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Leading High Performance Teams (MGMT90219)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
October
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-leadership/
Current Students: TL-Openprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Leading High Performance Teams is a practical, two-day course that develops the skills required to drive team performance. The subject has an intervention design with a full-day facilitated workshop, a four-week intervention period and a second full-day workshop. This spacing allows participants to reflect on what they have learned and put the learning into practice. There are also pre-course readings and leadership assessments to prepare participants, provide meaningful insights and build a base of relevant knowledge. Although the course involves only two days face-to-face, the individual experience is a genuine leadership journey.
The subject covers the skills and tools that facilitate team performance. What is your interpersonal style? What issues could this cause? How do you manage teams as they progress through the stages of team life? How do you have conversations with team members, actively listen, provide support and coach them? How can you better understand your team members so you can motivate them to work with you? The course focuses on learning through doing and following activities with reflection. Every lesson leads to an actionable learning that makes a difference.
The subject is structured as follows:
a) Two weeks’ preparation: pre-readings, interview with supervisor, FIRO-B online diagnostic, ‘challenging scenario at work’ personal case study
b) All-day facilitated workshop covering:
- Understanding self and others
- Workplace communication
- Understanding how teams work (part 1)
c) Four-week intervention period: additional readings, application of new knowledge / skills approaches to personal case study, application of team learning styles questionnaire, reflective journal, connect with ‘accountability partner’
d) All-day facilitated workshop covering:
- Leadership perspectives
- Workplace challenges
- Understanding how teams work (part 2)
- Putting it all together
e) Post-program reflective assessment
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand personal leadership and communication styles (FIRO-B)
- Demonstrate effective communication skills
- Understand how high-performance teams are structured, led, and ‘work’
- Understand the development needs of others
- Demonstrate effective coaching (GROW model)
- Understand how to measure effectiveness of self and team
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Pre-workshop interview with supervisor, due before the first workshop (10%);
- Personal case study and corresponding write-up (500 words), due before the first workshop (10%);
- Effective participation and engagement in 45 minute group coaching through ‘difficult conversations’ role play, due in the workshops (20%);
- Reflective paper on intervention and general classroom material (1500 words), due at the end of the assessment period (60%).
Hurdle requirement: completion of online FIRO-B 45-minute self-assessment, prior to the first workshop
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- October
Principal coordinator Franz Wohlgezogen Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 16 hours Teaching period 22 October 2018 to 26 November 2018 Last self-enrol date 29 October 2018 Census date 9 November 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 November 2018 Assessment period ends 21 December 2018 October contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education
Future Students: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-leadership/
Current Students: TL-Openprograms@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Goleman, D. (2000). ‘Leadership That Gets Results.’ Harvard Business Review, Vol. 78 Issue 2, p78-90.
Gentry, WAB. (2014). ‘It’s not about me. It’s me & you.’ Centre for Creative Leadership Transitioning into Leadership Series, Vol. 1 Issue 1.
Gorgenyi, I. (1998). ‘Hunting Territory.’ Sports Coach, Summer, pp 18-21.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Specialist Certificate in Leadership (Professional Services) Course Specialist Certificate in Executive Leadership Course Specialist Certificate in Leadership - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022