University of Michigan

Leading Teams

Maxim Sytch, Ph.D.
Scott DeRue, Ph.D.

Instructors: Maxim Sytch, Ph.D.

Sponsored by Barbados NTI

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 10 hours
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(2,213 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
Approx. 10 hours
Learn at your own pace
98%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to build your team, and improve teamwork and collaboration.

  • Establish roles, build structures, and manage decision making.

  • Manage critical team processes such as conflict resolution.

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4 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

As a team leader, you must determine how best to compose and structure your team. You will need to determine the optimal team size, diversity of team members, values, and goals for the team -- all of which will have a big impact on team dynamics and performance. In this module, you will learn strategies and tactics to design your team effectively.

What's included

15 videos7 readings1 assignment

In the first module of the course, we discussed your role as a team leader in designing your team's size, composition, diversity of personalities and values, and goals. In addition, you must determine how best to structure your team, specifically how you will structure decision making, rewards, and roles. You must also ensure the team has a clear set of norms that guide its behavior. In this module, you will learn strategies and tactics to structure your team effectively.

What's included

13 videos5 readings1 assignment

It is common to see teams working on identical tasks and having similar access to organizational resources and talent produce systematically different performance outcomes. This occurs because we mismanage team processes, or how teammates work on the task and interact with one another during teamwork. In this module, you will learn how to recognize most typically process hurdles in teamwork and how to overcome them, thus creating high-performing teams.

What's included

8 videos2 readings1 assignment

This module is focused on creating sustainable levels of high-performance in teams. In this module you will therefore learn how to evaluate team performance and how to ensure this high performance is sustainable in your teams. Relatedly, we will discuss how to ensure team learning and effective flow of new ideas in your teams.

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15 videos3 readings1 assignment1 peer review

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Maxim Sytch, Ph.D.
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