Become a great leader. Understand critical leadership principles, develop personal leadership qualities, explore the challenges of managing people, and learn strategies for leading a team.
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No prior knowledge required
No unnecessary risks
This course focuses on becoming a great leader. Great leaders know how to:
Working with the team, they see what the organization can be and inspire others to execute the strategy that will take them there. They:
While team members help the organization improve and grow, great leaders strive first for the organization and the team, and only then for themselves. They combine:
And shy away from more obvious and familiar egoism. These are the excellent ones: those who build the greatest organizations and who are, over time, the most admired.
This specialization is available for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Engineering Management (ME-EM) offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help:
Move into leadership and management roles in engineering and technology. With performance-based admission and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a wide range of undergraduate education and professional experience. For more information about the ME-EM program, visit the website here .
Learners will experience discussions with peers about their leadership experiences and thoughts on how they might develop their skill set. By the end of the course, learners will:
To show their mastery of the material and reflect on how they will put these principles into practice in their careers.



