Harvard Business Review
Build High-Performing Teams Specialization
Harvard Business Review

Build High-Performing Teams Specialization

Attract, develop, and retain top talent. Foster an engaged, healthy, and high-achieving workplace.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Attract, develop, and retain top talent by applying effective strategies for hiring, learning, and coaching

  • Lead productive, diverse teams by aligning goals, fostering communication, resolving conflict, and collaborating across boundaries

  • Drive innovation by cultivating curiosity, identifying strategic opportunities, and building adaptive capacity to transform challenges into solutions

  • Lead through crisis and volatility by developing resilience, taking decisive action, and supporting team recovery while capturing lessons for success

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Attract, engage, and retain top talent through effective hiring and inclusion, and build a culture of continuous learning, growth, and recognition

  • Foster employee growth and development by prioritizing skill-building, hands-on experience, and employee development to encourage career advancement

  • Coach effectively by promoting learning agility, holding productive conversations, and giving constructive feedback

Skills you'll gain

Category: Coaching
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Employee Coaching
Category: Constructive Feedback
Category: Talent Management
Category: Human Resources Management and Planning
Category: Recruitment
Category: Adaptability
Category: Workforce Development
Category: Employee Performance Management
Category: Professional Development
Category: Talent Acquisition
Category: Training and Development
Category: Employee Retention
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Active Listening

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

  • Support your team through transitions, set motivating goals, and foster accountability

  • Develop cultural intelligence, communicate across cultures, minimize language barriers, and manage the challenges faced by globally dispersed teams

Skills you'll gain

Category: Conflict Management
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Team Management
Category: Teamwork
Category: Collaboration
Category: Team Motivation
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Cultural Responsiveness
Category: Virtual Teams
Category: Productivity
Category: Team Building
Category: Intercultural Competence
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Cultural Sensitivity
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Safety Culture
Category: Meeting Facilitation

What you'll learn

  • Unlock your curiosity to spark new thinking and identify opportunities for innovation

  • Explore novel ideas, tap into your creativity, and take business-appropriate risks to develop promising innovations

  • Support innovation by connecting with others and developing a network of supporters

  • Design innovation experiments and learn from successes and failures

Skills you'll gain

Category: Innovation
Category: Collaboration
Category: Curiosity
Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Continuous Improvement Process
Category: Prioritization
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: New Product Development
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Ideation
Category: Brainstorming

What you'll learn

  • Build resilience and lead change initiatives by developing adaptive capacity and securing team buy-in

  • Transform resistance into collaborative solutions by addressing underlying concerns and motivations

  • Take decisive action and maintain team performance under pressure in volatile situations

  • Support teams through crisis recovery while capturing lessons learned for future resilience

Skills you'll gain

Category: Resilience
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Organizational Change
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Leadership
Category: Adaptability
Category: Change Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Empathy
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Process Improvement
Category: Dealing With Ambiguity
Category: Overcoming Objections
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Compassion
Category: Strategic Leadership

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