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Building a Winning Mindset

Science-backed strategies to manage stress, adapt under pressure and keep performing when work gets hard.
  • What you study: How the emotional and thinking brain compete under stress, applying principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at work, and the Shift, Approach and Align strategies for moving past avoidance.
  • Who it is for: Professionals who want to build resilience, manage emotional reactivity and adapt to constant change.
  • Part of: Power Skills for Career Growth — complete any five of the seven courses to also earn a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online.
Course fee
USD 150
Single course enrollment
Duration
2.5 hours
On-demand, 90-day access
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Duration
2.5 hours
Five sections
Format
On-demand
Start any time
Access
90 days
From enrollment
Prerequisites
None
Introductory course
Credential
Harvard Online
Microcredential
How you learn

Learn on your own schedule.

Watch Dr. Luana Marques in conversation with John Cena, work through short reflections, and finish at your own pace within 90 days.

A focused, optimistic professional
What you receive

Earn a Microcredential from Harvard Online.

Complete the course and Harvard Online issues your digital Microcredential.

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Harvard faculty and a world-class guest

Taught by Dr. Luana Marques of Harvard Medical School in conversation with 16-time world wrestling champion, actor and philanthropist John Cena.

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A badge you can verify and share

Your Microcredential carries a verification code, ready to add to your LinkedIn profile.

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Stacks toward a Certificate of Completion

Complete any five of the seven Power Skills for Career Growth courses to also earn a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online.

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Course syllabus

What you study.

Five short sections of science-driven strategies for managing workplace stress, emotional reactivity and self-doubt.

Topics covered
  1. Understanding Your Challenges — the “seesaw” between the amygdala (the emotional brain) and the prefrontal cortex (the thinking brain), and how perceived threats — like a sudden email from a boss — trigger fight, flight or freeze.
  2. Processing Your Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors — applying principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for emotional regulation at work, and documenting how thoughts trigger emotions that drive unhelpful behaviors.
  3. Shift — noticing the tendency to retreat into avoidance, disrupting internal chatter and doubts, and moving to a mindset that sees obstacles as opportunities to adapt.
  4. Approach — an action plan for leaning into challenging conversations and tasks, and the “Approach” strategy for meeting impulsive temptations with thoughtful responses.
  5. Align — distinguishing the “what” (goals) from the “why” (values) to prevent burnout, and a weekly tool to check your schedule reflects your top three values.
Learning outcomes

Feel and manage your emotions

  • Manage emotional reactivity
  • Interrupt negative automatic thoughts

Overcome avoidance and take action

  • Identify and overcome avoidance
  • Take a proactive approach to tackling challenges

Build resilience and growth

  • Build adaptability and get unstuck
  • Develop an action plan for thriving
Format: on-demand, self-pacedAccess: 90 days from enrollment

Syllabus topics are set by Harvard Online and may be revised.

Who it is for

Built for anyone working under pressure.

This course is for professionals who want practical tools to stay steady and keep growing through stress and change.

An introductory course; no prerequisites. Taught in English; participants should be 18 or over.

At work

Stay effective under pressure.

Stress, self-doubt and avoidance cost professionals time and opportunities. This short course gives you science-based steps to manage them.

Who teaches you

Learn from Harvard faculty.

Dr. Luana Marques leads the course in conversation with John Cena. Guest segments are pre-recorded.

Luana Marques

Luana Marques

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Founder and Director, Community Psychiatry PRIDE, Massachusetts General Hospital

A leading expert in cognitive behavioral therapies and author of Bold Move.

Power Skills for Career Growth

Seven courses. Any five earn a Certificate of Completion.

This course is one of seven Power Skills for Career Growth courses. Each earns its own Microcredential, and any five together also earn the Certificate of Completion in Power Skills for Career Growth from Harvard Online.

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Sample Harvard Online Certificate of Completion in Power Skills for Career Growth
Sample certificate issued by Harvard Online.
Course fee

What is included.

One fee covering the full Harvard Online course and your Microcredential.

USD150
per participant · complete course
  • The complete Harvard Online course, all five sections
  • A digital Microcredential from Harvard Online
  • A verification code to share on LinkedIn
  • 90 days of on-demand access
  • Counts toward the Power Skills for Career Growth Certificate of Completion
  • Advisor support from enrollment to completion
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Enrolling a team?

Organizations are invoiced directly, and multi-seat rates apply from ten participants.
Fees are quoted in US dollars and paid by international card or bank transfer; your bank applies its own conversion rate. We can also provide a scope document for employer-funded participants.
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Enrollment

From inquiry to first day.

Four steps, usually completed within a week.

Step one

Book a call

A twenty-minute conversation with an advisor to check the course fits your role and goals. No obligation.

Step two

Pick your start

The course is on-demand, so you can begin whenever suits you.

Step three

Enroll

Complete payment by international card or bank transfer.

Step four

Begin

We enroll you directly with Harvard Online. Your access details arrive by email, and your 90 days begin.

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering.

What will I study in Building a Winning Mindset?

Five short sections: understanding your challenges; processing your thoughts, emotions and behaviors; and the three steps of “Shift”, “Approach” and “Align”.

How is it different from Adaptability, Resilience, and AI?

Both are taught by Dr. Luana Marques. Building a Winning Mindset is about managing workplace stress, emotional reactivity and self-doubt in general. Adaptability, Resilience, and AI applies her approach specifically to AI-driven change at work.

Will I interact with John Cena?

No. The guest segments are pre-recorded, and there are no live sessions in this course.

How long does the course take?

About two and a half hours in total. It is on-demand, so you can start any time and finish at your own pace within 90 days.

What does it cost?

USD 150 for the complete course and your Microcredential from Harvard Online.

What is a Microcredential?

A digital credential issued by Harvard Online when you complete a short course. It carries a verification code you can share on LinkedIn.

How do I earn the Power Skills for Career Growth certificate?

Complete any five of the seven Power Skills for Career Growth courses and Harvard Online awards a Certificate of Completion in Power Skills for Career Growth, in addition to your Microcredentials.

Who awards the Microcredential?

Harvard Online. SkillsPro360 is an authorized delivery partner — we are not Harvard University.

Build a winning mindset. Prove it with Harvard Online.

Start today, at your own pace, and earn your Microcredential from Harvard Online.

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