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Managing a Team Under Pressure
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Intermediate Provider : Karen Krantz 7 Lessons · 16m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
We sometimes encounter things out of our control in the workplace. Learning to recognize and accept what you can’t control can make it easier to accept surprises, mistakes, and challenges. When there’s chaos at work, we often assume or miscalculate the main cause. We’ll help you re-investigate the root causes of chaos in your environment and examine methods to support your team.
Our course, Managing a Team Under Pressure, will help you understand what you can and cannot control using decision-making techniques. We’ll explore how to take charge of a chaotic situation with time-management practices and motivate your team with strong interpersonal skills. We’ll discuss accepting what may be out of your control, including accidents and failure. You’ll be able to reassess the source of chaos, use more effective time management, and reinforce leadership decisions under pressure. We’ll also talk about managing resources and expectations during challenging times.
What You'll Learn
- Recognize and accept what you can and cannot control in the workplace
- Re-investigate and reassess the root causes of chaos in your environment
- Apply decision-making and time-management techniques to take charge of chaotic situations
- Motivate your team using strong interpersonal skills
- Build trust and set the tone for order while leading under pressure
- Manage resources and expectations during challenging times
Key Takeaways
- Learning to recognize and accept what you can't control makes it easier to accept surprises, mistakes, and challenges, including accidents and failure.
- Re-investigating the root causes of chaos helps you reassess its true source rather than miscalculating the main cause.
- Time management and decision-making techniques help you take charge of a chaotic situation.
- Strong interpersonal skills help motivate employees and reinforce leadership decisions under pressure.
- Managing resources and expectations is part of leading a team during challenging times.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will this course help me do?
Managing a Team Under Pressure helps you understand what you can and cannot control using decision-making techniques, take charge of chaotic situations with time-management practices, and motivate your team with strong interpersonal skills. You'll be able to reassess the source of chaos, use more effective time management, and reinforce leadership decisions under pressure.
What topics and lessons does the course cover?
The course covers accepting the situation, taking charge, trust under pressure, setting the tone for order, and influencing under pressure, along with an introduction and a Test Your Knowledge section. It also addresses managing resources and expectations during challenging times.
What are the learning objectives?
The objectives are to define employee buy-in and alliances, understand time management and its impact on decision making, and identify the importance of motivating employees.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course develops skills in people management, stress management, team management, team performance management, handling unit management, and team processes.
