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- Online Harvard courses
- Learn in your own time while you work, study or chase your side hustle
- Recognised certificates that strengthen your CV, LinkedIn profile and career prospects
Harvard’s ManageMentor® online short courses give individuals, career professionals, entrepreneurs and freelancers a chance to build world-class skills at a low cost – and they’re available across Africa.
Reduced rates
All courses are priced at affordable rates, giving you exceptional value for internationally recognised learning.
Practical tools
Whether you’re working full time, starting a business or freelancing, these courses fit into a busy schedule and give you practical tools you can use straight away.
International recognition
Each programme is internationally recognised and designed to help you grow your confidence, sharpen your thinking and accelerate your career in a way that is both substantial and achievable.
Brought to you by Connemara
Harvard ManageMentor® courses are brought to you by Connemara, one of South Africa’s leading learning and development providers.
For 30 years we’ve been helping organisations in Africa and beyond build skills, grow talent and strengthen the way their people work. Our programmes have supported thousands of managers, young professionals and teams across industries, giving them practical tools to think clearly, communicate well and lead with confidence.
Now we’re opening this experience for individuals with an appetite to learn. You don’t need to be part of a big company to access high-quality development. Through this opportunity, you can tap into the same world-class learning used by leading organisations.
Whether you want to sharpen your writing, boost your career prospects or prepare for leadership, these courses give you the structure and skills to move forward. Connemara’s experience sits behind every step, making sure you get practical, relevant learning that helps you grow your career on your own terms.
Courses
These courses have been hand-picked from a huge range of Harvard ManageMentor® programmes and packaged especially for the African market. Each one gives you practical, work-ready skills at a rate that will suit your pocket. Every course costs R1 250 giving you an easy way to grow your career without putting pressure on your budget.
Here’s a list of courses for you to choose from:
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Attracting and Cultivating Talent
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketCourse Duration: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes
If you want to learn more about talent management and retention you’re not alone. Harvard ManageMentor’s Attracting and Cultivating Talent course will help you learn how to create a positive employee experience from interview to exit by covering all the skills you need to attract and cultivate talent on your teams. -
Budgeting
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketBudgeting isn’t just for finance teams. Each decision a manager makes needs to take into account the resources that are available to them. Learning to budget ensures you can allocate resources wisely, communicate financial expectations, and keep teams on track with their budgets.
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Business Case Development
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketYou recognize a great opportunity to help your organization, but how do you communicate it? Learn how to create and present a compelling business case that aligns with your company’s strategic priorities.
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Business Plan Development
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketA business plan takes the abstract goals of an organization or team and makes them concrete and actionable. Learn how to create a living document that will showcase an opportunity or idea and outline how your organization can make it a reality.
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Career Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketWant a fulfilling career path? While others can help, it’s up to you to make it happen. Learn how by getting to know yourself, finding opportunities in career setbacks, and making learning a habit.
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Change Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketIn today’s organizations, change may be the only constant. By learning to navigate change, you can turn uncertainty into opportunity-and that benefits you, your team, and your organization.
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Coaching
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketHow can you become an effective and inspiring leader? Begin by defining your values and vision, and deepening your self-management skills. Then learn how to create the conditions for others to succeed-even when your team isn’t working in the same physical space.
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Crisis Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketCrises arrive when you least expect and can radically reshape your business. Discover practices for preventing avoidable crises, containing and managing crises, and handling future crises more effectively.
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Customer Focus
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketOnly by putting customers front and center can companies pull ahead-and stay ahead-of their rivals. Learn how to identify your key customers, their changing needs, and the actions you can take to improve their experience.
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Decision Making
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketSmart decisions are a key to business success. Boost your decision-making skills by learning how to avoid common pitfalls and use an effective process to spark innovative thinking. Discover strategies to get the most out of group decisions and apply data to answer important questions and evaluate your options.
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Delegating
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketYou can’t accomplish all your assignments on your own. The ability to delegate well is critical to your-and your team’s-success. Discover how to decide what to delegate, effectively communicate assignments, and support delegated work.
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Developing Employees
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketIf you don’t make developing your employees a priority, your team and organization will fall behind. Learn how to help people grow when your day is already full, promote rich learning experiences, and create development plans that have a lasting impact.
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Difficult Interactions
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketHow can you become an effective and inspiring leader? Begin by defining your values and vision, and deepening your self-management skills. Then learn how to create the conditions for others to succeed-even when your team isn’t working in the same physical space.
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Digital Intelligence
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketNo matter your role, technology continues to transform how you do your work. With access to a dizzying array of new tools, customer insights, and data, how do you keep up? Discover practices you and your team can put into action to thrive in the digital age.
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Feedback Essentials
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketFeedback fosters learning and leads to stronger relationships and higher performance. Discover how to give and receive meaningful feedback that can help you-and your team-succeed.
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Finance Essentials
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketLet’s face it-money is the fuel that keeps your organization running. No matter your role, by understanding the fundamentals of finance, you ensure your team will make the most of its resources. Learn how to interpret financial statements, create a budget, and invest wisely to produce the desired returns.
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Global Collaboration
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketIn today’s connected world, learning how to collaborate across cultures and languages is more essential than ever. Cultivate your cultural intelligence and build trust between global team members by establishing shared purpose and developing strategies to get back on track if misalignments occur.
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Goal Setting
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketGoal setting is crucial to personal and professional success. By knowing how to set the right goals, you can boost both your team’s results and your own. Learn why goals matter, the different types of goals, and how to align your goals with your organization’s key objectives.
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Innovation and Creativity
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketTeams that flex their creativity and innovate regularly are simply more successful than others. Learn how to unleash your curiosity, overcome barriers to innovation, take smart risks, and collaborate with others so your organization can continuously improve.
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Innovation Implementation
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketNo matter how good your product or service is, the way you communicate with your customers can determine its success. Discover the forces that influence the purchasing habits of your customers and learn how to win them over with an effective marketing strategy.
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Leading People
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketConflict is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be unmanageable. Discover how to effectively handle-and coach members of your team in handling-disagreements through careful preparation, good communication, and a focus on solutions that work for all parties.
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Leading with Generative AI
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketCourse Duration: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes
Generative AI is reshaping industries and transforming how we work. Discover how to use it to drive innovation and enhance efficiency while confidently guiding your team through an ever-evolving landscape.
Course access will be available for 6 months
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Leveraging Your Networks
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketNetworking isn’t “just political game-playing”-it’s a crucial skill for all managers. By learning to create an effective network, you can improve your interpersonal skills, access new information, and connect with important organizational stakeholders.
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Managing Your Boss
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketHaving a positive, healthy relationship with your manager is key to your success. Learn how to resolve differences without losing focus on business priorities.
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Marketing Essentials
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketNo matter how good your product or service is, the way you communicate with your customers can determine its success. Discover the forces that influence the purchasing habits of your customers and learn how to win them over with an effective marketing strategy.
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Meeting Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketPlan and manage meetings that use everyone’s time effectively. Learn how to create an agenda, keep people on point, and ensure everyone walks away understanding what’s expected of them.
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Negotiating
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketNegotiation is an essential management skill that will serve you every day in ways big and small. By learning to effectively prepare for and conduct a negotiation, you can maintain relationships, resolve conflict, and balance competing interests.
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Performance Appraisal
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketDiscover how to prepare for, conduct, and follow up on performance evaluations for your employees, so their on-the-job achievements support your own, your group’s, and the company’s goals.
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Performance Measurement
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketPerformance measurement gives you a way to gauge progress against goals. Learn to set targets, collect and analyze data, and use measurement to better manage performance.
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Persuading Others
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketBoost your ability to persuade others to get the buy-in you need to accomplish your goals. By learning the art and science of effective persuasion, you build credibility, earn trust, and increase your influence.
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Presentation Skills
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketEffective presentations pay big dividends-for your team and your career-by inspiring, informing, or persuading your audience. By knowing how to craft a clear and compelling message, design engaging slides, and deliver with confidence, you’ll give a top-notch presentation time and again.
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Process Improvement
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketYour organization creates value for customers through a series of activities. Ensure you and your team are at your most productive by understanding the processes you are part of and redesigning them to enhance your organization’s performance.
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Project Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketEffective project management can take an organization to new and greater heights. By managing projects well, you can achieve strategic goals, minimize company costs, and ensure tasks get completed on time.
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Sharpening Your Business Acumen
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketHow can you best help your organization thrive? By developing your business acumen-knowledge of how organizations operate, create value, and gain competitive advantage. Take your career to the next level by learning business and finance basics, and developing an enterprise mindset.
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Strategy Planning and Execution
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketTo be successful, your organization needs to come up with and execute a clear, sound strategic plan. Understand how your organization sets itself apart from its competitors and your role in carrying out your organization’s strategy.
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Stress Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketDo you have a healthy relationship with stress? It’s time to make it work for-not against-you. By understanding your boundaries, embracing positive pressure, and prioritizing your health, you can learn to deal with stress in a more productive way.
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Team Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketOrganizations are powered by teams: groups of people with a shared identity, complementary skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively. As a leader, you can create immense value by knowing how to build and lead teams in ways that maximize their creativity and performance.
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Time Management
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketTime management isn’t about cramming more into your schedule. It’s about making smarter, more purposeful choices with the hours you have. Learn how to get more of what you want from your time.
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Writing Skills
Harvard’s ManageMentor® R1,250.00Add to basketHow you communicate with others is essential to your success, so don’t let your writing skills be an afterthought. Learn how to communicate clearly and concisely, connect with diverse audiences, and develop the ideas you want to share.
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Start Date: 2026-06-01Frequently asked questions
What is Harvard ManageMentor®?
Harvard ManageMentor® is a collection of practical online courses developed by Harvard Business Publishing. The content is used by companies around the world to build skills in leadership, communication, decision making and more.
Why are these courses available through Connemara?
Connemara has spent the past 30 years helping organisations in South Africa and beyond build capability. Through our partnership with Harvard ManageMentor®, we’re able to offer selected courses directly to individuals at rates set for the local market.
How much does each course cost?
Each course costs R1 250. You can pay it in full or split it over three months at no interest.
Who are these courses for?
They’re ideal for students, young professionals, entrepreneurs, freelancers and anyone looking to improve their skills or move their career forward.
Do I need any previous experience?
No. The courses are designed for people at different stages of their working life, including those just starting out.
How long does a course take to complete?
Most people finish a course within a few hours. You can move through the lessons at your own pace and revisit them anytime during your access period.
Is the learning fully online?
Yes. You can complete everything online from your phone, tablet or laptop.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. When you finish a course you’ll receive a Harvard ManageMentor® certificate that you can add to your CV and LinkedIn profile.
Are the courses recognised internationally?
Harvard ManageMentor® is used globally by leading companies and universities. The certificates are well regarded and show that you’ve completed structured learning from a reputable source.
Can I do more than one course?
Absolutely. You can take as many courses as you like, either one at a time or in any order that suits your goals.
What support do I get?
You’ll receive guidance on how to access your course and track your progress. If you have any issues, Connemara’s support team is available to help you get back on track.
How do I sign up?
Choose your course on the site, click Book Now, complete the short form and make payment in rands. You’ll get access details once your enrolment is processed.
Can my employer pay for my course?
Yes. Many employers support professional development. You can request an invoice or share your booking details with them.
Can I upgrade to more courses later?
Yes. You can return at any time and enrol in additional courses using the same simple process.