Course
Leadership - Team Building
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Full course description
This course includes 7 different modules on Team Building. These modules are;
Working in a Group
No matter how responsible, organized, or charismatic you are, if you don’t work well with others, you won’t have success - on or off the job. In this course, you’ll learn about the advantages of working with other individuals. You’ll also discover the science of group dynamics, as well as the difference between primary and secondary groups. Finally, you’ll find out about the formal and informal roles group members may take on.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Understand the importance of working well with others
• Define a group
• List the advantages of group work
• Define group dynamics
• Describe the characteristics of a group system
• Describe the difference between primary and secondary groups
• Describe the difference between formal and informal group roles
Group Communication
Group members need to communicate effectively and collaboratively in order to accomplish the group’s common goal. In this course, you’ll learn how to communicate with group members so that what you’re saying is correctly understood. You’ll learn how to avoid common listening traps. You’ll also discover how to listen for understanding.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Understand the importance of effective communication
• List guidelines for effective communication
• Describe how to avoid sending mixed messages
• Identify common listening traps
• Understand how to listen for understanding
Effective Collaboration
For a group to successfully collaborate to accomplish its goal, members must be able to get along and work together. In this course, you’ll discover how trust, cohesiveness, support, and ethics affect group climate. You’ll also learn how to become a better and more effective group member.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Describe the difference between a positive and negative group climate
• List factors that affect group climate
• Understand your role in becoming a better group member
• Understand the importance of being cooperative and assertive
• List guidelines for effective group discussion
Life Stages of a Team
While not all groups are considered teams, all teams are considered groups. For a team to succeed, it’s important that its members work together as a unit. In this course, you’ll learn about the different life stages of a team. You’ll also find out what you can do to help encourage team cohesiveness.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Define team
• Describe the four life stages of a team
• Understand the reasons teams may struggle
• Define synergy
• List ways to build a cohesive team
• Understand how to set ground rules
• List ways to encourage teamwork
Decision Making
Group decision-making is hard. In this course, you’ll discover the special considerations you need to think about during group decision-making. You’ll find out about what consensus really is and which traps you need to avoid. Finally, you’ll learn about groupthink and how you can prevent it.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Understand why group decision-making is difficult
• List the advantages and disadvantages of group decision-making
• Describe different decision-making approaches
• Identify common mistakes in reaching consensus
• Describe how to reach a true consensus
• Define groupthink
• Identify the signs of groupthink
• Understand the reasons for bad decision-making
• Describe the process for making good decisions
• Understand how to make an ethical decision
Teamwork
Teamwork is an action performed by a team toward a common cause or goal. Teamwork is a crucial part of any business.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Define the term team
• Define the term teamwork
• Describe the seven common elements of teams
• Identify the advantages of teams
• Describe functional teams
• List the aspects of winning teams
Team Building
Team building refers to a varied assortment of actions used in all aspects of life for the purpose of improving a group’s performance.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Define team building
• List the purposes of team building
• Identify the purpose of team building activities designed to build team purpose
• Identify the purpose of team building activities designed to improve group dynamics
• List the four common types of team building exercises