Learn how to enhance your team performance and increase your skills as a team leader with this course from Michigan University.
Duration
4 weeksWeekly study
3 hoursIncluded in an ExpertTrack
Course 4 of 5
Leading Teams
Examine the importance of teamwork
Good teamwork is critical for any business. Most job roles involve cooperating with others towards a shared goal, which makes the ability to work as a team essential in meeting an organisation’s objectives.
This four-week course will equip you with the practical tools to build an effective and collaborative team, whilst also increasing your skills as a team leader.
Learn how to monitor team performance
In order to become a successful team leader and standout contributor in team settings, you’ll understand the valuable insights you can extract from your team.
You’ll learn skills to set up, run, evaluate, and continuously improve your team based on their performance.
Understand critical processes including team conflict resolution
A poorly designed team leads to communication breakdowns and motivation challenges. You’ll learn how to harness the productive potential of teams while mitigating the risks associated with teamwork.
You’ll discover the best practices for managing your team including effective conflict resolution tactics and building trust across the team to positively impact your team’s performance.
Learn with leadership experts at the Michigan University
Learning alongside the team-leading specialists at Michigan University, you’ll build your leadership skills and know how to deliver a collaborative and high-performing team in the workplace.
By the end of this course, you’ll know how to establish roles, build effective structures, and manage decisions so that your team excels in working towards common goals.
Syllabus
Week 1
Designing Your Team for Excellence
Intro: Designing Your Team for Excellence
Intro: Designing Your Team for Excellence
Team Size: How Big is Your Team?
Team Size: How Big is Your Team?
Team Diversity: Demographics
Team Diversity: Demographics
Team Diversity: Personality
Team Diversity: Personality
Team Diversity: Values and Person-Team Fit
Team Diversity: Values and Person-Team Fit
Goal Setting and Expectations in Teams
Goal Setting and Expectations in Teams
Recap: Designing Your Team for Excellence
Recap: Designing Your Team for Excellence
Week 2
Structuring Your Team for Excellence
Intro: Structuring Your Team for Excellence
Intro: Structuring Your Team for Excellence
Team Structures: Formal
Team Structures: Formal
Team Structures: Informal
Team Structures: Informal
Team Charters
Team Charters
Recap: Structuring Your Team for Excellence
Recap: Structuring Your Team for Excellence
Week 3
Managing Team Dynamics
Conflict and Trust Among Team Members
Conflict and Trust Among Team Members
Week 4
Creating Sustainable Team Performance and Learning
Creating Sustainable Team Performance and Learning
Creating Sustainable Team Performance and Learning
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Develop best practices for composing a team and aligning individual and team goals
- Develop skills on how to establish roles, build structures, and manage decision making so that your team excels
- Discuss some of the best ways to harness the productive potential of teams while mitigating the risks and traps of teamwork
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about teamwork and collaboration, and how to sustain it in the workplace. You’ll learn best practices on how to manage critical teams.
Who developed the course?
University of Michigan
As the #1 public research university in the United States, U-M has been a leader in research, learning, and teaching for more than 200 years, with 102 Grad programs in the top 10 — U.S. News & World Report (2019).
Established
1817Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAWorld ranking
Top 30Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
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