Why do we procrastinate? Why not just finish what we need to do and move on? In this audio-only course, instructor Petr Ludwig introduces practical, research-based techniques you can use to beat procrastination. Petr explains how you can build willpower through good habits and nourishing both your body and your mind. He shows you simple, direct methods to block distractions and push past your social comfort zone. Petr discusses how to create healthy habits and track your progress with a habit list. He emphasizes the power of motivation and goes into extrinsic motivation, goal-focused intrinsic motivation, and journey-based intrinsic motivation. Petr concludes with the strategy of proactively resting before you’re tired, in order to rest more efficiently and effectively.

This course was created by Pete Mockaitis of How to Be Awesome at Your Job. We are pleased to offer this training in our library.

Learn about Becci Manson, professional retoucher for photographers such as Annie Leibovitz who also organized volunteers to restore photographs damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami.

The best leaders and managers are also incredible coaches. Coaching is all about elevating each team member to be the best person that they can be in their role. In this course, Dr. Eric Zackrison explains how to go from manager to coach. Eric covers the foundations of effective coaching. He presents a pre-work guide to help you assess your team and set the stage for effective coaching. Eric shows you how to create a supportive climate and foster collaboration. He shares how to create effective coaching sessions that can help you close the gaps in your team. In closing, Eric describes how to follow best practices, measure your success, set goals, and prioritize effectively.

This course was created by Madecraft. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

LinkedIn chief of staff Brian Rumao shares how to get hired as a COS. Learn how to navigate your first 30 days and manage operations, strategic initiatives, and communications.

Scores of capable, bright, and intellectually curious women end up abandoning the corporate world before they attain positions of power. The obstacles they face along the way—such as systemic sexism, long hours, and conflicting family priorities—often influence their decision to bow out early. Author, speaker, and consultant Joan Kuhl has spent much of her career researching these obstacles and advocating for corporate inclusivity. In this course, Joan lays out the key barriers that hold women back in their careers, as well as the steps they can take to overcome these obstacles and become more courageous leaders. Learn about the importance of mentorship in building your career, the myth of the "good girl" (and how it can negatively impact your career), how to navigate conflict and deal with difficult personalities, and more.

From finding your style to booking a shoot, this introductory guide can help you start (or improve) a budding photo business centered on family portraiture.

Do you dream about going out on your own in the project management world and being your own boss? In this course, Seyi Kukoyi, PMP, a project management entrepreneur and educator with 10+ years of experience, shares knowledge from his personal experience, with contributions from collaborator Bonnie Biafore, PMP, a best-selling author with 25+ years of experience in project management and training. Project management can be applied to projects within any industry, so when you’re starting as a project management entrepreneur, it can be helpful to specialize in some way. Seyi identifies ways you can gain experience and certifications when you’re starting out. He focuses on how to build and maintain your network and how to promote your services and availability. Seyi shows you how to keep a satisfied client base and how to delegate work to others. In conclusion, he discusses choices that will help you maintain or regain momentum in your entrepreneurial career.

Become an intrapreneur. Learn how to lead innovation and change from inside a company.

Learn how to launch a small business—especially while you're still working—with lessons from one of the country's leading small business experts.

Learn everyday actions to bolster gender equality in the workplace as an ally. Get tips for amplifying women's voices at work, taking on your share of emotional labor, and more.

Establish yourself as a leader. Get a research-based approach for managing in a way that inspires your team.

Learn what it takes to excel as a product manager. Get acquainted with the tools and techniques you need to successfully coordinate all aspects of product development.

Become a thought leader. Learn techniques to develop a compelling message, build influence, and track your impact.

Discover the skills you need to become an agile coach: a special role tasked with helping organizations transition to agile.

Become a successful product leader by adopting an AI-first mindset. Learn the product fundamentals of operating, managing, and leading AI-driven products.

All organizations face barriers to diversity and inclusion, such as implicit bias and stereotyping. One key solution to these challenges is allyship. Allyship is integral to diversity efforts because it allows those who are at lower risk of discrimination the opportunity to advocate for others to gain visibility, validity, and credibility for their work and their contributions. Join Kenji Yoshino, renowned NYU Law professor and director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, to learn why allyship is important, how to become an ally, and how to grow as an ally along a three-stage maturity curve. Using the innovative concept of the Empathy Triangle, and a set of realistic scenarios, this course teaches allies how to reach wise allyship decisions, help people affected by non-inclusive behavior, and relate to sources of non-inclusive behavior.

Get insights on how to build your character and influence to unlock your full leadership potential in this course adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job.

Join Mike Gamson—the head of sales at LinkedIn—as he shares how to run a successful sales team.

Become indistractable. Learn how to increase focus, reduce distractions, and get things done.

In design, simplicity is best. introduces another Before & After project to show how "less is more" works in practice.