My 5 favorite Coursera courses for happiness at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

My 5 favorite Coursera courses for happiness at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog My learning position Coursera is an AMAZING site that lets you take hundreds of university-level classes taught by highly respected people from different fields. Its also my latest addiction. Seriously I may have?a problem. Yesterday I finished one course, and immediately signed up for 4 more :) Ive taken courses on many different topics several?of which?have been directly?useful and relevant to happiness at work so?I thought Id share?the 5 best ones here: 5:?Unethical Decision Making in Organizations A seminar on the dark side of the force that?teaches you how strong organizational contexts push good people towards unethical decisions. You will also learn how to protect yourself and your organization against such forces lurking in the dark. 4:?Positive psychology A great overview and introduction to the science of happiness taught by Barbara Fredrickson, one of the leading researchers in the field. 3: Introduction to neuroeconomics Neuroscience, when allied with psychology and economics, creates powerful new models to explain how?we make decisions. Neurobiological mechanisms of decision-making, decisions under risk, trust and cooperation are?central issues in this course. 2:?Critical perspectives on management Using a wide disciplinary approach from economics and history to social theory and even a smattering of biblical criticism the course examines?several core management strategies and debunks them mercilessly as wrong and damaging, including: Forced employee ranking The idea that all companies should always grow Shareholder value Topics include: the function of the firm; the role of incentive; the ways in which narrative forces shape decision making, and how market relationships define the managerial culture in ways that can lead to sub-optimal outcomes. 1:?Social psychology The best and most interesting online course?Ive taken so far.?It examines how we affect each other in groups and almost all of the content is relevant to the workplace. But Ive taken so many other great courses as well. Here are my 4 favorites outside of the?field of happiness at work: Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life Revolutionary Ideas: An Introduction to Legal and Political Philosophy Philosophy and the Sciences Model Thinking Have you done any online courses? Whats been your favorite things so far? Let me know in a comment! UPDATE: As I was writing this, I stumbled on a course called?Classical Sociological Theory and signed up for that too :) As I said I?may have a problem :) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related