The 10 best Leadership courses in 2026

Welcome to "Emotional Intelligence in Leadership"! Are you ready to elevate your leadership capabilities through the power of emotional intelligence? Whether you're a current leader, aspiring manager, or professional looking to enhance your interpersonal skills, this course is designed for you. With 30 years of hands-on experience managing teams and the theoretical insights from my MBA and PhD, I've crafted this course to give you practical strategies and tools that are both actionable and backed by solid research. Think about the impact of truly recognizing and managing emotions—both your

Is your team's project performance hard to interpret? Do you struggle to communicate progress to leadership in a way that is clear and compelling? Evaluate Metrics, Craft Dashboards for Jira Mastery is your guide to turning raw Jira data into meaningful insights that improve transparency and decision-making. In this course, designed for project managers, scrum masters, and team leads, you will learn to analyze essential agile metrics—such as sprint velocity and cycle time—to uncover workflow issues and recommend targeted improvements. You will also gain the skills to design effective Jira das

Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology is the application of the scientific study of human behavior and thinking to work organizations. I-O Psychology is both an academic discipline and a professional discipline; thus, in this class we focus on both research and the application of research findings to practical problems in the workplace. I-O Psychologists are concerned with the recruitment, selection, training, motivation, and job performance of individuals at work. They are also involved in issues such as teamwork, leadership, and job attitudes. This class provides a general overview of r

Generative AI is revolutionizing executive leadership, acting as the most significant cognitive multiplier since the dawn of the digital age. CEOs who treat AI as a strategic thought partner are significantly more likely to outperform competitors in growth and innovation. Far from a fleeting trend, generative AI marks a transformative shift in how leaders think, communicate, and drive change. The GenAI CEO Playbook equips senior executives with practical frameworks to integrate AI into leadership, enhancing decision quality while preserving the authentic leadership voice. Grounded in real-wor

In this foundational course, you will be challenged to develop as a leader. You will explore the concept of leadership, assess required competencies for today's leaders, learn more about yourself and how you can make effective and ethical decisions, identify how to build trusting relationships with others, and articulate a practice for growing as a leader. This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA, iMSA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree progr

This aims primarily at post-baccalaureate students interested in leadership theory and ethical leadership. The first part of this course introduces students to the classical literature in philosophical ethics, including consequentialist, regularian, deontological, and virtue theory approaches. This includes exploration of the ethical responsibilities leaders have toward themselves, corporations, the government, and the public. In the second part of the course, students apply decision- making frameworks, drawing from theories of leadership, and gain experience in decision-making surrounding

Apply Agile Project Management practices to improve planning, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, team leadership, estimation, and continuous improvement. This intermediate-level course guides you through essential Agile concepts and practical techniques that support value-driven project delivery. You will begin by exploring Agile roles, Iteration Zero, planning techniques, Definition of Done, Planning Poker, and value-based prioritization. Next, you'll learn how to identify and engage stakeholders, align expectations, communicate ROI, and use pre-project activities to support successful A

Motivation, delegation, and management techniques for new and experienced leaders.

Master the Scrum Guide and pass the PSM I certification.

University of Minnesota's specialization on hiring, managing performance, and rewarding employees the right way.