Leadership Insights on Building & Leading Teams

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Creativity is a Collaborative Activity
  2m 54s
  Creativity in organizations is driven more by teams than by individuals. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  How to Build Trust in a Team
  3m 15s
  The leader should embody credibility, reliability, intimacy and low self-orientation, and encourage a focus on others, collaboration, long-term relationships, and transparency. Comment on other’s feelings; encourage them to speak up; be vulnerable yourself. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Innovative Teams Do Have an I
  2m 28s
  Innovative teams require conflict, because conflict provokes innovation. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Tips on Team Collaboration
  3m 24s
  You can take several practical steps to ensure a healthy and productive team collaboration. John Foster shares how he develops highly effective teams. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
  2m 37s
  The best leaders work with people, not over them or around them. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  People Follow What They See
  2m 40s
  Modeling the behaviors you want to see is the most motivational way to lead. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Reframing Work for Success
  2m 43s
  Reframing can shift the way people perceive situations and experiences at work—and can mean the difference between success and failure. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Managing Conflict in High Performance Teams
  2m 47s
  In high performance teams it’s okay to confront or let it go, but not to go underground. The parties to a conflict are accountable for reaching closure. If they can’t, there is a protocol for who to bring in as a mediator/coach. Conflict is usually a symptom of misalignment. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Succeeding as a Team Leader
  3m 2s
  Successful team leaders demonstrate vulnerability, encourage conflict, love clarity, hold people accountable, and focus on results, not their ego or status. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Facilitating Chaos In Teams
  4m 47s
  Most people try to steer clear of chaos. Myles Downey tells leaders how to make chaos work for their teams. FREE ACCESS
• 11.  Great Leaders Ask for Input
  1m 33s
  Without a sense of ownership, employees won’t get behind new directives. Great leaders involve and inspire their teams. FREE ACCESS
• 12.  The Wisdom of Crowds: Avoiding GroupThink
  1m 51s
  Independent thinking and unique viewpoints bring value to group decisions—as long as leaders know how to avoid groupthink. FREE ACCESS
• 13.  Moving in the Same Direction
  2m 10s
  To achieve success, teams need to move forward. That means everyone needs to be moving in the same direction, not focusing on individual priorities. FREE ACCESS
• 14.  Recognizing Collective Intelligence
  2m 3s
  Collective intelligence is defined by questions, discussions, and listening. FREE ACCESS
• 15.  Investing Time in Social Capital
  1m 34s
  Time is the key ingredient in building a strong team, where individuals get to know and trust each other. FREE ACCESS
• 16.  What is this Thing Called Chemistry, and How Do We Get it?
  1m 29s
  Every team strives for chemistry, but some struggle to achieve it. And yet, there’s nothing mysterious or magical about chemistry. It can be as simple as communicating, asking the right questions, and showing that everyone belongs. FREE ACCESS
• 17.  Turning your Team’s Vulnerability into a Strength
  1m 45s
  Some groups add up to far more than the sum of their parts. They are creative, productive, and innovative. We frequently imagine teams like this are free from tension and disagreement. But they actually experience the same pressures and disagreements as everyone else. What sets them apart, and makes them exceptional, is the way they handle these disagreements. FREE ACCESS
• 18.  Finding True North for your Teams
  2m 44s
  Top-performing teams and organizations have one characteristic in common. They all know how to do the next thing right. They can navigate complex situations, even in times of crisis, and find the true north that best serves the organization. FREE ACCESS
• 19.  How the Power of Listening Can Reveal Your Team’s Motivating Tensions
  2m 13s
  Listening is a high-leverage, high-impact skill that every individual can get better at. And yet, for all the benefits effective listening can bring to your career, it remains an underutilized skill. FREE ACCESS
• 20.  Take Action to Ensure Everyone Has Their Voice Heard
  2m 8s
  Sometimes in groups, there’s one person who likes to talk, and that person talks too much. But everyone needs to have their voice heard if the group is to function effectively. That’s why in healthy cultures, there are corrective actions to stop one voice dominating a discussion. FREE ACCESS
• 21.  Harnessing the Power of Imagery
  2m 52s
  Effective coaches and leaders become very fluent in the language of imagery. How can you harness the power of imagery to drive performance in your team? FREE ACCESS
• 22.  Harnessing the Power of Teams
  2m 6s
  To continue to grow as a leader, you need people around you that you trust and that you can delegate to. Focusing your energy on building a great team will ensure you continue to increase your impact. FREE ACCESS
• 23.  Building Trust in Your Team
  2m 42s
  To build trust in your team, you need to assess your situation then take action. Learn about the six questions you can use to do this. FREE ACCESS
• 24.  Working to Develop the ‘Rebel Talent’ of Your Teams
  2m 11s
  We all have unique talents just waiting to be discovered. The challenge, for many, is to sculpt our jobs to bring out the best of these abilities and become ‘rebel talents’. For team leaders, it’s essential to look for other ‘rebels’ who know how to do the same, are open to learning, and will help your team prosper. FREE ACCESS
• 25.  A Novel Approach to Energizing Your Team
  2m 45s
  Leaders often assume that achieving stability is the workplace is key to keeping workers happy. This assumption is incorrect. Research shows that novelty, and not stability, is an effective way to stimulate, energize, and ultimately retain your best employees. FREE ACCESS
• 26.  Embrace Difference and Diversity to Form Effective Teams
  2m 37s
  Dozens of studies have identified diversity as a strength for groups, organizations, and nations. Yet many leaders are slow to take advantage of the benefits diversity can bring to their teams. Discover why this is the case, and learn strategies to help you embrace difference and diversity. FREE ACCESS