Workplaces are constantly evolving and becoming more complex, and leaders need to adapt to this. It is a challenge to lead a single team effectively, but what about leading different types, including remote/virtual teams? All questions will be answered in this course, which outlines the challenges and solutions to leading different teams and individuals. Teamwork, coordination and motivation will be at the forefront, but other aspects of leadership will also be discussed in detail, such as performance management, delegation and conflict resolution.
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The Johari Window is a self-help tool derived by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham during the 1950s to help people to better understand their relationship with themselves and with others.
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This section will aim to educate you on the different types of team, and how to lead and draw together people of different social or educational backgrounds to maximise workplace performance.
This section will focus on the topic of leading and managing high-performing teams or team members through a number of techniques.
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In this short video, Ken Thompson discusses how to develop high performing teams over a short timescale using game-based learning techniques, alongside social and experiential learning methods.
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Leadership expert Ken Thompson describes the general habits of successful, high-performing teams and shares his information for leaders on how to develop a team in order to achieve maximum results from each individual and from the group as a whole.
This section focusses on the aspects of teamwork and co-operation required to maintain a functional and high-performing team.
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The Johari Window is a self-help tool derived by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham during the 1950s to help people to better understand their relationship with themselves and with others.
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Richard Beckhard’s GRPI model is an approach used to increase the effectiveness of team development and is a formula used for leading high-performance teams. It can also purposely serve for identifying potential causes of team dysfunction and raising awareness about performance issues within a team.
The four main aspects of this model are Goals, Roles, Processes and Interpersonal Relationships.
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Discover the importance of trust in the workplace.
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Author, professor and fellow at Autodesk, Tom Wujec discusses research into a team building game known as the "marshmallow problem". The game involves building the tallest tower as possible using dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow - why do some groups excel, whilst others do not? And what are the implications for functional team development?
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Trust is one of the most important factors in business and personal development - however, it is also one of the most misunderstood. Researcher in business psychology James Davis discusses trust - what it is, what it means, and its associated risks. He suggests that by nurturing three specific traits, you can encourage others to trust you and what you stand for.
This section focusses on the idea of shared objectives in a workplace - getting team members to commit to a number of mutual goals.
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This section focusses on the allocation and co-ordination of work activities, including delegation and management of specific tasks suited to different team-members.
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This section focusses on motivational theory and how to improve performance and drive across the group within the workplace.
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This section focusses on the processes of review and management of performance, and how to act to appraise high-performing individuals and teams.
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This section will focus on how to deal with problems within a team, and how to handle conflict resolution scenarios and difficult conversations.
This section will focus on the topic of team dynamics and relationships within the workplace - how to utilise these to achieve maximal performance.
This section focusses on the challenges of leading virtual and remote teams - a topical discussion in the 21st-century business.
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This section contains the end of course quiz - a test to review the progress and knowledge you gained.
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An end of course quiz to assess all that you have learnt throughout this module in Leading Teams.
