Foster Team Achievement
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Foster Team Achievement
This course is part of New Manager’s Playbook Specialization
Instructor: Harvard Business Review
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What you'll learn
Build a strong team, encourage collaboration, and increase productivity without causing burnout
Encourage healthy communication and feedback, build trust, and help your team debate and disagree productively.
Boost team achievement and accountability by setting clear metrics and motivating goals without causing burnout.
Prepare for and conduct effective performance reviews to monitor progress and support employee development.
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership and Management
- Team Collaboration
- Performance Review
- Team Building
- Team Motivation
- People Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Employee Performance Management
- Productivity
- Team Leadership
- People Development
- Constructive Feedback
- Team Management
- Recognizing Others
- Team Performance Management
- Performance Management
- Performance Appraisal
- Goal Setting
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March 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
Master the essentials of building, leading, and evaluating high-impact teams. This course teaches you how to unite diverse groups under a shared mission while fostering a culture of collaboration and psychological safety. You'll gain practical skills to navigate team transitions, resolve conflicts, and drive productivity without burnout. Additionally, you'll learn to develop your team members’ skills through effective performance appraisals, goal setting, and continuous feedback. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to lead a successful, resilient, results-oriented team.
Organizations are powered by teams: groups of people with a shared identity, complementary skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively. As a leader, you can create immense value by knowing how to build and lead teams in ways that maximize their creativity and performance.
What's included
11 videos45 readings1 assignment
11 videos•Total 31 minutes
- Lead Your Team to Peak Performance•3 minutes
- Successfully Launch a New Team•2 minutes
- Overcoming “Dead Air” in Your Meetings•3 minutes
- How to Build and Regain Trust•4 minutes
- Make Good Team Decisions•3 minutes
- Beyond Burned Out•3 minutes
- When Conflict Is Constructive and When It’s Not•3 minutes
- Disagree Without Being Disagreeable•1 minute
- Share the Gift of Team Knowledge•3 minutes
- Create a Culture of Feedback on Your Team•3 minutes
- Recognize and Reward Your Team•3 minutes
45 readings•Total 1,350 minutes
- Set Your Team Up for Success•30 minutes
- Organizations depend on high-performing teams•30 minutes
- Your role in your team’s success•30 minutes
- How to assemble a team•30 minutes
- Go beyond your usual circles•30 minutes
- Hold a kick-off meeting•30 minutes
- The importance of introductions•30 minutes
- Agree on team norms•30 minutes
- Promote team trust•30 minutes
- Strengthen Team Collaboration•30 minutes
- Collaboration drives achievement•30 minutes
- The building blocks of collaboration•30 minutes
- It’s all about trust•30 minutes
- The big value of small talk•30 minutes
- Collaborate beyond your organization•30 minutes
- Achieve More of What Matters as a Team•30 minutes
- What does productivity really mean?•30 minutes
- Focus on what matters•30 minutes
- Simplify relentlessly•30 minutes
- "Right size" your team•30 minutes
- Make better decisions as a team•30 minutes
- Host fewer, better meetings•30 minutes
- Structure work for dispersed teams•30 minutes
- Protect against burnout•30 minutes
- Lead Your Team Through Conflict•30 minutes
- Conflict can be an asset•30 minutes
- Resolve unhealthy conflict•30 minutes
- Debate and disagree productively•30 minutes
- Encourage the flow of information•30 minutes
- Be fair to everyone on your team•30 minutes
- Navigate Team Transitions•30 minutes
- Lead through uncertainty•30 minutes
- Address people’s emotions•30 minutes
- Deploy strategies for the "messy middle"•30 minutes
- Welcome new team members•30 minutes
- Handle departures gracefully•30 minutes
- Manage the stress of involuntary departures•30 minutes
- Disband a team and preserve knowledge•30 minutes
- Measure and Boost Team Performance•30 minutes
- Build a foundation for high performance•30 minutes
- Set motivating team goals•30 minutes
- Measure what you want to achieve•30 minutes
- Be accountable as a team•30 minutes
- Improve through feedback•30 minutes
- Recognize contributions•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Team Management Assessment•30 minutes
Performance appraisal is essential for reinforcing positive behaviors and addressing less-constructive ones. Learn how to provide ongoing feedback, identify opportunities for professional development, and recognize employee achievements.
What's included
9 videos27 readings1 assignment
9 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Cumulative Conversations•3 minutes
- The Value of an Honest Performance Review•3 minutes
- Performance Reviews Shouldn't Be Surprising•2 minutes
- Be Aware of Your Biases•2 minutes
- Listen with Empathy to Improve Performance•3 minutes
- Feedback Sparks Growth•2 minutes
- Contributions of Significance•2 minutes
- Employee Action Plans•3 minutes
- The Best Feedback Includes an Action Plan•2 minutes
27 readings•Total 270 minutes
- Why Conduct Performance Appraisals?•10 minutes
- What is performance appraisal?•10 minutes
- The benefits of performance appraisal•10 minutes
- Why is performance appraisal challenging?•10 minutes
- Steps in the formal performance appraisal process•10 minutes
- Prepare for a Performance Appraisal Meeting•10 minutes
- Keep detailed notes•10 minutes
- Compile a complete picture•10 minutes
- Evaluate your employee’s performance•10 minutes
- Involve your employee in the process•10 minutes
- Fill out an appraisal form•10 minutes
- Identify your core message *•10 minutes
- Conduct a Performance Appraisal Meeting•10 minutes
- Set up an appropriate place and time•10 minutes
- Prepare the employee•10 minutes
- Get off to a good start•10 minutes
- Discuss job performance•10 minutes
- Reward strong performance•10 minutes
- Address marginal performance•10 minutes
- Agree on next steps•10 minutes
- Document the conversation•10 minutes
- Monitor an Employee’s Progress•10 minutes
- Create a development plan•10 minutes
- Reevaluate performance goals•10 minutes
- Follow up with employees*•10 minutes
- Provide regular coaching*•10 minutes
- Evaluate your approach•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Performance Appraisal Assessment•30 minutes
What's included
2 assignments
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Course-End Assessment•30 minutes
- Course-End Project•30 minutes
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