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Understanding Team Productivity and Performance
Learn how to develop a team charter by assessing individual strengths and weaknessesPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 6 lessons.
Intermediate Provider : Kristen Chesser 6 Lessons · 17m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
In this course, you will discover the importance of team chartering and how to leverage individual and team strengths to effectively address challenges. You will explore team roles, responsibilities, and norms and how they contribute to positive team functioning and goal attainment. By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge to better manage your team’s performance.
What You'll Learn
- Define a team charter and explain how it is used to improve team productivity and performance
- Explain the importance of understanding the different skills and abilities offered by individual team members
- Assess team strengths and weaknesses in order to assign appropriate roles
- Establish team roles and responsibilities that support positive team functioning and goal attainment
- Determine team norms for communication, decision-making, and conflict
Key Takeaways
- Effective management requires assessing, managing, and promoting individual strengths to develop high-performing teams that meet organizational goals.
- Creating a team charter and setting team roles and norms are part of building productive, emotionally intelligent teams aligned with an organization's mission and vision.
- Understanding the different variables that impact team development helps managers establish high-performing teams.
- Leveraging individual and team strengths helps managers effectively address team challenges.
- Team roles, responsibilities, and norms contribute to positive team functioning and goal attainment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for managers who want to assess, manage, and promote individual strengths to develop high-performing teams aligned with their organization's mission and vision.
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn the importance of team chartering, how to leverage individual and team strengths to address challenges, and how to explore team roles, responsibilities, and norms that contribute to positive team functioning and goal attainment.
What topics does the course cover?
The course covers the importance of team chartering, determining a team's strengths and weaknesses, establishing team roles, and setting team norms, and includes an introduction and a Test Your Knowledge section.
What skills will I gain by the end of the course?
By the end of the course you will have the skills and knowledge to better manage your team's performance, including defining and using a team charter, assessing strengths and weaknesses to assign roles, and setting team norms for communication, decision-making, and conflict.
