Building the Foundation for an Effective Team

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
The way in which teams are built is an important factor in determining a project’s success. Effective team management requires strong team leadership that clearly outlines your goals and standards of behavior. In this course, you'll learn about the five stages of team development and strategies for selecting high-performing team members most suited for collaboration. You'll also learn some foundations for managing teams successfully, including how to set team goals, assign roles to individuals working on a team, and define specific guidelines for how team members should behave to minimize conflict and optimize teamwork.

Target Audience
All levels of employees that lead and manage teams; anyone wishing to develop and refine their leadership skills in a team environment

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Building the Foundation for an Effective Team

list the stages of team development

match personal qualities that team members should have with indicators of their presence

recognize the rewards derived from a collaborative approach to establishing team goals

sequence the steps that a given team should take to establish team goals

sequence examples of the steps for assigning team members to appropriate roles

recognize examples of effectively written guidelines for team conduct

identify examples of each category of team conduct guidelines

recognize strategies for forming a team and establishing its goals, roles, and guidelines

Course Number:
atm_01_a01_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Everyone