BUS 193 — Navigating Workplace Relationships with Power and Grace
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Tracy Wilk, Jennifer Liu
Date(s): Apr 10—May 15
Class Recording Available: No
Class Meeting Day: Thursdays
Class Meeting Time: 6:30—8:20 pm (PT)
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Apr 12
Unit(s): 1
Enrollment Limit: 41
Status: Closed
Quarter: Spring
Day: Thursdays
Duration: 6 weeks
Time: 6:30—8:20 pm (PT)
Date(s): Apr 10—May 15
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $525
Refund Deadline: Apr 12
Instructor(s): Tracy Wilk, Jennifer Liu
Enrollment Limit: 41
Recording Available: No
Status: Closed
The most valuable skill in the workplace is knowing how to navigate relationships with poise, confidence, and influence. It’s not just about what you know, but how well you connect with others that sets you apart in your career.
This course is designed for early- to mid-career professionals who want to build strong interpersonal skills and learn how to engage effectively with colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership. You’ll learn how to strengthen self-awareness, overcome imposter syndrome, navigate difficult conversations, and influence others without formal authority. Through engaging discussions and real-world scenarios, you’ll discover how to cultivate relationships to expand your professional presence and position yourself as a key contributor in your organization. By the end of the course, you will have a set of tools to help you handle workplace dynamics with power and grace, allowing you to thrive in any professional setting.
This course is designed for early- to mid-career professionals who want to build strong interpersonal skills and learn how to engage effectively with colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership. You’ll learn how to strengthen self-awareness, overcome imposter syndrome, navigate difficult conversations, and influence others without formal authority. Through engaging discussions and real-world scenarios, you’ll discover how to cultivate relationships to expand your professional presence and position yourself as a key contributor in your organization. By the end of the course, you will have a set of tools to help you handle workplace dynamics with power and grace, allowing you to thrive in any professional setting.
TRACY WILK
Executive Coach
Tracy Wilk works with leaders and teams to help them develop effective responses to challenging leadership and management situations. Earlier, Wilk held senior management roles at Google, where he received a Great Manager Award, and executive roles at Cybersource, Visa, and First Data. He received a BA and an MBA from UC Berkeley. JENNIFER LIU
Executive Coach
Jennifer Liu works with tech industry leaders to drive personal and professional growth, drawing on 20 years of experience as a product executive at startups and at Google. She served as senior vice president and chief product officer at tech startups as well as senior director at Google, where she grew a new shopping monetization business from concept to double-digit billions in revenue. She received a BS in computer science from MIT. Textbooks for this course:
There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.