Neuroscience of Leadership - Leading with Your Brain

Overview

This Neuroscience of Leadership: Leading with Your Brain course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder 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.

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. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience.

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.

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. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience.

Applied Learning Project

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.

What You Will Learn:

• Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize individual performance in business and personal relationships.

• Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize organizational performance in business and leadership situations.

• Understand how to leverage brain science to maximize team performance in business and leadership situations.

Skills You Will Gain:

• Psychology

• Change Management

• Leadership

• Coaching

• Storytelling

• Influence

• Innovation