University of Colorado Boulder
Challenges of Leading Technical Teams
University of Colorado Boulder

Challenges of Leading Technical Teams

This course is part of Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Teams Specialization

Taught in English

Daniel Moorer

Instructor: Daniel Moorer

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Beginner level

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8 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Progress towards a degree

What you'll learn

  • How to develop a new team.

  • How to set a vision for the team and achieve agreement with its goals.

  • How to ask questions properly in order to support making good decisions.

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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Progress towards a degree

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There are 4 modules in this course

Hiring and building a team are a leader's responsibilities. The words are simple and straightforward. But, as with most things, the difficulty and opportunity are found in the detail and nuance.

What's included

4 videos7 readings3 discussion prompts

After a team is created, a leader starts by setting a vision and creating an environment that will get the team moving with organization and assigning responsibilities.

What's included

3 videos7 readings3 discussion prompts

If one has assigned responsibilities effectively, employees will begin their work on a daily basis. At that point, your responsibilities shift to managing the team. One of the most common ways used to manage a team is to conduct meetings: a skill that is often done incorrectly but, if done properly, can help the team to unite.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 discussion prompts

A more advanced method used to manage a team is by asking questions.

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 peer review3 discussion prompts

Instructor

Daniel Moorer
University of Colorado Boulder
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