Finance Learning and Development
Welcome to Learning and Development for the Finance Department at GitLab! The resources in this page are meant to support team members to expand their knowledge and skills. This page compiles content that spans soft and hard skills in different formats. Everybody is welcome to contribute to this page with content they have found useful/interesting that might benefit other team members.
The content can be mostly accessed through GitLab Learn but any content requiring payment can be reimbursed following the GitLab reimbursement policies.
GitLab is committed to providing the time needed for in-depth learning too as part of your working time. You are encouraged to ask your manager to help you carve out time for Learning and Development.
Content by skill
Communication
Online courses
Project Management
Online courses
Negotiation
Videos
Team management
Stakeholder management
Online courses
- Rosemary King: Stakeholders, let ’em in (20 min video)
- Managing Project Stakeholders (LinkedIn Learning course)
Cross-functional team management
Quick reads and videos
Online courses
Books
Direct team management
Quick reads and videos
Deeper dive
- The New Manager Death Spiral (30 min video)
Online courses
Books
- Kim Scott: Radical Candor
- Michael Lopp: Managing Humans
- Julie Zhuo: The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
- First Round Essentials: Management (free ebook download)
Leadership and influence
Quick reads and videos
Online courses
- LinkedIn Learning: Executive Leadership (1h 19m total)
- Develop Your Strategic Planning Skills
- Mastering Self-Leadership
- Leadership: Practical Skills
- Executive Leadership - LinkedIn
Books
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
- High Output Management
- Influence Redefined: Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday
Decision Making
Books
Last modified November 26, 2024: Fix broken external links (
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