From the course: Communication within Teams

How high-performing teams communicate

From the course: Communication within Teams

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How high-performing teams communicate

- In the past few years, collaboration was listed as one of the top five skills employers need the most. Your ability to work well with others on a team is essential for developing your career in just about every field, from health care to government, sports, education, tech, and the military. I could go on. We find ourselves working in teams, why? Because research shows that effective teams produce better outcomes than individuals or uncoordinated groups. And yet, many teams struggle to reach their potential. Or to put it another way, as Malcolm Gladwell has said, "The kinds of errors that cause plane crashes are invariably errors of teamwork and communication." Hey, I'm Dr. Daisy Lovelace. I'm a professor and consultant. I work with executives and teams to improve their communication and leadership skills. You're probably wondering how can teams reach their highest potential? The secret to a high-functioning team is excellent intra-team communication. In this short course, I'll walk you through the practices of high-performing teams and the pitfalls of inefficient teams. You can apply these concepts to your collaborative efforts right away, and the exercise files will help you plan ways you can implement these strategies in your own organization. By the end of our time together, you'll have concrete strategies you and your team can use to improve your communication, ability to collaborate, and ultimately your output. Let's dive in.

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