Leadership, Motivation and Organizational Control
This course gives you access to the essential skills and knowledge that you will need as a supervisor to lead and motivate employees, and to implement and monitor effective organizational controls. At its conclusion, you will be able to:• Identify the skills that leaders need and explain when specific leadership styles are appropriately used.
• Identify factors that supervisors can use to motivate individuals and groups for improved performance.
• Describe the supervisor’s role in carrying out the four steps of the control process.
• Identify quality standards and explain why consistent quality is crucial to organizational success.
• Understand key financial statements and use the information to improve organizational controls.
Most importantly, you will be able to apply this knowledge immediately to be a more effective, efficient supervisor.
If you want to become or are currently working as a supervisor, this course is made for you. You do not need to have management or supervisory. If you have a high school diploma or its equivalent and a few years of work experience, you are qualified for this course.
There are no prerequisites for this course, and you do not need any special software.
Identify the expectations and needs that employees have and how a supervisor can motivate them for improved performance by satisfying those needs.
Explain the essential skills leaders need, identify several specific leadership styles, and explain when the use of each style is appropriate.
Explain the supervisor’s role in carrying out the control function, the importance of quality, and techniques to maximize quality.
Explain why accounting and financial information are important to organizational control, and how to interpret key financial statements.
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Leading and Inspiring Others
Week 2
Motivating People at Work
Week 3
Controlling and Improving Results
Week 4
Accounting and Financial Information
Week 5
Practical Perspectives
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
What will I get if I subscribe to this Certificate?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Reviews
This is great, I gain some insight about leadership style and to motivate our employees or coworkers. Thank you for providing this. Also, the task is quite challenging but overall this is good.
The information was very useful and practical for my line of work. The audio quality was not the same as previous courses I had taken. Thank you for providing these resources.
This is very helpful and benificial for business students and also for managers and supervisors.
This course is very informative. I am definitely more confident with these new skills obtained. However I do wish that there was more focus on the accounting side.
