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People Manager MBA: Build & Lead High-Performing Teams [EN]
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5,424 students
People Manager MBA: Build & Lead High-Performing Teams [EN]
Certified People Manager | Team Leadership | People Management | New Manager | Manager Coaching | HR for Managers
Last updated 6/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Build and structure effective HR and people management systems in a company
- Use top management tools from companies like Google, Facebook, and Gallup
- Recruit and onboard high-performing team members using A-player methodology
- Design personalized employee development plans and career paths
- Conduct impactful 1:1 meetings and performance conversations with staff
- Lead and motivate teams through change, feedback, and coaching
- Set and manage goals using KPIs, OKRs, and other strategic frameworks
- Handle compensation, benefits, and retention with evidence-based strategies
- Facilitate personal and team productivity through project and change management
- Manage remote teams and contractors using modern leadership techniques
- Drive employee engagement, loyalty, and a culture of excellence
- Transform from tactical HR to strategic business partner in one year
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Course content
12 sections • 49 lectures • 25h 33m total length
Requirements
- A basic understanding of HR principles and team dynamics
- Experience in people-related roles (e.g., HR, project management, or team leadership) is helpful but not mandatory
- Motivation to grow into a leadership or HR management role
- Willingness to apply course tools and complete practical assignments
- Access to a computer or mobile device with internet connection for watching sessions and accessing materials
- English proficiency sufficient to understand business and HR terminology (all slides and materials are in English)
Description
What separates a good leader from a transformational one? It’s not just strategy, charisma, or ambition — it’s how effectively they manage people.
In today’s fast-paced business world, managing people isn’t optional — it’s mission-critical. Yet most managers were never trained to lead. They learn on the fly, make painful mistakes, and leave team performance to chance. This course changes that.
“People Management for Non-HR Leaders” is your complete guide to building, leading, and scaling high-performing teams. Designed specifically for non-HR professionals, this program arms you with the tools, frameworks, and confidence to turn any team into a thriving engine of productivity, motivation, and results.
Forget generic leadership fluff — this course is practical, structured, and battle-tested. It compresses what would take years to master into an intense and actionable experience. Based on insights from Google’s Oxygen Project, Gallup’s research, and thousands of real-world coaching hours, this course empowers you to lead with clarity, empathy, and results.
Course Program:
Team Recruitment and Onboarding
• A-player concept and hiring strategies
• Sourcing techniques across platforms
• Candidate assessment and vacancy selling
• Onboarding for performance
Turning Employees into a Team
• 4 stages of team development
• Building team synergy
• Understanding personalities
• When and how to manage exits
Leadership Excellence
• Leadership styles for productivity
• Gallup’s traits of high-impact leaders
• Team culture management
Compensation and Motivation
• Salary systems and bonus design
• Sales team rewards
• Motivation 3.0 and Total Motivation
• Burnout and retention strategies
Talent Growth and Feedback
• 9-box talent management
• Personal development plans
• Feedback and coaching skills
• Delegation and successor planning
Goal Setting and Accountability
• Strategy and KPIs
• MBO, OKR, V2MOM, WIG frameworks
• Dashboards and reporting
• Driving accountability
Meetings and Team Dynamics
• Effective 1:1s and team rituals
• Strategic planning sessions
• Problem-solving frameworks
Change and Execution
• Agile and project management
• Trello and Kanban
• Managing resistance to change
Business Acumen
• Organizational models
• SWOT/PESTEL
• Value streams and ownership
Communication and Remote Leadership
• Radical Candor
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Remote team tools and systems
• Playbooks and async culture
Don’t wait for permission to become a great leader. Start building your management mastery today and set your team — and your career — on an unstoppable trajectory.
This course contains the use of artificial intelligence. It ensures cutting-edge insights and the latest practices.
This course contains a promotion.
Enroll now and lead with impact.
Who this course is for:
- Team Leaders and Department Managers – who manage people and want to develop structured skills in hiring, motivating, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.
- Project Managers – who lead project teams without direct subordinates but need to align, engage, and deliver results through cross-functional teams.
- Company Directors – who oversee senior leadership teams and aim to build a scalable people management system across the business.
- Managers of Managers – who are responsible for developing leadership capabilities in others and cascading people management practices throughout their teams.
- Future Leaders and HR Talent Pool Members – who are preparing for their first managerial role or are already mentoring others and want to build a solid foundation in people management.
- Remote Team or Contractor Leads – who manage distributed teams or external contributors and need modern tools to ensure alignment, motivation, and effectiveness across locations.