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Challenges of Leading Technical Teams

Challenges of Leading Technical Teams

Name: Challenges of Leading Technical Teams
Rating: 4.764705882352941 (17 reviews)

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

Instructor: Daniel Moorer

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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9 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

17 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

9 hours to complete

Learn at your own pace

Build toward a degree

Learn more

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

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There are 4 modules in this course

Great Leaders lead by example. They protect their team members, empower them, and help them to improve and grow while the team members, in turn, help the organization improve and grow. Working together with the team, they envision what the organization could be and inspire others to help execute the strategy that will take them there. Many times, they see their team members as more of a family than simply as business acquaintances.

This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

Module details

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 videos8 readings3 discussion prompts

4 videosTotal 22 minutes

Welcome To Leading Teams!4 minutes
Where Do We Start When Hiring Our Own Team?7 minutes
Assemble, Orient, and Organize Your Team!6 minutes
What is MBWA?5 minutes

8 readingsTotal 71 minutes

Course Updates and Accessibility Support1 minute
Non-Credit Students: Welcome and Where to Find Help10 minutes
About the Assignments 10 minutes
Recruiting For a New Team10 minutes
How To Hire; It's Not What You Think!10 minutes
The Four C's10 minutes
Building Your Successful Team!10 minutes
Developing Your New Team!10 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

How Do You Hire Right?10 minutes
How Do You Build a Team?10 minutes
How Do You Develop a Team?10 minutes

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

3 videosTotal 18 minutes

Do We Involve the Team in Deciding the Future?6 minutes
Roles and Responsibilities – the Most Important Step When Assembling Your Team?5 minutes
Techniques That Will Help Get Things Moving!7 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

What Is Vision For an Organization?10 minutes
Some Ideas For Starting With a Vision10 minutes
Communicating The Vision To Your Team10 minutes
What Are "Roles and Responsibilities" For a Team?10 minutes
Why Is Assigning Roles and Responsibilities Important?10 minutes
An Example of a Role and Responsibilities10 minutes
Getting the Team Moving Forward10 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

How Do You Communicate Vision?10 minutes
How Do You Establish R&Rs?10 minutes
How Do You Engage a Team?10 minutes

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

2 videosTotal 13 minutes

So, What Does the Leader Actually DO Every Day?7 minutes
Sometimes, It Is Important For the Team To Hear What You Have To Say5 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Managing Day-To-Day10 minutes
What Does a Manager Do Every Day?10 minutes
Conducting Effective Meetings10 minutes
How To Run a Meeting Properly10 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

What Does a Manager DO?10 minutes
How Do You Run a Meeting?10 minutes

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

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 peer review3 discussion prompts

3 videosTotal 17 minutes

Asking Good Questions Is a Skill to Develop!6 minutes
Decision-Making Is Part of Every Leader’s Job!7 minutes
Can the Team Help With Making Decisions?5 minutes

6 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Asking Good Questions Is a Leader's Superpower!10 minutes
Great Leaders Ask Great Questions10 minutes
Leadership Decision Making10 minutes
Empowering Better Decisions10 minutes
Group Decision Making10 minutes
Four Common Decision-Making Styles10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 90 minutes

Reflection on the Challenges of Leading Technical Teams90 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

How Do You Ask Good Questions?10 minutes
How Do You Make Decisions?10 minutes
How Does Your Group Make Decisions?10 minutes

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