At home this summer with leadership courses through Michigan Online

by | Jun 15, 2020 | Leading Organizations, Managing Teams

Make the most of rainy days or stay cool indoors this summer by learning leadership online through Michigan Online! The courses, which utilize Coursera or EdX, are free for University of Michigan students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Many Ross professors lead the classes, including Professor Mike Barger, a Sanger faculty champion whose High Stakes Leadership course was just posted this month.Michigan Online

Selected Courses (many more available!)

two people leadingHigh Stakes Leadership: Leading in Times of Crisis
with Professor Mike Barger
This course has been designed to help leaders, like you, learn how to effectively navigate the challenges of significant organizational disruptions. As a participant in this course, you’ll discover why an understanding of various stakeholder perspectives can inform and dramatically improve a leader’s response to events that threaten an organization’s very survival.

 

leading teamsLeading People and Teams
with Dean DeRue and Professor Sytch
This course uses real-life applications to help you understand the concepts of good leadership. You can choose from three options to complete the course: working with senior executives to help them solve pressing leadership issues, designing your own challenge at your place of work or school, or completing an executive interview.