Teamwork and Collaboration
A short, practical course for employees, new joiners, interns, students and team leaders on working well in a team. Learn what turns a group into a team, how to set clear roles and goals, build trust and psychological safety, own your mistakes and share credit, listen to understand, run better meetings, updates and team chats (in the office or remote), disagree without groupthink, solve conflict without blame, include everyone, and lead from any seat. About 43 minutes of short videos from TED and Ethics Unwrapped, with Indian workplace examples in the lesson notes and a quick quiz after each lesson. It prepares you for the Workplace Readiness Meter, EQ Meter, Communication Skills Basic and Judgement Meter assessments.
For employees, new joiners, interns, students and team leaders · 5 chapters · 10 lessons · about 47 min
Chapters and lessons
What turns a group of people into a real team, and why every team needs clear goals and clear owners.
- 1.1 Welcome: what turns a group into a team Free preview
- 1.2 Clear roles and shared goals Free preview
Build a team where people feel safe to ask, admit and try, and where everyone owns mistakes and shares the credit.
- 2.1 Build trust and make it safe to speak
- 2.2 Own your mistakes, share the credit
Listen to understand, and keep the team in step through short meetings, clear updates and good team chats, in the office or working remotely.
- 3.1 Listen to understand
- 3.2 Meetings, updates and team chats
Healthy teams disagree about ideas, not people. Avoid groupthink, speak up kindly, and handle conflict calmly and without blame.
- 4.1 Speak up and avoid groupthink
- 4.2 Solve conflict without blame
Make every member feel part of the team, work well across departments and backgrounds, and take the lead when the team needs it, whatever your title.
- 5.1 Include everyone: in-groups and out-groups
- 5.2 Lead from any seat: the first follower