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Fundamentals of Management, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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4 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

625 reviews

4 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate effective hiring practices.

  • Develop effective practices of performance management: evaluating, developing, coaching, and delegating.

  • Plan how you will achieve your vision

  • Identify how you can influence change in your business’s culture.

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Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English
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There is 1 module in this course

This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level.

This course focuses on the most critical resource for growth in your business – your employees. Understanding of human resource management covers topics from employee recruitment and selection to performance management and training and development. You will plan how to develop the team needed to achieve your vision for your business, while promoting a strong organizational culture that supports business growth. By the end of this course, you will have aligned your vision with your organizational structure, considered when it is beneficial to outsource or delegate, and reflected on performance management in your business. To help prepare you for this course, you may wish to take one of the other Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women courses, ‘Fundamentals of Leadership’, in which you will develop a Vision Statement and examine your leadership style. The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth. You can find out more about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection in the FAQs.

This course focuses on the most critical resource for growth in your business – your employees. You will consider what changes you may need to make in your business and to your culture to achieve your vision and growth. As you work through the course, you will undertake a series of exercises that will help you to optimize your business and employees for performance and growth.

What's included

6 videos22 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts3 plugins

6 videos•Total 20 minutes
  • Welcome•3 minutes
  • Why are job descriptions important?•2 minutes
  • Selecting your candidate•3 minutes
  • Developmental coaching•4 minutes
  • Delegation skills•4 minutes
  • The performance management process•3 minutes
22 readings•Total 169 minutes
  • Getting started•5 minutes
  • Do you have a vision for your organization?•10 minutes
  • Continuing your vision into your business culture•5 minutes
  • Cultural Audit review (Exercise 2)•15 minutes
  • Aligning your vision with your organizational structure•2 minutes
  • Documenting your organizational structure (Exercise 3)•20 minutes
  • Documenting your Organizational Development Plan (Exercise 4)•10 minutes
  • Introducing the hiring process•2 minutes
  • Defining your Job Description (Exercise 5)•15 minutes
  • Effective selection•10 minutes
  • Interviewing your candidates (Exercise 6)•2 minutes
  • Extending the offer•5 minutes
  • Inducting your new hire into your business (Exercise 7)•10 minutes
  • Outsourcing business activities•5 minutes
  • Developing your staff’s skills and interests•2 minutes
  • Developing roles and delegating responsibility•2 minutes
  • Managing performance•2 minutes
  • Effective performance management•5 minutes
  • Performance evaluation in practice (Exercise 9)•20 minutes
  • Recording your progress•10 minutes
  • Congratulations•10 minutes
  • Progressing to the next course in 10,000 Women•2 minutes
1 assignment
  • End of course assessment•0 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
  • Reflecting on your staff development and delegation skills•10 minutes
  • Reflecting on performance management in your business•10 minutes
3 plugins•Total 45 minutes
  • Join the 10,000 Women Mailing List•15 minutes
  • Creating your Vision Statement (Exercise 1)•15 minutes
  • Delegating responsibilities (Exercise 8)•15 minutes

Instructors

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4.6 (165 ratings)
Goldman Sachs
58 Courses•484,977 learners

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Reviewed on Jan 20, 2021

I could relate even as I serve in a NPO. The presentation of the course is so clear and easy to read. Thank you.

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Reviewed on Aug 1, 2020

A really well structured and information packed course from Goldman Sachs.! Really recommended to all the business enthusiasts out there.

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Reviewed on May 2, 2020

This course was awsome and easy to understand for beginners. This course not only help in growth of organisation although it is applicable for personal growth also.

Frequently asked questions

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is a collection of 10 core courses which provide a practical business education – strengthening your business knowledge, skills and plans for growth. This core collection is supplemented by a range of shorter elective courses. The courses are suitable for any entrepreneur looking to take their business to the next level.

There is not a certificate offered for completion of individual courses in the 10,000 Women collection. (The FAQ above is a standard Coursera message and does not apply to this course.)

No. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Womenoffers a flexible online learning experience. You can take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. Participants find that completing all 10 core courses enables them to explore all the key elements of their business and develop a thorough plan for their business’s growth.

The course is entirely free for all participants.

The course has been designed with approximately five hours of engagement. You can take as long as you need to complete the course without losing access.

If you want more time to complete the course, or wish to return to it later, Coursera may prompt you to reset your deadlines. This doesn’t affect your progress, but you will need to reset so you see can the most up-to-date course content and take the quizzes. It takes seconds and is very easy.

By completing the course, you will gain skills and strategies for developing your business growth, focussed on refining your key business growth opportunity, essential for successful business growth. Once you complete the course, you will also receive additional learning materials to further support your business, including video, exercises and detailed guidance on related topics to further expand your skills and knowledge.

If you choose to complete all 10 courses, you will explore and develop all the key areas to promote and plan your business’s growth. You will also be able to fully develop your Business Growth Plan (BGP). Your BGP is a valuable output and provides a framework for your business opportunity. It encourages you to analyze yourself, your business and environment, and guides your business growth. You can develop your BGP by completing a series of exercises in the 10 courses of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women.

Eligible participants who complete all 10 courses will also be invited to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Alumni Community, offering a range of benefits to further your business growth including events, further training and fellowship opportunities. Visit the to find out more.

You can take the courses in 10,000 Women in any order. The elective courses are designed to complement the core collection of 10 courses and can be completed before, after or between core courses, depending on you and your business's

To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

Financial aid available,