This course is part of the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

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Collaboration is not just the act of working together. It goes beyond that. Through collaboration, you can accomplish much more than what you would if you worked alone. Having the skills to communicate with the people you are working with and being able to work as a team towards your goal are just some of the skills you will learn in this course to help you collaborate effectively in the workplace. 
In today's day and age, collaborating as a group does not just mean being able to see and communicate with each other in person, collaborations are done virtually all the time. This short course will teach you about some of the obstacles you may face while virtually collaborating with people and how to overcome these barriers with teamwork.  

In order to collaborate successfully, you have to be able to recognize and apply different methods of communication. Collaborating involves working with other people, and when working with others you need to be able to understand their behaviors and how to effectively work together as a team in order to reach your goal.  

This short course will help you develop the foundational soft skills to enhance the way you collaborate with your team, others in your company, business partners, and clients.

This course is part of the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization from IBM.

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This course is suitable for anyone regardless of previous work experience. Especially beneficial for those in their early career.

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What you will learn

Apply collaborative behaviors to help your team develop through the four stages of team development.
Utilize different methods of collaboration to improve teamwork and cooperation in your workplace.
Recognize the barriers to collaborating effectively and identify specific behaviors that enhance or damage collaboration.
Identify techniques to effectively lead or participate in virtual team meetings.

Skills you will gain

teamwork
Listening Skills
Soft skills
Communication
Critical Thinking

Flexible deadlines

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Course 1 of 6 in the

People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

Beginner Level

This course is suitable for anyone regardless of previous work experience. Especially beneficial for those in their early career.

Approx. 2 hours to complete

English

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IBM is the global leader in business transformation through an open hybrid cloud platform and AI, serving clients in more than 170 countries around the world. Today 47 of the Fortune 50 Companies rely on the IBM Cloud to run their business, and IBM Watson enterprise AI is hard at work in more than 30,000 engagements. IBM is also one of the world’s most vital corporate research organizations, with 28 consecutive years of patent leadership. Above all, guided by principles for trust and transparency and support for a more inclusive society, IBM is committed to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

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Collaborate Effectively

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19 videos (Total 14 min), 20 readings, 3 quizzes

19 videos

What if they hadn’t collaborated?33sLet’s begin with the first topic1mRecap25sLet’s move to the second topic1mRecap30sLet’s move to the third topic1m1 + 1 = 3!31sRecap34sLet’s move to the fourth topic1mWhat’s challenging about electronic communication?26sOur relational space poses four typical problems34sRecap30sLet’s move to the fifth topic56sNew ways to collaborate1mHow can you embrace social technology for collaboration?15sRecap35sLet’s move to the sixth topic1mHow can you address these problems?23sRecap14s

20 readings

What will you take away from this course?1mWhy is collaboration important in a corporate environment?3mPractice these six collaborative behaviors4mWhat impact might other behaviors have on collaboration?2mThese behaviors, in moderation, also help collaboration2mThe four stages of team development1mStage 1: Forming2mStage 2: Storming1mStage 3: Norming1mStage 4: Performing1mHow might collaborative behaviors help your team?2mLet’s hear a story4mHow can you enact these collaborative behaviors virtually?2mCollaboration Tools: Email2mCollaboration Tools: Chat2mCollaboration Tools: Telephone2mCollaboration Tools: Virtual Meeting2mHow can you make your meetings effective?1mHow can you conduct effective virtual meetings?5mCongratulations and Next Steps.10m

3 practice exercises

Practice Quiz: Examples of barriers to collaboration20mPractice Quiz: Collaborate Effectively10mGraded Quiz: Collaborate Effectively30m

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This course has excellently highlighted the importance of collaboration. The way everything was explained made it very easy for me to digest.

by PPOct 9, 2022

This course has been extremely beneficial and has provided me with a wealth of information about collaborative work.

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About the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

Knowledge of soft skills or people Skills are increasingly coming into focus and being recognized as critical for success - hence at IBM we call them "Success Skills", and categorize them as "Hot Skills".

A research by Harvard University, Carnegie Foundation and Stanford Research Center has concluded that 85% of job success comes from having well developed soft skills and people skills,and only 15% of job success comes from Technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). This specialization is aimed at helping you develop these powerful people and soft skills and behaviors that include: creating & delivering impactful presentations; working professionally to deliver quality work & experiences; collaborating effectively with teams; communicating productively and efficiently; dealing with challenges, solving problems & implementing solutions. The program is made up of 5 short courses that you can take in any order, followed by a final assessment course. Upon completing this specialization, you will have developed knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of these essential skills. This specialization can be taken by anyone no matter your age or work experience. And is especially beneficial for those entering the workforce or in early stages of their careers. There are no course pre-requisites and this course can be completed either using the Coursera mobile app or a web browser on a laptop/desktop/tablet/mobile device.

People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success

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