Challenges of Leading Technical Teams

University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera

Go to Course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/challenges-of-leading-technical-teams

Introduction

How to develop a new team.

How to set a vision for the team and achieve agreement with its goals.

How to ask questions properly in order to support making good decisions.

Syllabus

Hiring and Building a Team

Hiring and building a team are a leader's responsibilities. The words are simple and straightforward. But, as with most things, the difficulty and opportunity are found in the detail and nuance.

Setting a Vision and Getting a Team Moving

After a team is created, a leader starts by setting a vision and creating an environment that will get the team moving with organization and assigning responsibilities.

Managing a Team and Conducting Effective Meetings

If one has assigned responsibilities effectively, employees will begin their work on a daily basis. At that point, your responsibilities shift to managing the team. One of the most common ways used to manage a team is to conduct meetings: a skill that is often done incorrectly but, if done properly, can help the team to unite.

Asking Better Questions and Making Good Decisions

A more advanced method used to manage a team is by asking questions.