University of California, Davis
Professional Skills for the Workplace Specialization
University of California, Davis

Professional Skills for the Workplace Specialization

Improve Your Interpersonal Business Skills. Practice and master strategies that will improve your professional relationships and help you excel within an organization.

Lisa Montanaro
Diane Davidson
Laurie Cozart

Instructors: Lisa Montanaro

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4.7

(1,174 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Empathy
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Active Listening
Category: Relationship Management
Category: Mindfulness
Category: Personal Development
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Adaptability
Category: Stress Management
Category: Professional Development
Category: Self-Discipline
Category: Social Skills

What you'll learn

  • Apply critical thinking skills to complex problems.

  • Apply a model for solving problems and pose questions to further understanding of specific problems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Collaboration
Category: Decision Making
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Analysis
Category: Brainstorming
The Growth Mindset

The Growth Mindset

Course 310 hours

What you'll learn

  • Analyze beliefs and actions that contribute to a growth mindset within an organization.

  • Evaluate opportunites to increasingly develop a growth mindset.

  • Apply practices that foster growth mindset within an organization.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Personal Development
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Adaptability
Category: Professional Development
Category: Lifelong Learning
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Overcoming Obstacles
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Positivity
Category: Collaboration
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Resilience
Category: Growth Mindedness
Adaptability and Resiliency

Adaptability and Resiliency

Course 48 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Planning
Category: Overcoming Obstacles
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Personal Development
Category: Self-Awareness
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Plan Execution
Category: Adaptability
Category: Cognitive flexibility
Category: Professional Development
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Resilience

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Lisa Montanaro
University of California, Davis
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