your business.

To help prepare you for this course, you may wish to take one of the other Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women courses, ‘Fundamentals of Leadership’, in which you will develop a Vision Statement and examine your leadership style.

The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth.

What You Will Learn

- Evaluate effective hiring practices.

- Develop effective practices of performance management: evaluating, developing, coaching, and delegating.

- Plan how you will achieve your vision

- Identify how you can influence change in your business’s culture.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Fundamentals of Management, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

This course focuses on the most critical resource for growth in your business – your employees. You will consider what changes you may need to make in your business and to your culture to achieve your vision and growth. As you work through the course, you will undertake a series of exercises that will help you to optimize your business and employees for performance and growth.