Neuroscience of Leadership: Leading with Your Brain Specialization
This course examines leadership techniques through the lens of social cognitive neuroscience and psychology. Utilizing the latest research, we develop a leadership practice based on neuroscience. Consideration for leading oneself, leading others and leading organizations is covered. Topics include neuroplasticity, psychological safety, resilience, mental toughness, primal power of storytelling, improv and creativity, as well as the subtle power of influence.
Learners will complete (knowledge check) quizzes every week to test their comprehension and advance their learning. Projects include developing comprehensive plans for achieving personal excellence, leading high-performance teams and transformational organizations. All based on the principles of neuroscience. Learners who subscribe will also have access to a companion eBook developed by the instructor to further support your learning.
In this specialization, you will learn how to:
- Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize individual performance in business and personal relationships.
- Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize team performance in business and leadership situations.
- Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize organizational performance in business and leadership situations.
Courses
- The Neuroscience of Personal Excellence
- The Neuroscience of Leading High-Performance Teams
- The Neuroscience of Leading Transformational Organizations
This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. Learn more about the ME-EM program.