Courses

Learn how to manage your manager. In this course, adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, Mary Abbajay explains how to build a good relationship with your boss.

Learn how to create and manage apps with SCCM and prepare for Microsoft certification exam 70-703. See how to deploy apps using PowerShell scripts, and deploy App-V virtual apps.

Work smarter, not harder: Learn how to win the war against "Entrepreneurial Overwhelm" with virtual assistants. What you'll learn: By the end of the course, you'll have a complete understanding of what virtual assistants are and how they can help you in your business. You'll know where to find the best VA talent, how to hire them, and how to work with them on an ongoing basis. Are You Running Your Business or is Your Business Running You? This course is for entrepreneurs who are looking for a way to take their business to the next level. If you've ever caught yourself thinking there just aren't enough hours in the day, there is a solution. And it won’t make you go broke, either. Virtual assistants are essentially telecommuting contractors to your business. This course covers everything you need to know about virtual assistants, including: Where to find the best ones How to hire them Best practices for working with them on an ongoing basis It’s taught from firsthand experience, NOT theoretical or academic fluff. You’ll learn how a talented virtual assistant can help save you time, money, and headache. Take control of your entrepreneurial life and learn how to effectively outsource your non-essential tasks. You’ll free up hours every day to focus on what’s really important. In the end, virtual assistants can help you lead a happier, healthier, and more productive and stress-free life. It's possible (and I would argue essential) to unload many aspects of your day-to-day work, leaving you free to tackle the higher-level, strategic, and money-making projects that often get neglected. Time is Our Most Valuable Resource But it's also the resource we are quickest to waste. After this course, you may not achieve the 4-Hour Work Week right away, but you’ll be armed with actionable advice on how to get started with outsourcing. The world’s most successful people didn't get there alone; they all had help along the way. What are you waiting for? Let's get started on your outsourcing adventure today!

This introductory course on watsonx Assistant is designed for anyone interested in exploring the latest advancements in Generative AI and how they can enhance customer and employee experiences through the creation of AI assistants.

Great leadership doesn't happen by chance—it happens by design. This course helps you create and evolve a personalized leadership checklist that keeps you focused on what matters most. You'll learn the core components of an effective checklist, from daily practices to strategic responsibilities, and how to structure them for clarity and action. Through practical tools, case examples, and hands-on activities, you'll build a Version 1 of your leadership checklist, test it against real challenges, and refine it as your role evolves.

Looking for a consistent and reliable way to install Windows applications? Learn about the Chocolatey package manager.

This specialization focuses on implementing highly secure and easily manageable remote branch solutions. The content is tailored for network engineers, IT professionals, and anyone responsible for designing and implementing SD-Branch networks. You'll be introduced to Software-Designed-Branch infrastructures and networks, from essential concepts to practical applications.

In this 2-hour long project-based course, you will be able to Create an AI assistant using OpenAI's playground UI, publish an AI application using Chipp.ai, and evaluate and refine your AI assistant. To successfully embark on this project, you should have knowledge of the basic understandings of generative AI and web applications, as well as knowledge of key project management principles.

This course focuses on understanding why managers are crucial to team success and the positive impact they can have. It covers recognizing both effective and ineffective management behaviors and highlights the unique value managers bring to their teams.

This course is intended for network engineers, IT managers, cybersecurity specialists, and IT consultants who wish to improve their understanding of SD-Branch design principles, components, and network infrastructure, and who are interested in learning about emerging technologies in SD-Branch networking. This is the second course in a 3-course specialization on Secure SD-Branch. In this course, you will learn to: • Plan and design an SD-Branch network for specific business needs. • Evaluate different SD-Branch solutions and technologies. • Identify security considerations in SD-Branch design. • Develop a comprehensive SD-Branch architecture. This course requires a browser with an internet connection, but no specific software or hardware is needed to complete this course.

Learn how to transition from individual contributor to Manager and Leader with confidence! What you'll learn: Welcome to your career in management. But most important…Welcome to leadership. Even for the most gifted individuals, the process of becoming a leader is a rigorous and many times an exhausting journey. The rewards, however, can be enormous. I surveyed a group of managers across many disciplines and asked the question, “As a new manager, what do you wish you learned early in your career?” What follows in this course, is a result of the responses, as well as my personal experience coaching and mentoring new managers. I will open this course by asking you to be patient with yourself. You do not develop leadership skills overnight. It takes practice, it takes trying new things, it takes making mistakes. Yes, sometimes you will fail. That is ok. It is ok to acknowledge when something doesn’t work, it is ok to celebrate and build on your successes. I have broken this course into individual modules. These are small bite sized modules that you can view either one after the other, or one at a time as you drink your morning coffee. Feel free to jump around and view the modules that are of the most importance to you. Take what works, challenge what doesn’t, try new things. I’m excited to join you in this journey. It’s time to think about success. Let’s Get Started. Welcome to your career in management. But most important…Welcome to leadership. Why did you make this big move? To grow personally and professionally? To make a difference? To lead others to realize their success? All of the above?All this, and more! Even for the most gifted individuals, the process of becoming a leader is a rigorous and many times an exhausting journey. The rewards, however, can be enormous. I surveyed a group of managers across many disciplines and asked the question, “As a new manager, what do you wish you learned early in your career?” What follows in this course, is a result of the responses, as well as my personal experience coaching and mentoring new managers. I will begin by asking you to be patient with yourself. You do not develop leadership skills overnight. It takes practice, it takes trying new things, it takes making mistakes. Yes, sometimes you will fail. That is ok. It is ok to acknowledge when something doesn’t work, it is ok to celebrate and build on your successes. I have broken this course into individual modules. These are small bite sized modules that you can view either one after the other, or one at a time as you drink your morning coffee. Feel free to jump around and view the modules that are of the most importance to you. Take what works, challenge what doesn’t, try new things.The Chapters include:Introduction to ManagementDeveloping Your Leadership StyleLeadership ResponsibilitiesLeadership CommunicationTeam DevelopmentYour Growth and DevelopmentManagers Toolkit I’m excited to join you in this journey. It’s time to think about success. Let’s Get Started.

Learn the skills you need as a middle manager, including how to build strong hybrid teams, onboard new employees, conduct performance reviews and give feedback, develop OKRs to drive business alignment, trust your teams to do their best work, build visibility online as a remote leader, and communicate across cultures virtually. After completing this learning path, advance your skills with Manage Remote and Hybrid Teams as a Senior Manager.Build strong hybrid/remote teams.Onboard new employees effectively.Create OKRs that drive alignment, autonomy, and accountability.Communicate across cultures virtually.

Discover what it means to lead at a distance. As a new manager, learn how to run effective virtual and hybrid meetings, build a virtual team culture, communicate across cultures, whether working virtually or in person, and drive engagement, productivity, and growth. After completing this learning path, advance your skills with Manage Remote and Hybrid Teams as a Middle Manager.Discover what it means to lead at a distance.Drive engagement, productivity, and growth remotely.Run effective virtual and hybrid meetings.Communicate across cultures virtually.

As a senior manager, you're leading distributed teams remotely, in an office setting or both. In this learning path, you’ll learn how to plan for and embrace this new reality, including how to run collaborative hybrid teams, communicate across cultures and create great employee experiences, coach your people, and drive results and resolve conflict.Plan for the work-from-anywhere organization.Build a high-performance work culture.Communicate across cultures virtually.Drive results and resolve conflict.

Learn to build a comprehensive AI assistant using n8n that automates multiple aspects of your personal and professional life in this 31-minute tutorial. Discover how to create an intelligent agent capable of managing documents, calendars, emails, tasks, and social media content through voice commands and automated workflows. Follow step-by-step instructions to construct individual AI agents for voice assistance, document management, calendar scheduling, Gmail organization, Airtable task management, and social media content creation. Explore practical examples of each automation in action, including voice-activated task management, intelligent document processing, automated calendar coordination, and social media post generation. Master the integration of various tools and platforms including Airtable, Gmail, and social media platforms within the n8n automation framework. Gain insights into building a 24/7 personal assistant that can handle routine tasks, freeing up time for more important activities while maintaining productivity across multiple digital platforms.

If you love brunch (and who doesn’t?), this class is for you! Brunch is decidedly the most festive meal of the day. Considered a marriage of breakfast and lunch and served late morning until early afternoon, brunch menus feature both sweet and savory dishes, and almost always include champagne or a cocktail. And while it’s fun to gather with friends at a cozy, local restaurant for brunch, making a delicious spread at home is equally fabulous. And wait until you see my mouth-watering, stress-free, versatile brunch offerings in this class! We start with Georgian Cheese Bread, cheese-filled pizza dough that’s baked until gooey and topped with fresh eggs. There are three cheeses in the filling, so it’s ultra-decadent. To serve, you simply tear off pieces of the chewy-crisp bread and dunk it in the melted cheese and perfectly baked eggs. It’s the most magical dining experience ever. Plus, you’ll totally wow your friends and family! Next, we’ll whip up Couscous with Mayo-Roasted Asparagus. This dish features puffy pearls of couscous, scented with lemon, olive oil, and herbs, then tossed with caramelized, mayo-laced roasted asparagus. The asparagus alone will blow your mind. This dish it simple, unique, and great served warm, room temperature, or chilled. Next, we shift to something sweet with my amazing Banana Cookies. Imagine marrying banana bread and chocolate chip cookies; these gems are puffed up and moist in the center, and golden-crisp around the edges, just as any respectable cookie should be. Plus, there are juicy bits of banana in every bite! We’re back to savory in the next recipe with Ham and Cheddar Filo Cups. Envision ham and cheese quiche baked in crispy, flaky filo cups. The ham is smoky, the cheese is melty, and the moist eggs hold everything together. They’re super easy to prepare, wildly versatile, and fun for people of all ages. You will love the next recipe – Grilled Avocados with Poached Eggs. If you haven’t grilled avocados before, now’s your chance! The avocado flesh chars slightly from the grill marks, which creates a wonderful smoky quality. Add a little taco seasoning, perfectly poached eggs, and some Mexican cheese and you’re ready to serve. We’ll finish off the class with my favorite cocktail, the Cosmo Screw. This commingling of the Cosmopolitan and Screwdriver is colorful and refreshing, and a nice alternative to the more traditional offerings (Bloody Mary, Mimosa, and Irish Coffee). I’m so excited to share these festive brunch recipes with you because they’re all fan favorites and great year-round! Let’s do brunch!

Explore how to build a truly personal AI assistant that knows you as an individual in this 19-minute conference talk from the AI Engineer World's Fair. Discover why current large language models like GPT-4, despite their massive training datasets, cannot provide personalized assistance without significant user input. Learn about an innovative approach that creates a personal, private, and proactive AI assistant by downloading your transaction logs from major consumer platforms like Google, Facebook, Amazon, DoorDash, Strava, and Uber directly to your local device. Understand how implementing a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system using this personal data enables immediate utility without requiring extensive user configuration. Gain insights into how a modest amount of powerful personal data can unlock the true potential of personalized AI assistance, moving beyond generic responses to truly individualized support.

Explore the critical transition from engineering manager to manager of managers in this 23-minute conference talk that addresses the surprising lack of guidance available for this pivotal career step. Learn from practical insights gained during a year-long journey of scaling from managing one engineering team to overseeing five teams. Discover the key similarities and differences between managing individual contributors and managing other managers, while identifying which existing strengths to leverage and where new skills need development. Examine the biggest challenges faced during this transition alongside debunking common misconceptions about the role. Gain practical tips and templates for navigating information flow within organizations, influencing decisions effectively, and understanding the evolving nature of problems and their resolution at this leadership level. Whether considering this career path, currently in transition, or working alongside senior engineering leaders, acquire actionable strategies to make this professional evolution both smooth and successful while building confidence that complex leadership challenges are indeed "figurable."

Explore Azure Monitor System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Managed Instance in this 21-minute video tutorial. Learn about the differences between DIY SCOM and SCOM MI, customer responsibilities, Microsoft-managed aspects, connectivity options, management tooling, and supported agents. Discover supported management packs, resiliency and scaling features, enhanced agent log capture, and updating processes. Gain insights into pricing models and migration strategies from existing SCOM deployments. Dive into key topics such as connectivity, management tools, and the benefits of Microsoft-managed infrastructure to understand how SCOM MI can streamline your monitoring responsibilities while maintaining familiar SCOM functionality.

Explore a comprehensive 16-minute video spotlight featuring Radoslaw Szulgo, Sr Product Manager at Dynatrace, demonstrating the SaaS Upgrade Assistant. Learn how to efficiently migrate configuration and dashboards from a Managed environment to a SaaS environment with minimal manual effort. Follow along as Szulgo guides you through a complete end-to-end upgrade scenario, showcasing key features of the new application. Gain insights into exporting configurations, uploading to the target SaaS environment, and initiating the upgrade process. The video covers an introduction, an overview of the SaaS Upgrade Assistant, a live demo, and additional resources to support your migration journey. Access supplementary links for documentation, upgrade assessment, and feedback channels to enhance your understanding and implementation of the SaaS Upgrade Assistant.