BUS ADM X469.2 - Project Leadership and Building High-Performing Teams
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Gain the leadership and communication skills to support successful projects in your organization. Through team-based activities and projects, master the most difficult aspects of team management. Discover how to build and maintain a high-performing, motivated project team using techniques such as teamwork and employee empowerment. Learn how to work together with your project team to avoid and resolve conflicts, make collaborative decisions, and build the foundation of trust and interpersonal relationships required for cohesiveness and successful project results.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Understand the basis for project leadership and effective teamwork
- Establish and implement good, efficient project communications
- Build and maintain a high-performing, cohesive project team
- Work with project stakeholders and manage their expectations
- Motivate project contributors and keep them engaged
- Secure reliable project commitments and build trust
- Make collaborative decisions and obtain buy-in
- Manage conflicts and work with diverse and distributed teams
What You'll Learn
- Human factors and emotional intelligence
- Team behaviors
- Motivational theories (Herzberg, McGregor)
- Building influence and trust
- Diversity, cultural awareness
- Personality types (MTBI and other models)
- Different culture types (national/regional, professional, organizational, intergenerational)
- Team building, development, competencies
- Virtual and distributed teams
- Team/project communications
- Conflict management
- Stakeholders and decision-making
- Performance and feedback
How You'll Learn
- Lectures
- Team project