Superbosses: Managing Talent & Leadership
How can a company thrive for the long term? It always comes down to people: finding talented people, retaining those people, and doing it continuously. In this course, Professor Sydney Finkelstein will teach participants how to support and leverage their biggest asset, the people around them. By learning to find world-class talent and help them move forward in their career, you will learn to build success for your organization and yourself.
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- Level Foundation
- Duration 18 hours
- Course by Dartmouth College
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How can a company thrive for the long term? It always comes down to people: finding talented people, retaining those people, and doing it continuously. In this course, Professor Sydney Finkelstein will teach participants how to support and leverage their biggest asset, the people around them. By learning to find world-class talent and help them move forward in their career, you will learn to build success for your organization and yourself. Using examples like the NFL’s Bill Walsh, the Slow Food Movement’s Alice Waters, and fashion’s Ralph Lauren, Professor Finkelstein shows that superbosses can be found across industries and up and down the org chart—and teaches us to find the superboss within.Modules
The Superboss Leader
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6
Videos
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2
Readings
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5
Assignment
5
Assignment
- Application Exercise - Your Own Superboss
- Application Exercise - What Type of Superboss are You?
- Application Exercise - Best Bosses, Worst Bosses
- Application Exercise - Untapped Talent Pools
- Application Exercise - A Strange Encounter
6
Videos
- What is a Superboss?
- What Superboss Leadership Can Do for You, Your Colleagues, and Your Organization
- Why Superbosses are Different
- Three Types of Superbosses
- How Superbosses Recruit and Hire People
- Finding Great Talent is Only Step 1
2
Readings
- It's Time for Mentorship to Get Serious
- Podcast - Blanchard Leader Chat. How to Bring Out the Absolute Best in Your People: Sydney Finkelstein on Superbosses, June 4, 2018.
Superboss Secrets to Motivation
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5
Videos
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2
Readings
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5
Assignment
5
Assignment
- Application Exercise - The "Nice Boss" Syndrome
- Application Exercise - Peak Performance in the Zone
- Application Exercise - The Last Meeting Before the Big Launch
- Application Exercise - Crafting Your Vision
- Application Exercise - The Idea Generation Machine
5
Videos
- How Superbosses Motivate People - The Yin of High Expectations
- How Superbosses Motivate People - The Yang of Inspired Talent
- An Uncompromising and Compelling Vision
- Unleashing Creativity
- A New Way to Think About Change
2
Readings
- Who is Bill Sanders?
- Leadership Lessons from George Lucas
The Master-Apprentice Relationship
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7
Videos
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2
Readings
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4
Assignment
4
Assignment
- Application Exercise - How Effectively Do You Delegate to Others?
- Application Exercise - How Good a Teacher Are You?
- Application Exercise - Customizing How You Interact with the People Around You
- Application Exercise - Just When You Think You've Settled In
7
Videos
- The Master and the Apprentice
- Hands-On Delegation
- The Best Leaders are Great Teachers
- What Happens When You Treat Employees and Colleagues as Customers?
- Opportunity Generators
- The Big Personality Paradox
- Bureaucracy-Building
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Readings
- Podcast - The Sydcast Episode 20. Mark Shapiro: How to Run an MLB Team in a Tough Neighborhood, July 7, 2019.
- Employees as Customers
The Superboss Playbook
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7
Videos
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2
Readings
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5
Assignment
5
Assignment
- Application Exercise - The 2-C Evaluation
- Case Study Assignment - Bill Walsh
- Application Exercise - The Networking Logbook
- Application Exercise - Have a Superboss Day
- Application Exercise - The Superboss Assessment
7
Videos
- The Cohort Effect
- Collaboration and Competition (The 2 C's)
- The Talent Retention Trap
- Debrief - Lessons and Insights from the Bill Walsh Case Study
- Networking Superboss-Style
- A Simple Example of Why Superbosses are so Important
- The Superboss Playbook and You
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Readings
- What Most Bosses Get Wrong About Millennials and Gen Z
- Case Study - Innovation and Leadership in American Professional Football: The Story of Bill Walsh
Auto Summary
Discover how to propel your organization to success with "Superbosses: Managing Talent & Leadership," a foundational business and management course on Coursera. Led by Professor Sydney Finkelstein, this course teaches you to identify, retain, and develop top-tier talent, leveraging real-world examples from diverse industries. With a duration of 1080 minutes, it offers flexible subscription options—Starter and Professional—making it ideal for aspiring leaders and managers seeking to enhance their talent management skills.
Sydney Finkelstein