Professional Skills for the Workplace Specialization on Coursera

Online

This Specialization is intended for working professionals early in their career and for organizations who look to improve interpersonal relationship skills among their employees, clients, and customers.

Through four courses, you will explore the use of emotional and social intelligence, practice a formula for problem solving, cultivate a growth mindset, and build skills related to adaptability and resilience in an ever-changing environment. These skills show up in business relationships and communication and ultimately impact professional effectiveness. You will be able to demonstrate sound judgment by engaging in critical thinking to reach decisions and solve problems independently. You will be able to develop a competitive advantage by learning, adapting, and harnessing insights from past endeavors. You will assess your own expectations in your current or anticipated work roles and settings, and how those may align with or differ from what is required by employers and other stakeholders now and in the future.

Section Number

000PRO100

Instruction Method

Online class

Section Notes

Enrollments are accepted on a continuous basis. Complete this specialization at your own pace.

This specialization consists of 4 courses:

Emotional and Social Intelligence
Critical Thinking Skills for the Professional
The Growth Mindset
Adaptability and Resiliency

Enrollments are accepted on a continuous basis. For more information on Coursera online courses, including enrollment policies and technical requirements, please visit: https://www.coursera.org/about/terms.

Enroll Now

Fee

Free and low-cost options available

Schedule

Enroll at any time and complete at your own pace.

Instructors

Laurie Cozart

Laurie Cozart is the founder of Brain Squared Solutions and a seasoned executive who brings mature perspective and broad expertise to leadership training, coaching and organizational consulting. Laurie has over 30 years of professional experience working in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, where she has served as a board member, executive director, and in CEO and COO roles. Laurie has spent the last 17 years providing executive and leadership coaching and training to large government agencies and corporate organizations. Laurie’s outstanding expertise includes organizational development, program and operational management, strategic planning and training program development for all types of institutions. Laurie is an award-winning coach, instructor and a dynamic facilitator. She specializes in building strong leaders and developing healthy teams. She has coached over 10,000+ people and facilitated trainings for 500+ teams and/or organizations across all industries. Laurie is regularly invited to speak at leadership conferences and team training events throughout the United States. Laurie became a coach and educator to pursue her passion of spreading organizational development and systems thinking into dynamic, performance-enhancing leadership skills. She uses Organizational Development and Continuous Quality improvement techniques, coupled with neuroscience, to transform organizational structures into high- performance and organizational cultures into high engagement. Laurie has been an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Instructor for the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) Extension for over decade. While at the UC Davis Extension, she received the UC Davis Dean’s, “Outstanding Service Award” for “Creating a World of Learning”. Laurie is also a Mentor Coach, program facilitator and instructor for the University of California at Davis Coaching for Work and Life program, a program facilitator and instructor for the Academy of Leadership Coaching and NLP, and an International Coach Federation, Master Certified Coach (MCC).

Diane Davidson

Diane Davidson lives in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento, California’s state capital. Her passion is helping people get better at what they do. She has a 30 year career of helping individuals, teams and emerging leaders achieve greater success. She is certified in multiple globally recognized leadership models such as Mastering Training and Design, Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and Ken Blanchard’s SLII. Prior to her consulting career, Diane owned and operated a commercial production facility, and was a leader in the banking, and health care industries. Diane is also an international professional entertainer, producer, and recording artist. Using relevant, relatable and sometimes humorous stories and examples, Diane has the connect-ability to quickly build trust and engage all learning styles. She is very fortunate to have worked with amazing people from multinational and regional companies such as The State of California, Centura Health, DirecTV, University of Phoenix, AOL, City of Sacramento, Sutter Health, Raley’s-Bel Air-Nob Hill, First Union, Delta Dental, Tri-Counties Bank, University of San Diego, and Café Press.com. With decades of experience in numerous industries around the world, she understands your challenges and guides you to achieve extraordinary results.

Lisa Montanaro

Lisa Montanaro is President of Lisa Montanaro Global Enterprises, LLC, founded in 2002, and an Instructor for the UC Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education since 2012. She is a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, organizational consultant, and success coach specializing in productivity, work-life balance, personal and professional branding, career satisfaction, workplace culture, and peak performance. Known for her combination of warmth, humor, and know-how, Lisa delivers straight talk in a manner that is informative and entertaining. Her psychology and law background combined with savvy business experience gives Lisa unique insight into the lives of working professionals. She has a proven track record of empowering teams and individuals and igniting productivity. Lisa helps clients and audience members answer the question, “How do I live a productive and happy life while also enjoying, and thriving in, my career?” She is the author of the books The Ultimate Life Organizer: An Interactive Guide to a Simpler, Less Stressful & More Organized Life, and DECIDE to be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change. Her work has been featured in numerous online and offline publications, and she has been interviewed on television and radio. Lisa earned a Bachelors degree in Psychology, Speech and Political Science from Hofstra University and a Juris Doctor Degree, magna cum laude, from Pace University School of Law. Before embarking on her journey as a coach, consultant, and speaker, Lisa was a performer, an instructor and interpreter at a high school for deaf students, practiced employment and labor relations law, and was a law school professor and higher education administrator. Hailing originally from New York, since 2012 Lisa has enjoyed life with her veterinarian husband and their two rescue dogs in beautiful Northern California.