Teamwork and Communication
Master team development and conflict resolution, from team formation to effectiveness, building collaborative environments where diverse teams achieve organizational goals through effective communication.
$224
Total: Course cost
2.5 hours to complete
modules
Online - self-paced
Learning modality
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$224
Total: Course cost
2.5 hours to complete
modules
Online - self-paced
Learning modality
Earn a credential
View credential
$224
Total: Course cost
2.5 hours to complete
modules
Online - self-paced
Learning modality
Earn a credential
View credential
$224
Total: Course cost
2.5 hours to complete
Duration
Online - self-paced
Overview
Explore why teamwork is essential to business success and how effective communication drives team performance. This course examines different types of teams, their development stages and the conditions that support high performance in collaborative environments.
Learners will gain insights into why businesses rely on teams, what makes them succeed or fail and how to navigate common challenges, including digital communication barriers. The course also covers techniques for managing conflict productively and building strong, goal-oriented teams that contribute to organizational outcomes.
Key Benefits:
- Team types and Hackman’s effectiveness conditions
- Tuckman’s development stages and team-building techniques
- Conflict types, causes and resolution approaches
What's Included:
- Expert instruction on teamwork importance and team advantages
- Social cohesion, social loafing and collective efficacy concepts
- Task forces, cross-functional, virtual and self-managing team types
- Conflict resolution strategies and consensus-building techniques
Build teams that achieve organizational goals through collaboration and communication.
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Certificate program
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Who this course is designed for
- Managers building and leading teams in organizational settings
- Team leaders facilitating team development and resolving conflicts
- Project managers coordinating cross-functional and virtual teams
- HR professionals designing team structures and effectiveness programs
- Professionals developing collaboration and communication skills
- Anyone responsible for team performance and organizational teamwork
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain the importance of teamwork in achieving organizational goals and identify different team types
- Describe characteristics of effective teams using Hackman’s conditions and Tuckman’s development stages
- Discuss team dynamics including social cohesion, social loafing, and collective efficacy
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of teams of various sizes and structures in organizational contexts
- Explain how conflict can support innovation and summarize common conflict resolution strategies
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