Pathways - Team Development - Team Types
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Pathways - Team Development - Team Types

Effective teams come in all shapes and sizes, from large cross-functional working groups to small action teams involving just a few people. In this course, you will reflect on the different types of team you've been involved in, and identify the shared characteristics that made those teams effective. In addition, you will learn techniques to manage remote and virtual teams.

Jenison
Updated Dec 03, 2024

What you'll learn

  • How to identify different types of team
  • The key characteristics of successful teams
  • How to anticipate and overcome common obstacles to team success
  • Strategies to best manage remote and virtual teams
Course Description

Course Contents 

  • First thoughts
  • Team characteristics
  • Your challenge
  • Second thoughts
  • Follow-up

Learning Objectives

  • Recognise the different team types
  • Know the key characteristics of teams
  • Know the trouble stages teams are likely to encounter
  • Understand how virtual teams work

Course Overview

This course asks the learner to reflect on the different types of teams they have worked in to introduce not just a range of team types, but also their common features. It then explores the particular challenges of leading a remote or virtual team and how these can be addressed. 

Course Duration

30 - 35 minutes