Professional Development Courses

Develop the psychological insights and practical skills needed to negotiate more effectively and make better decisions.

This 17-week online credential program from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you the fundamental skills professionals need to succeed today.  

Learn how to effectively use data to tackle your business decisions. Designed for managers, this course provides a hands-on approach for demystifying the data science ecosystem and making you a more conscientious consumer of information.

Design and deploy a strategy that scales your business in the competition for market leadership.

Experience first-hand what it takes to build the culture and capabilities your organization needs to keep pace with rapid change: collaborative problem-solving, innovation, and continuous reinvention.

Explore how digital platforms scale through network effects and learn strategies for building, managing, and competing with platform businesses in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Become a CFO who drives innovation and leads organizational change in today's evolving capital markets.

Build the skills to launch and grow a tech startup by learning how to validate opportunities, design scalable business models, and secure venture funding in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Maximize your contributions as a life sciences leader by making strategic financing choices throughout your company's life cycle.

Expand your business acumen while also engaging in a profoundly personal exploration that builds leadership insights and strength. Become a better, more authentic, more purposeful leader who can step up to increasingly challenging leadership roles. 

Learn to lead a business shaped by family ownership, complex dynamics, and long-term ambition. Strengthen your ability to manage conflict, activate the advantages of family ownership, and build a strategy for longevity across generations.

Confront major corporate challenges with confidence. Set a strategic direction and lead a transformation that will revitalize your company.

Build negotiation skills to create value, influence outcomes, and navigate difficult conversations in this online course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Adopt the tools and tactics used by top business strategists. You will refine your ability to analyze complex problems, identify innovative solutions, and drive measurable success.

Understand how power works and develop your own to build influence, strengthen relationships, and drive impact with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Examine critical market and regulatory issues to develop executive compensation strategies that drive performance, profitability, and employee satisfaction.

Discover the key to engaging and inspiring others: you. Confront life's biggest questions to deepen your self-awareness, build your emotional intelligence, and expand your capacity to lead.

Deepen your understanding of the food and agriculture industries' challenges, innovations, and opportunities. Cultivate new ideas to drive growth.

Build an intuitive understanding of financial principles to better understand the market in which your organization operates, create and access value, and communicate with key stakeholders in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Taught by Harvard Professor Julia Minson with insights from producer and musician Jack Antonoff

Confront major corporate challenges with confidence. Set a strategic direction and lead a transformation that will revitalize your company.

Discover how ESG factors can shape investment performance, risk, and long-term value creation in this course by Harvard Business School (HBS) Online

Develop the core knowledge you need to be an effective corporate director who excels at navigating board service responsibilities and challenges.

Identify disruptive threats and opportunities to help your organization adapt, compete, and grow in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Champion organizational change, build productive teams, and create a high-performance culture as you take on greater leadership roles.

Deepen your understanding of the board's responsibilities and uncover new ways to mitigate risk and drive long-term corporate success.

Taught by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel with insights from actor Michael B. Jordan

Solve customer problems and drive innovation using human-centered design and experimentation in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

In a rapidly evolving marketplace, business growth often depends on how you react to disruption. Expand your repertoire of strategic marketing approaches to generate greater value for customers and capture more value from the marketplace.