Estimated time to complete: 5 hours (90 days access time)
Continuing Education Credits: Total PDUs/ Contact Hours: 5Technical PM PDUs: 1CEUs: .5 (Contact Hours: 5 hours)HRCIs: 5
Self Paced Online Course Description
Leading a team through any task or project requires special skills, and an understanding of the team dynamic and politics. This introductory-level course for managers or anyone interested in leading teams, addresses the key issues surrounding leadership in a team environment. Why is leadership important to team success What is required of a team leader to lead his team effectively. This course considers how team leaders must account for the special and unique circumstances of working in a team, where responsibility, accountability, communication, and leadership are shared.
What You Will Learn:
- List and identify the key characteristics and types of teams
- Recognize the benefits and challenges of empowered teams that leaders need to be aware of
- Identify differences in the primary and secondary roles filled by empowered teams and team leaders
- Recognize the key sources of motivation for empowered teams
- Explain Tuckmans model of team development
- Recognize the key qualities and skills of a team leader
- State the value of using the checklist for team leaders
- Recognize and apply suggested approaches for managing conflict in teams
- Discuss the different approaches needed for leading virtual teams
Key Features:
- Mobile-friendly
- Audio-enabled
- Badge and credit-awarding
- Real-world case studies
- Fully accessible
- Games & Flashcards
- Expert-supported
- Video content