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.
Challenges of Leading Technical Teams
Challenges of Leading Technical Teams
This course is part of Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Teams Specialization
Instructor: Daniel Moorer
Sponsored by Mojatu Foundation
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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8 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
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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
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.
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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.
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2 videos4 readings2 discussion prompts
A more advanced method used to manage a team is by asking questions.
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3 videos6 readings1 peer review3 discussion prompts
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