Continuous Improvement

Mastering the interview process is a valuable skill even as a working professional. Many career opportunities will open themselves up to a confident interviewee, making it a worthwhile endeavor to make sure that you don't fall victim to some common interview pitfalls that would compromise your chances.

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In the workplace, stress is often viewed in purely negative terms. It's seen as a response that should simply be minimized or pushed aside; however, it's possible to use stress to fuel positive change.

In this course, join instructor Heidi Hanna, PhD as she discusses what stress is, exactly; how you can train yourself to use stress in more effective ways; and what managers can do to reduce employee stress when an organization experiences difficult times.

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While a multitude of factors can go into the making of a successful person, nearly all individuals who achieve high levels of personal and professional success have a keen sense of self-awareness. In this course, learn how to become more self-aware in order to develop yourself personally and enhance career progression. Organizational psychologist Gemma Roberts helps you learn how to develop your self-awareness so that you can understand how others see you, and better align your actions with your intentions. She explains how to identify beliefs to enhance self-awareness, step outside...

Exposing yourself to risk and failure can help push you up the career ladder. Just make sure someone's watching.

Learning to use mistakes well is an important leadership trait. In fact, looking at how an executive responds to failure can be more telling that assessing their success when weighing up a person's ability to take on the leadership mantle. Great leaders learn from their errors. They are quick to recognize when a mistake has been made and are able to efficiently assess what can be salvaged or gained from the fallout. In many cases, feedback is immediate for anyone astute...