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Let's Get Started: Building Self-Awareness

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Overview

Effective leaders know themselves well. They capitalize on their strengths and manage their weaknesses using self-awareness.Learn how self-aware you are and how you can use self-awareness to intentionally develop your management and leadership skills.

What you'll learn

  • why great leaders are self-aware
  • what you can change and what you can’t about yourself and others
  • what is self-awareness
  • value of self-awareness personally and professionally
  • what is your level of self-awareness
  • how to improve self-awareness to engage in personal development
  • what is your current level of management skills
  • what is your decision-making style
  • what is the best use of your decision-making style
  • value of management skills
  • set SMART goals for development of management skills
  • set SMART goals for use of strengths in management skills

Skills you'll practise

Self-AwarenessCognitive StylePractice ManagementBusiness CaseEmotional IntelligenceManagementGoal SettingSelf EvaluationLeadershipDecision MakingSmart Goals

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

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Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate (Certificate $249). Audit access may end after the course closes.

Taught by

  • Jocelyn S. DavisAdjunct faculty

University of Maryland, College Park is in Tier 3: good universities, respected companies, nonprofits and well-known teachers of our institution ranking (76/100).

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