Team building skills are essential for managing a team in the lab, clinical or administrative setting. These skills are also vital for team science.
Explore these resources to learn the stages of team development, assess where your team is along the continuum, and learn solutions to help a team progress.
Resources
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This course is a multi-media exploration into important intra- and interpersonal skills required for Emotional Intelligence. Professors Sanchez-Burks and Alexander teach a model that brings together all of the areas that are necessary to improve and take skills in the interpersonal space to the next level. People call these ‘soft skills’ when in fact they are the hardest part of great leadership and the biggest contributor to team success. Through theory, assessments, animated vignettes, and video clips, participants will be able to see themselves and others, as well as analyze their own and others’ behaviors. This is a skill-building course based on published research in multiple fields.
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Cross-functional projects are common in today's business environment. Leading these types of projects involves being able to structure teams and plans effectively. In this course, Daniel Stanton provides the techniques needed to adopt an efficient approach using the DIRECT project leadership framework. He explains how to define the scope, investigate options, select a course of action, and execute a plan. He also discusses how to revise processes and help people transition with change. Projects large and small can benefit—from enhancing platforms and launching new products to replacing outdated procedures and breaking ground on new facilities.
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How do you inspire individuals to become a great team? In this course, author and speaker Robyn Benincasa takes you on an awe-inspiring journey to transform your mindset and help you inspire your team, fuel deep and lasting connections, and build a culture of resilience and grittiness. Robyn helps you discover how to build the right team and inspire them to reach any challenging finish line, how to reverse the win-lose mentality from conquering to collaborating with other winners, and how to eliminate a silo mindset and foster a true team culture.
Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide was developed to help researchers navigate some of the rocky and murky territory associated with building a team either on their own or at the request of someone in their organization. It is intended for anyone who is currently participating on or leading a research team, considering becoming involved in a research team, or contemplating building a research team.