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Johns Hopkins University

Principles of Management

UPDATE: This course is being deprecated as we have refreshed and expanded the content into a new Specialization designed to provide a more comprehensive and up-to-date learning experience. You can explore the updated Specialization here:  https://www.coursera.org/specializations/principles-of-management. Team leads, managers, and entrepreneurs must juggle team citizenship and leadership, ethics, strategy, and projects with their work in their area of expertise. While an individual contributor’s success may depend on their own direct input -- the sweat of their own brow – managers’ success depends on their ability to enlist the active involvement of others: direct reports, other managers, other team members, other department employees, and those above them on the organizational chart -- sometimes even their suppliers or customers! How do you form, launch, and manage a team such that it has the highest chance of success? How can you ensure your team’s work aligns with the organization’s strategy? What basic project management tools can you utilize right away, without purchasing special software, that will help your team meet its objectives on time, on budget, and to spec? Your success at work will depend on the level of trust your colleagues, those who report to you, and those to whom you report feel toward you – how can you build and maintain a high degree of trust? While AI can support you in managerial actions, it cannot replace you. While AI is advanced enough to coach teams or address performance issues, it lacks the intrinsic connection to the organization that a human manager possesses. An employee who perceives themselves as working for “Company X's AI” will not feel the same level of loyalty or commitment as they would to YOU. Since AI, both literally and figuratively, cannot embody an organization or a manager, managers and leaders who delegate important communication and oversight responsibilities to AI inherit this fundamental limitation.   This course will help you succeed in your career.

Status: Team Building
Status: Active Listening
Course17 hours

Featured reviews

SC

5.0Reviewed Nov 14, 2023

This was an excellent course! It provided real and practical methods for dealing with management challenges and to promote maximum efficiencies.

SF

5.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2022

V​ery well designed course for the practitioners. Informative, engaging and very well presented and explained by the instructor Prof. Ilysea.

TJ

5.0Reviewed Jan 17, 2026

Absolutely loved this course. I didn't realize how exciting principles of management could be. Much credit must be given to the instructor for her infectious enthusiasm of the subject. Well done!

AD

5.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2024

Hands-down the best, most practical course I've ever taken on managing people. I have recommended this to several people. Thank you!

TD

5.0Reviewed May 22, 2023

Nice course with the basics for management. It introduces many aspects of management with lots of resources for further in depth learning

LX

5.0Reviewed Apr 7, 2024

Very helpful and gives me a better insight to what my CEO, boss, and co-workers need. Thanks to this course I am now a better leader!

RP

5.0Reviewed Mar 31, 2024

Exceptionally well designed course. Thanks a lot Illysa for taking the time to make such an informative, interesting course. Thoroughly enjoyed it

ON

5.0Reviewed Jun 7, 2022

As I began my first management position in a project it was a tremendously useful course for me!!! I would advice it for everyone who wants to extend their knowledge in management area.

HH

4.0Reviewed Jun 15, 2023

Well structured course with valuable learning content. Very useful for new, aspiring, and current managers seeking to develop a learning path and roadmap for their development.

FA

5.0Reviewed Aug 1, 2024

I have enjoyed this course. It is a journey and paced myself as there is a lot of good content - but wanted to take my time in order to get what I needed out of this material.

MP

5.0Reviewed Feb 7, 2023

Absolutely amazing, I will highly recommend this course to people getting ready for managerial position and actual managers as well to became more imprehensive managers.

DH

4.0Reviewed Nov 25, 2023

Excellent course! Would have loved a PDF textbook to accompany the course to refer back on a more regular basis, but overall, I highly recommend.

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