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University of Pennsylvania

Management Fundamentals

People are the most valuable asset of any business, but they are also the most unpredictable, and the most difficult asset to manage. And although managing people well is critical to the health of any organization, most managers don't get the training they need to make good management decisions. Now, award-winning authors and renowned management Professors Mike Useem and Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School have designed this course to introduce you to the key elements of managing people. Based on their popular course at Wharton, this course will teach you how to motivate individual performance and design reward systems, how to design jobs and organize work for high performance, how to make good and timely management decisions, and how to design and change your organization’s architecture. By the end of this course, you'll have developed the skills you need to start motivating, organizing, and rewarding people in your organization so that you can thrive as a business and as a social organization.

Status: Employee Performance Management
Status: Team Motivation
BeginnerCourse8 hours

Featured reviews

DV

5.0Reviewed Jul 8, 2018

Gives decent understanding on what management is. Boosts confidence levels and helps doing right things and thought process.

KM

5.0Reviewed May 11, 2020

I like the cases in illustrating concepts on human resources management which is very helpful in leading people in my organization

OH

5.0Reviewed Jul 1, 2020

Excellent content and high level reflections on modern management issues. Thanks to Pr; Cappelli and Pr. Useem for this excellent couse that I recommand to all

RG

5.0Reviewed Mar 5, 2020

Excellent class!I've never thought I had an interest in management, but when I fell on it in a specialization, it amazed me how interesting it was!

LR

5.0Reviewed Jan 21, 2021

It is a very good first step to take. It will give you the basic principles( fundamentals as they state) of management. Very well designed.

CE

5.0Reviewed Nov 16, 2021

I've taken a lot of management courses but this one felt uniquely beneficial. I took a lot of notes not because I needed them to pass the quizzes but because I wanted them for life.

SG

5.0Reviewed May 6, 2020

The professors used real-life examples to prove their points, making the content very relatable. The quizzes were helpful and challenging, as well. Overall, a genuinely excellent course!

MR

5.0Reviewed Jun 12, 2020

One of the best courses! Lecturers make it super interesting, is as fun as watching a TV show, but you are learning.

AK

4.0Reviewed Aug 18, 2022

Well-designed course to intrigue the curiosity of a new learner. Gives valuable insights into the core fundamentals of management.

AF

4.0Reviewed Jul 8, 2023

It was all great except for the very last part. I don't think enough explanation on the structures were given. Otherwise, I learned.

GT

5.0Reviewed Mar 3, 2020

Amazing course! Excellent professors! Great examples and great presentation of them that gives a better understanding of the topic! I recommend this course to all of you!

BB

5.0Reviewed Mar 31, 2024

It is an excellent introductory course for those with no experience on project management. highly recommended.

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