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MIT Sloan School of Management: Neuroscience for Business

Harness the power of neuroplasticity to positively impact your personal and organizational performance.

Harness the power of neuroplasticity to positively impact your personal and organizational performance.

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6 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Apr 10, 2024
Enroll by Apr 16, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule
6 weeks
6–8 hours per week
Starts Apr 10, 2024
Enroll by Apr 16, 2024
Instructor-paced
Instructor-led on a course schedule

About this Course

In today’s rapidly evolving business climate, it’s imperative that leaders are able to navigate environmental uncertainty with resilience and agility.

Drawing on key scientific principles, the Neuroscience for Business online short course from the MIT Sloan School of Management will help you understand how changing your thinking and behaviors can improve your performance in both personal and professional contexts. The program takes an action-based approach to leadership, equipping participants with the tools to help analyze thought patterns and rewire habits to become more effective problem-solvers.

Over the course of six weeks, you'll explore neuroscience principles like neuroplasticity to rewire your brain and your organization to become more effective, agile, and resilient in your role.

The design of this neuroleadership-focused online course is suited to current executives, managers, and leaders looking to improve their professional and organizational capabilities. Additionally, anyone looking to move into a leadership role will be able to develop key skills for growth. Those interested in applying neuroscience in areas such as coaching, management training, and leadership development will also benefit from this course. This applies to consultants, executive coaches, and learning and development professionals who want to enhance employee engagement and workplace culture.

Course curriculum

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Unlock your true leadership potential with neuroscience principles as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: Understanding and optimizing your brain

Module 2: Neuroplasticity: Rewiring your brain

Module 3: Brain agility and cognitive diversity

Module 4: Maximize your brain: Building mental resilience

Module 5: Leadership visualization and action

Module 6: Leadership influence and neuroplasticity in organizations

Earn a digital certificate of completion from MIT Sloan

Enroll in this online course to acquire the skill of utilizing neuroplasticity for effective leadership and earn an official digital certificate of completion from MIT Sloan.

This program also counts toward an MIT Sloan Executive Certificate, which you can earn upon completion of four programs where at least three of the four come from your chosen certificate track and at least one is completed in-person. Find full details here.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

Some facts about the subject

46%

The share of professionals indicating that leaders should strive for agility and nimbleness as a critical priority.

LinkedIn (Jan, 2020).

12%

The percentage of professionals that believe their leaders have the mindsets needed to lead them forward.

MIT Sloan Management Review (Jan, 2020).

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