Working on a Team
Working on a team is an inevitable part of today's workload. This course helps you become a better team player, identify and increase your teamworking skills, and help others contribute more on a team.
What you'll learn
In this course, we talk about the dynamics of a team, including the what and why of a team; why teams fail or succeed; team leadership issues such as power and authority, vision, and communication; and other foundational team skills. We share 24 tactics and concepts to help you become a better team contributor, and we discuss ideas for working with difficult people.
Table of contents
- Introduction 0m
- Why Teams Fail 4m
- The Why of Teams 2m
- What Makes Teams Successful 3m
- A Shared Vision 2m
- Shared Goals 1m
- Communication Introduction 0m
- Communication: Who 3m
- Communication: What 2m
- Communication: When 2m
- Communication: Where 2m
- Communication: Why 1m
- Authority vs. Power 3m
- Making Decisions: Introduction 1m
- Making Decisions: Unanimous 1m
- Making Decisions: Majority 1m
- Making Decisions: Consensus 1m
- Making Decisions: Specialty 1m
- Making Decisions: Dictatorial 1m
- Who Has Final Say 2m
- Handling Disputes 1m
- Navigating Politics 1m
- Starting a Team 1m
- Ending a Team 2m
- Virtual Teams 2m
- Cultural Issues 3m
- Organizational Issues 2m
- What Did I Miss? 0m
- Wrap-up 1m
- Introduction 1m
- Authority and Power 1m
- Assumptions 1m
- Their Actions and Reactions 1m
- Your Actions and Reactions 1m
- Communication 1m
- Four Rules of Engagement 1m
- Self-awareness 2m
- Introduction to Specific Types 1m
- The Slacker 1m
- The Incompetent 2m
- The Control Freak 1m
- The Compulsive Liar 1m
- The People Pleaser 1m
- The Competitor 2m
- The Know-it-all 2m
- The Passive-aggressive 1m
- The Boss 2m
- The Narcissist 1m
- Understanding Personalities 3m
- What Did I Miss? 0m
- Wrap-up 1m
About the author
Jason Alba has been a Pluralsight Author since 2012, specializing in soft skills and professional development. He started his IT career as an intern developing tools for a robust intranet. He transitioned to an IT manager at another company where his job included web development as well as other IT functions. After an acquisition Jason became VP and then general manager at a newly formed tech company. He founded and manages JibberJobber.com, a CRM for job seekers. Jason has authored three books.... more