Interpersonal Communication for Engineering Leaders Coursera

Overview

Speaking and writing are basic leadership communication skills. However, leaders also need to be skillful interpersonal communicators. Modern business requires communication skills that are effective across cultures, generations, and genders. Communication is also a key skill in building your personal brand. Leaders need to look, act, and speak like leaders. This Interpersonal Communication for Engineering Leaders course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rice University will dwelve more into these topics

Another important leadership skill is the ability to handle difficult, emotional communications with employees, supervisors, and colleagues. Finally, engineers are often at the center of crisis communication.

In this course, you will learn

• How to communicate in a global environment, 
• How to communicate across cultures, generations, and genders
• How to use communication to build your personal brand, communicate your values, and your leadership promise
• How to handle high stakes, emotionally charged, difficult conversations with employees, supervisors and your colleagues
• How to handle crisis communication