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      EDHEC Business School

      From Followership to Leadership

      Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Thought Leadership, Leadership Development, Relationship Management, Emotional Intelligence

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tableau Learning Partner

      Data Ecosystem

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Quality, Data Management, Tableau Software, Data Lakes, Data Architecture, Data Literacy, Data Storage, Data Modeling, Data Infrastructure, Databases, Business Intelligence, Data Integrity, Spreadsheet Software, Database Management, Relational Databases

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      117 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Assessing and Improving Community Health

      Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Public Health, Health Disparities, Health Promotion, Health Assessment, Social Determinants Of Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Systems, Data Collection, Preventative Care

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Notre Dame

      Ethics of Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Conflict Management, Communication Strategies, Business Communication, Case Studies, Business Ethics, Interpersonal Communications, Crisis Management, Strategic Communication, Communication, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      61 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM COBOL Basics

      Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Mainframe Computing, Programming Principles, Procedure Development, Program Development, Data Structures, File Management, Debugging, Editing, Program Implementation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      123 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Purpose at Work: A Course for Employees and Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Team Motivation, Culture Transformation, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Personal Development, Goal Setting, Self-Awareness, Stress Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Psychological Association

      Better Writing

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Literacy, Editing, Proofreading, Productivity, Critical Thinking, Organizational Skills, Self-Motivation, Brainstorming, Diversity Awareness, Creativity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Voxy

      Low Intermediate English: Calls & Messaging

      Skills you'll gain: English Language, Interpersonal Communications, Media and Communications, Vocabulary, Language Learning, Oral Comprehension, Rapport Building, Grammar

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      266 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Deep Teaching Solutions

      Speak Freely, Think Critically: The Free Speech Balance Act

      Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Cultural Diversity, Responsible AI, Media and Communications, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Social Studies, Neurology, Political Sciences, Psychology

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Driving Operational Performance

      Skills you'll gain: Process Analysis, Operational Performance Management, Capacity Planning, Operational Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Operations Management, Operational Efficiency, Business Operations, Process Optimization, Business Metrics, Business Process Management, Return On Investment, Customer Analysis, Customer Retention, Business Modeling, Resource Allocation, Customer experience improvement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Python Basic Structures: Lists, Strings, and Files

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Structures, Python Programming, Computer Science, File Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      92 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Leadership

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Waterfall Methodology, Motivational Skills, Team Motivation, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Self-Awareness

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular self improvement courses

    • From Followership to Leadership: EDHEC Business School
    • Data Ecosystem: Tableau Learning Partner
    • Assessing and Improving Community Health: University of Michigan
    • Ethics of Communication: The University of Notre Dame
    • IBM COBOL Basics: IBM
    • Purpose at Work: A Course for Employees and Leaders: University of Michigan
    • Better Writing: American Psychological Association
    • Low Intermediate English: Calls & Messaging: Voxy
    • Speak Freely, Think Critically: The Free Speech Balance Act: Deep Teaching Solutions
    • Driving Operational Performance: University of Pennsylvania

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