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Organizational Behavior: How to Manage People

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An IESE Business School course on Coursera, taught by Anneloes Raes, offering a clear, practical introduction to the human side of management. Organised around a few core themes — motivation, teams, decision-making and leadership — it gives new and aspiring managers a solid grounding in how people behave at work. Accessible and well-structured.

Good for: New and aspiring managers wanting a grounding in the human side of management.

Less suitable if: You want HR operations, or advanced organisational theory.

Skills you'll gain

Organisational behaviourPeople managementMotivationTeam dynamicsLeadershipDecision-making

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You are a new or aspiring manager
You want practical people-management foundations
You like a clear, structured course

Consider something else if you…

You want HR operations and process
You want advanced organisational theory
You are an experienced manager already

Requirements: None.

Realistic time: Around 10–15 hours over a few weeks.

About this course

Organizational Behavior: How to Manage People is a clear, practical introduction to the human side of management. From IESE Business School and instructor Anneloes Raes, it's organised around four themes — motivation, leadership, teamwork, and culture — and draws on Peter Drucker's thinking to keep the focus on what managers actually do.

What you'll learn

Understand what motivates people at work
Recognise how leadership emerges and what makes it effective
Help teams collaborate using an input-process-output view
Resolve conflict constructively
Navigate organisational and national culture
Develop your own leadership style

This course includes

Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

You can audit the course free on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available.

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A IESE Business School certificate on Coursera is a credible learning record. It is a course certificate rather than a professional qualification or degree.

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Anneloes Raes
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Anneloes Raes is a professor at IESE Business School, consistently ranked among the world's top business schools. Her teaching centres on leadership and team effectiveness, and the course reflects IESE's practical, people-first management tradition.

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Frequently asked questions

No — it is about the human side of management (motivation, teams, leadership), not HR operations like payroll or recruitment.
Yes, you can audit it free; the certificate needs a Coursera subscription or Coursera Plus.
Yes, it is well suited to new and aspiring managers wanting people-management foundations.
Yes, IESE is a highly ranked business school, though this is a course certificate rather than a qualification.
Around 10–15 hours over a few weeks.
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