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Management Fundamentals

People are the most valuable asset of any business, but they are also the most unpredictable, and the most difficult asset to manage. And although managing people well is critical to the health of any organization, most managers don't get the training they need to make good management decisions. Now, award-winning authors and renowned management Professors Mike Useem and Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School have designed this course to introduce you to the key elements of managing people. Based on their popular course at Wharton, this course will teach you how to motivate individual performance and design reward systems, how to design jobs and organize work for high performance, how to make good and timely management decisions, and how to design and change your organization’s architecture. By the end of this course, you'll have developed the skills you need to start motivating, organizing, and rewarding people in your organization so that you can thrive as a business and as a social organization.

Status: Human Relations Movement
Status: Job Analysis
BeginnerCourse8 hours

Featured reviews

CE

5.0Reviewed Nov 17, 2021

I've taken a lot of management courses but this one felt uniquely beneficial. I took a lot of notes not because I needed them to pass the quizzes but because I wanted them for life.

OH

5.0Reviewed Jul 2, 2020

Excellent content and high level reflections on modern management issues. Thanks to Pr; Cappelli and Pr. Useem for this excellent couse that I recommand to all

MA

5.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2023

Fantastic case studies and information. Can immediately deploy this information in my work and personal life.

RG

5.0Reviewed Mar 6, 2020

Excellent class!I've never thought I had an interest in management, but when I fell on it in a specialization, it amazed me how interesting it was!

LR

5.0Reviewed Jan 22, 2021

It is a very good first step to take. It will give you the basic principles( fundamentals as they state) of management. Very well designed.

MR

5.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2020

One of the best courses! Lecturers make it super interesting, is as fun as watching a TV show, but you are learning.

AK

4.0Reviewed Aug 19, 2022

Well-designed course to intrigue the curiosity of a new learner. Gives valuable insights into the core fundamentals of management.

SG

5.0Reviewed May 7, 2020

The professors used real-life examples to prove their points, making the content very relatable. The quizzes were helpful and challenging, as well. Overall, a genuinely excellent course!

PB

4.0Reviewed Apr 11, 2020

The principles in the course were great but I am hoping they could give out examples that are more simplistic, interesting and current. Otherwise, it was a great course and I learned a lot from it!

JT

4.0Reviewed Nov 21, 2024

It has thought me a lot on how to improve in my management style and it has reassured me that my management style and vision is on the right track.

FL

5.0Reviewed Jul 5, 2021

I liked and enjoyed the course. The audio was really low during some of the lessons. I topped the volume of my laptop and still could not hear the instructor very well.

AF

4.0Reviewed Jul 9, 2023

It was all great except for the very last part. I don't think enough explanation on the structures were given. Otherwise, I learned.

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