LinkedIn Learning Professional Certificate: Leading Yourself as an Aspiring Manager
Transitioning into management requires more than technical expertise—it demands new leadership skills and strategic thinking. This learning path equips aspiring managers with essential competencies: emotional intelligence, effective communication, business acumen, customer focus, and AI-powered productivity tools. Build the foundation you need to lead teams successfully. Complete the courses, pass the final exam, and earn your certificate.
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Demonstrate emotional intelligence to build relationships.
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Apply strategic thinking to solve problems and innovate.
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Implement AI tools to boost productivity and gain insights.
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Develop acumen to understand customers and strategy.
Courses
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1
Making the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager1h 10mMaking the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager
By: Carolyn Goerner
Learn the mindset and skill set shifts needed to transition from individual contributor to manager.
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Developing Your Emotional Intelligence41mDeveloping Your Emotional Intelligence
By: Dr Gemma Leigh Roberts
Learn how to enhance your personal performance and build effective relationships at work by developing emotional intelligence.
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Communicating with Empathy1h 4mCommunicating with Empathy
By: Sharon Steed
Learn skills to communicate with empathy.
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Succeeding with an Ownership and Accountability Mindset50mSucceeding with an Ownership and Accountability Mindset
By: Melody Wilding
Develop an ownership mindset using proactive leadership and strategic thinking to act on career growth opportunities and drive impact and innovation within your organization.
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Developing Adaptability as a Manager30mDeveloping Adaptability as a Manager
By: Dorie Clark
Become a more adaptable leader. Learn adaptive thinking skills to respond to change in positive, resilient ways and seize new opportunities.
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Developing Business Acumen1h 2mDeveloping Business Acumen
By: Mike Figliuolo
Build up your business acumen through understanding business basics, identifying your customers, defining products, and developing effective strategies.
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Strategic Thinking Tips to Solve Problems and Innovate36mStrategic Thinking Tips to Solve Problems and Innovate
By: AJ Eckstein
Learn strategic thinking and problem-solving methods from an expert strategy consultant.
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Driving Business Growth Through Customer-Centricity1h 6mDriving Business Growth Through Customer-Centricity
By: Ilenia Vidili
Embed the requisite customer focus into daily operations and place customer needs at the heart of every decision—driving customer loyalty, competitive advantage and revenue growth.
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Prompt Engineering: How to Talk to the AIs29mPrompt Engineering: How to Talk to the AIs
By: Xavier Amatriain
Develop your AI skills by learning how to design and fine-tune prompts that can interact directly with large language models.
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How to Boost Your Productivity with AI Tools2h 14mHow to Boost Your Productivity with AI Tools
By: Dave Birss
Get a hands-on, practical overview of different ways to use generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to increase business productivity.
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Using AI for Data-Driven Insights58mUsing AI for Data-Driven Insights
By: Justin Bateh
This course equips business professionals with practical AI tools to transform raw data into actionable insights, enabling more accurate and informed decision-making in real-time.
Instructors
Carolyn Goerner
Professor. Leadership and Development Expert. Negotiation Guru. LinkedIn Learning Instructor.
Dr Gemma Leigh Roberts
Chartered Psychologist (Wellbeing, Resilience, Mindset) // Podcast Host: Psychologically Speaking // 6m Students Worldwide
Sharon Steed
1M+ Learners • I give keynotes and workshops on empathy and vulnerability at work • Author • Stutterer • Global Citizen
Melody Wilding
Author of MANAGING UP & TRUST YOURSELF | Award-Winning Executive Coach | Professor of Human Behavior | Keynote Speaker | Cat Mama 🐈⬛🐈
Dorie Clark
WSJ & USA Today Bestselling Author; HBR & Fast Company contributor; Top 50 Business Thinker in World - Thinkers50 & Inc. magazine
Mike Figliuolo
Managing Director, thoughtLEADERS, LLC®, LinkedIn Learning Author, and Board Member
AJ Eckstein
Founder @ Creator Match 🧩 Scaling Creator Marketing for B2B, SaaS, & AI Brands | Fast Company Journalist | LinkedIn Learning Instructor (150K+ students) | TEDx & Keynote Speaker
Ilenia Vidili
Keynote Speaker on Customer Experience | Turning CX into a Business Disruption Strategy | Author | Trainer | LinkedIn Learning Instructor | Cyclist
Xavier Amatriain
Leading AI Products at Google
Dave Birss
Co-Founder @ The Gen AI Academy | Over 1.5 million students taught
Justin Bateh
Expert in AI-Driven Project Management, Strategy, & Operations | Ex-COO Turned Award-Winning Professor, Founder & LinkedIn Instructor | Follow for posts on Project Execution, AI Fluency, Leadership, and Career Growth.