People management courses can help you learn effective team dynamics, conflict resolution, performance evaluation, and employee engagement strategies. You can build skills in coaching, feedback delivery, and fostering a positive workplace culture. Many courses introduce tools like performance management software, employee engagement surveys, and communication platforms, showing how these skills can enhance team collaboration and productivity.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Motivational Skills, Communication, Leadership Studies, Advocacy, Social Impact, Empowerment, Behavior Management, Overcoming Objections, Negotiation, Action Oriented, Drive Engagement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping, Data Cleansing, Social Sciences, Data Ethics, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Social Media Analytics, Simulations, Data Processing, Text Mining, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, Systems Thinking, Data Science, Agentic systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Team Motivation, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Risk Management Framework, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Project Scoping, Earned Value Management, Project Management, Project Documentation, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Meeting Facilitation, Resource Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurial Finance, Creativity, Sales Strategy, Commercialization, B2B Sales, Sales, Business Planning, Product Planning, Business Strategy, Business Development, New Business Development, Personal Attributes, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Global Marketing, Human Resources Management and Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Event Management, Blogs, Web Presence, Content Management, Photo Editing, Editing, Writing and Editing, Web Design, Digital Publishing, Web Design and Development, No-Code Development, User Accounts, Brand Management, Drive Engagement, Digital Marketing, Public Relations
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Mergers & Acquisitions, Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Sustainability, Business Strategy, Business Management, Strategic Thinking, Governance, Strategic Partnership, Organizational Strategy, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, Growth Strategies, Portfolio Management
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Restful API, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Application Lifecycle Management, Proxy Servers, Software Documentation, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, Development Environment, Application Deployment, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, Supply Chain, Cost Benefit Analysis, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Cost Management, Process Improvement, Analysis, Decision Making
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Teaching, Technology Strategies, digital literacy, English Language, Digital Transformation, Language Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Certified Public Accountant, Labor Law, Commercial Laws, Labor Relations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Bankruptcies, Employee Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Labor Compliance, Public Accounting, Organizational Structure, Business, Contract Compliance, Contract Management, Accounting, Sales, Loans
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, De-escalation Techniques, Teamwork, Collaboration, Empathy, Interpersonal Communications, Assertiveness, Communication Strategies, Organizational Effectiveness, Communication, Active Listening
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Mental Health, Mental Concentration, Meditation & Breathwork, Stress Management, Personal Development, Cognitive flexibility, Overcoming Obstacles, Habit Formation, Goal Setting, Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months