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Leading Teams

What Is a High-Performance Team?

Work­ing as a team helps a group of peo­ple accom­plish much more than they could by work­ing sep­a­rate­ly. How­ev­er, team per­for­mance can vary wide­ly from dys­func­tion­al to high-per­form­ing. Learn the six char­ac­ter­is­tics that set high-per­for­mance teams apart from others.

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What Is a High-Performance Team?

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Team Leader Roles and Responsibilities

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Team Member Composition for Effective Teams

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Team Size for Effective Teams

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Goal-Setting for Teams

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Building Team Member Relationships

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Performance Management for Teams

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Developing Team Members

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Adapting Leadership Styles to the Situation

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Leading Teams Through Change

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How to Use an Hour by Hour Chart

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How to Use the Six Thinking Hats

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Next Video Getting Started with Leading Teams 

Tak­ing on a team lead­er­ship role can be excit­ing and chal­leng­ing. How­ev­er, it’s also true that even peo­ple who feel ready to lead a team soon find them­selves over­whelmed with the respon­si­bil­i­ties, new chal­lenges, and sit­u­a­tions they face. Often this is because we step into lead­er­ship roles with­out know­ing what to expect. We can be bet­ter pre­pared by learn­ing about the four stages of team devel­op­ment, the five team lead­er­ship pit­falls to avoid, and the sev­en key capa­bil­i­ties of team leaders.