The Art and Practice of Team Leadership

This course focuses on a systems thinking approach to team learning and team leadership. It encourages a systemic perspective to ensure organic communication with the immediate organizational environment and knowledge of influences of the environment on the team. It also aims at fostering appreciation of shared leadership in teamwork and its relevance in the context of current organizational demands. Learners develop an understanding of five critical principles that promote or stand in the way of effective teamwork and team leadership. At an applied level, learners learn to express themselves authentically and with clarity so they can learn from each other. It offers concrete ways to increase awareness, choices, and freedom with all the personal integrity, responsibility, and accountability those ideas imply. Specific tools are available for building enduring relationships and develop greater trust in groups and teams.