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).

Established1817
LocationAnn Arbor, Michigan, USA
World rankingTop 30Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

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Learn how to be a successful leader and increase your team performance in the workplace with proven management techniques.

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