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Leadership Development for Engineers Specialization

Leadership Development for Engineers Specialization

Become an Effective Engineering Leader. Advance your engineering career into leadership and management roles.

Instructor: David Van Kleeck

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3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(548 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(548 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

Engineers wanting to advance their careers must be able to lead teams effectively.

This Specialization is designed for professional engineers who are interested in advancing into leadership and management roles. You’ll develop awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses as a leader, and you’ll learn to leverage your strengths and control for your weaknesses when you’re placed in charge of a team or project. You’ll also learn to manage relationships with your team members and colleagues through proven coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution techniques, and you’ll master goal-setting and planning methods designed to set you and your team up for success. Finally, you’ll learn how to set up a creative environment for your team, and how to motivate each team member to reach his or her potential.

What’s included

Shareable certificate

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Taught in English

51 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
Earn a career certificate from Rice University

Specialization - 3 course series

You will complete a series of self-assessments that culminate in a reflection paper where you examine the implications of your results and how they effect your leadership style, you will conduct an engineer interview where will you will gain a perspective on what it is like to be an engineering leader and you will create a leadership development plan: a set of goals that you can begin working on immediately to improve your leadership skills.

Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

Course 126 hours4.7 (678 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Part of being an effective leader is learning how to play to your strengths and overcome characteristics that don't lend to good leadership practices. During the course, you will examine your own strengths and learn ways to use them in a leadership role. Learn to manage stress and solve problems creatively. Throughout the course, you will also build a tool kit of useful techniques that you can begin using right away in your engineering career.

This course is designed for engineers who are interested in and have the desire to advance into leadership and management roles. You don't need any leadership experience to do well in this course. We ask you to reflect on your personal experiences pretty often, so some work experience will help you in that aspect, but we hope that most of what you learn here will be applicable to many areas of your life. Looking to advance even further as an engineering manager & leader for Industry 4.0? Rice University's top-ranked School of Engineering now offers a Master of Engineering Management & Leadership, 100% online for your convenience. Visit www.rice.edu/engineeringleaders to learn more.

Skills you'll gain

Self-Awareness, Leadership, Time Management, Creative Problem-Solving, Personal Development, Resilience, Stress Management, Goal Setting, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Communication, Leadership Development, Prioritization, and Adaptability

Relationship Management

Course 223 hours4.7 (402 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Communication, Relationship Management, Coaching, Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Influencing, Conflict Management, Meeting Facilitation, Stakeholder Management, People Management, Leadership, Mentorship, Professional Networking, and Relationship Building

Personal Leadership Development Planning and Leading High Performing Teams

Course 323 hours4.7 (233 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Leadership, Smart Goals, Goal Setting, Prioritization, Team Building, Team Motivation, Team Management, People Development, Professional Development, Gap Analysis, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Self-Awareness

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Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.

Instructor

David Van Kleeck

Rice University

4 Courses75,252 learners

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Frequently asked questions

There are 3 courses in this Specialization. Based on a weekly commitment of 3-5 hours, you should be able to and aim to complete one module per week. Self Awareness should take 5 weeks and Managing Relationships and Action Planning should each take 4 weeks.

No specific background is required—this Specialization is ideal for professional engineers who are interested in advancing into leadership and management roles.

We highly recommend that you take the courses in the following order: Self Awareness, Managing Relationships, Action Planning.

In this Specialization, you will develop awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses as a leader, and you will learn to leverage your strengths and control for your weaknesses when you are placed in charge of a team or project. You will learn how to set up a creative environment for your team, and how to motivate each team member to reach his or her potential.

Leadership Development for Engineers Specialization

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

What’s included

Advance your subject-matter expertise