Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model

Successful decision making is based on three key pillars: strategy, law and ethics. After taking this course you will be able to use a practical framework based on these three elements to make successful business, personal and leadership decisions. This course opens with an example of a leadership decision: President Barack Obama’s strategic decision to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. The course then shows how the three elements can be used to prevent a tragedy when making a personal decision.

The rest of the course focuses on making successful business decisions.  In essence, to achieve business and career success, you must create value (strategy) and manage risk (law) in a responsible manner (ethics).

Because the Law Pillar plays a central role in the three pillar model, the course includes practical legal briefings (with many examples) on the key elements of business success. Specifically, the course shows you how to:

• attract the best employees, • develop successful products, • create new business models, • protect intellectual property, • create contracts that achieve business goals, and • use dispute resolution processes that improve business relationships.

Using a global perspective, the course also provides an introduction to international business culture for learners from the United States, and an introduction to the U.S. business culture for learners from outside the U.S.

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Welcome to Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model!
Week 2
Use the Three Pillar Model for Personal, Leadership and Business Decisions
Week 3
Use Employment Law to Attract and Retain the Best Business Talent
Week 4
Meet Your Customers’ Needs: Transform Product Liability into Product Innovation
Week 5
Create Business Opportunities Through Government Regulation
Week 6
Use Your Intellectual Property to Create Shareholder Value
Week 7
Develop Contracts that Create Value for Both Sides
Week 8
Use Dispute Resolution Processes for Value Creation
Week 9
Create and Lead an Ethical Business
Week 10
Final Examination

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 purchase the Certificate?

When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, 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.

What is the refund policy?

You will be eligible for a full refund until two weeks after your payment date, or (for courses that have just launched) until two weeks after the first session of the course begins, whichever is later. You cannot receive a refund once you’ve earned a Course Certificate, even if you complete the course within the two-week refund period. See our full refund policy.

Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

Excellent course teaching the important concepts of law and their application in practice. Well worth one's time!

Very informative and enlightening. Excellent instruction given.

Excellent content. It relates directly to my current Job.

Excellent course - great information on product liability and IP protection