Through correct team development, your team members will have plenty of opportunities to build rapport with a foundation of acceptance. When people trust one another, they're more likely to share ideas, collaborate effectively and make the right decisions for everyone and the project.
In this lesson, you'll learn about a manager's role in an employee's career development. First, you'll learn what career development is and why it's important. Then, you'll learn about a manager's role in that equation, how it differs from an employee's, and what three steps you can follow to be more effective.
How do teams form? What are the stages of team development? And how can managers help their teams progress through the stages of development more quickly? Learn the answers to these questions throughout the following lesson.
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In this lesson, learn what a gap analysis is, why it’s important, and how to conduct one.
In this lesson, you'll be introduced to a variety of training methods, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. Then, you'll learn what factors to consider when deciding which method best fits your team and context.
In this lesson, you'll learn everything you need to know about conducting effective one-on-ones.
First, you'll learn the difference between what coaching is—and what it is not. Second, you'll get an overview of what activities are involved in coaching. Finally, you'll learn about a practical model that you can use to structure and drive your coaching conversations.
In this lesson, you'll learn five simple ways to get to know your team, along with specific questions you can ask to better understand each member's strengths, interests, and values.
In this eBook, we'll examine how to create a team using a tried-and-true framework.
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Do you make your coffee then sit down at your computer for a day of work. Maybe a work out, walk the dogs, make dinner. Then, read, watch a show, go to bed. The next day? Wake up and do it all over again.
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Learn How!In today’s knowledge-based economy, Lifelong Learning is crucial!
Lifelong learning can enhance your understanding of the world around you, provide you with more and better opportunities and improve our quality of life. And who doesn’t want a better life? So, what are you doing to rise to the challenge of learning what it takes to stay relevant and employed?
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Team Motivation is about having a personal desire to overcome a challenge, to produce high-quality work, or to interact with team members you like and trust. Intrinsically motivated people get a great deal of satisfaction and enjoyment from what they do. Every team member is different, and will likely have different motivators, that is why it is important to know how to motivate different members of your team. Not everyone responds to motivation in the same way so learn how to be an effective team motivator.
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Performance management is the process of ensuring that a set of activities and outputs meets an organization's goals in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management can focus on the performance of an organization, a department, an employee, or the processes in place to manage particular tasks.
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A team culture, in the most fundamental sense, is made up of the values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours that a group shares. It's about how individuals collaborate to achieve a shared goal and how they respect one another. These characteristics might be favourable or unfavourable.
Because culture is mostly unsaid and unwritten, it is a tough idea to understand. It's all about human dynamics. Within a corporation, different teams might have their own culture. They are, nonetheless, impacted by the overall corporate culture. That is why it is important to learn about Team Culture and how to influence it in positive and productive ways.
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