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      University of California, Irvine

      Trabaja inteligentemente, no más duro: Gestión del tiempo para la productividad personal y profesional

      Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Scheduling, Goal Setting, Prioritization, Productivity, Delegation Skills, Personal Development, Organizational Skills, Planning, Self-Awareness, Overcoming Obstacles, Expectation Management, Communication

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp

      E-commerce Marketing and Email Campaigns

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Building, E-Commerce, Strategic Marketing, Online Advertising, Performance Metric, Sales, Decision Making, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Product Owner

      Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Generative AI, Agile Product Development, Agile Software Development, Stakeholder Communications, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Product Roadmaps, Virtual Teams, Information Technology, Agile Project Management, Computer Hardware, Product Strategy, User Story, Stakeholder Management, Sprint Planning, OpenAI, Product Management, Market Intelligence

      4.7
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IE Business School

      Intelligence Tools for the Digital Age

      Skills you'll gain: Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Analysis, Business Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Timelines, Competitive Analysis, Decision Making, Trend Analysis, Business Technologies, Business Strategy, Complex Problem Solving, International Relations, Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      673 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Toronto

      Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age

      Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Presentations, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Collaboration, Team Building, Interpersonal Communications, Business Communication, Virtual Teams, Public Speaking, Non-Verbal Communication, Telecommuting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Foundations of Positive Psychology

      Skills you'll gain: Resilience, Goal Setting, Emotional Intelligence, Positivity, Personal Development, Optimism, Research Methodologies, Overcoming Obstacles, Research Design, Empathy, Productivity, Positive Behavior Support, Cognitive flexibility, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Qualitative Research, Research, Psychology, Self-Motivation, Persistence

      4.8
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage

      Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Design Thinking, Supply Chain, Strategic Thinking, Supply Chain Planning, Business Ethics, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Sustainability, Customer Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Strategic Marketing, Growth Strategies, Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Strategy, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Digital Transformation, Governance, Innovation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Generative AI for Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Business Writing, Generative AI, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Proposal Writing, Communication, Human Resource Strategy, Business Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Internal Communications, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Sales Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Sales Strategy, Sales Presentation, Sales Enablement, Sales Training, Sales Pipelines, OpenAI, Sales Management, Lead Generation, Sales Prospecting, LinkedIn, B2B Sales, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Personalization, Marketing Collateral, IBM Cloud

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IE Business School

      Beyond the Obvious: How to Think in the Age of Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Logical Reasoning, Analytical Skills, Decision Making, Research, Generative AI, Cognitive flexibility, Prompt Engineering, Data Analysis, Lifelong Learning, Statistics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Leading People and Teams

      Skills you'll gain: Talent Management, Team Motivation, Team Building, Teamwork, Team Management, Talent Pipelining, Influencing, Team Leadership, People Development, Team Performance Management, Employee Onboarding, Employee Coaching, Conflict Management, Talent Recruitment, Performance Review, Employee Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Business Leadership

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Conflict Resolution Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Conflict Management, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Mediation, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Cooperation, Collaboration, Planning

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Trabaja inteligentemente, no más duro: Gestión del tiempo para la productividad personal y profesional : University of California, Irvine
    • E-commerce Marketing and Email Campaigns : SkillUp
    • IBM Product Owner: IBM
    • Intelligence Tools for the Digital Age : IE Business School
    • Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age: University of Toronto
    • Foundations of Positive Psychology: University of Pennsylvania
    • Strategising: Management for Global Competitive Advantage: Macquarie University
    • Generative AI for Leaders: Vanderbilt University
    • Generative AI for Sales Professionals: IBM
    • Beyond the Obvious: How to Think in the Age of Generative AI: IE Business School

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