Behind the success and failure of teams lies team culture. But what exactly is culture? How and why does it contribute to success and failure? In this course, you learn how to recognize aspects of team culture of which most people are typically unaware. It is often these seemingly unimportant aspects that have the greatest effect on the outcomes of group tasks. Your recognition of them enables you to form, join and lead teams more effectively. You also come to appreciate the role of ritual and symbols in the daily operation of teams, as well as in situations of change and crisis. Knowledge of the ideas and information in this class enables you to be a better team player and a more effective team leader.
This course is part of the Culture-Driven Team Building Specialization
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- Organizational Culture
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Overview
Why Culture Matters in Organizations
Crossing Cultural Boundaries
Team Rituals and Symbols
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Very Insightful. Dr. Urban provides a lot of relevant examples to help the student understand things in a simpler, contextual manner.
an excellent course - Greg Urban is an excellent, informed teacher with great techniques for teaching and learning.
This course was very effective, I liked it and learnt a lot things from Prof. Gres Urban and his works.
Got an amazing experience in online education with this course and bunch of new knowledge. I would like to thank coursera and University of Pennsylvania team for offering me a financial aid.
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