Collaborate Effectively for Professional Success (Coursera)

Offered by IBM,
Collaborate Effectively for Professional Success (Coursera)

Collaboration is not just the act of working together. It goes beyond that. Through collaboration, you can accomplish much more than what you would if you worked alone. Having the skills to communicate with the people you are working with and being able to work as a team towards your goal are just some of the skills you will learn in this course to help you collaborate effectively in the workplace.

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In today's day and age, collaborating as a group does not just mean being able to see and communicate with each other in person, collaborations are done virtually all the time. This short course will teach you about some of the obstacles you may face while virtually collaborating with people and how to overcome these barriers with teamwork.
In order to collaborate successfully, you have to be able to recognize and apply different methods of communication. Collaborating involves working with other people, and when working with others you need to be able to understand their behaviors and how to effectively work together as a team in order to reach your goal.
This short course will help you develop the foundational soft skills to enhance the way you collaborate with your team, others in your company, business partners, and clients.
Course 1 of 6 in the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization.

What You Will Learn

  • Apply collaborative behaviors to help your team develop through the four stages of team development.
  • Utilize different methods of collaboration to improve teamwork and cooperation in your workplace.
  • Recognize the barriers to collaborating effectively and identify specific behaviors that enhance or damage collaboration.
  • Identify techniques to effectively lead or participate in virtual team meetings.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Collaborate Effectively
This module will help you to develop skills and behaviors required to enhance the way you collaborate with your team, colleagues, business partners, and clients.

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