Making Teamwork Work as a Leader
33mBeginner2024-08-30
Authors

David Burkus
Course details
There are few experiences more rewarding than working on a high-performing, high-functioning team. But how can you build your team into this kind of team? In this course, organizational psychologist David Burkus teaches leaders how to leverage clarity and empathy as key drivers of team effectiveness, harmony, and impact. Learn how to identify and overcome factors standing in the way of team effectiveness. Find out how to establish and maintain clear team priorities that keep your team focused on organizational goals. Explore ways to foster a collaborative culture. Plus, learn how you can enhance your team’s performance and success as you lead with clarity and empathy.
Learning objectives
Identify specific barriers to team effectiveness and apply strategies to overcome them.
Implement methods for establishing and maintaining clear team priorities to ensure adaptability and sustained focus on organizational goals.
Foster a culture of shared understanding and collaboration.
Lead with clarity and empathy to enhance team performance and success.
Learning objectives
Identify specific barriers to team effectiveness and apply strategies to overcome them.
Implement methods for establishing and maintaining clear team priorities to ensure adaptability and sustained focus on organizational goals.
Foster a culture of shared understanding and collaboration.
Lead with clarity and empathy to enhance team performance and success.
Skills covered
Teams and CollaborationLeadership SkillsProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Why some teams work and others don t
- Fostering shared understanding on teams
Creating Team Clarity
- Getting clear on clarity
- Hold huddles regularly
- Draft team charters
- Communicate in bursts
- Make priorities clear and keep them clear
- Set if-then plans
Enhancing Team Empathy
- Why empathy matters
- Write manuals of me
- Create rituals
- Find free time
- Break the ice
- Share gratitude
Conclusion
- Great teams need great leaders