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    Challenges of Leading Individuals in the Tech Industry
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Challenges of Leading Individuals in the Tech Industry

    This course is part of Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Teams Specialization

    Daniel Moorer

    Instructor: Daniel Moorer

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    4 modules
    Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
    Beginner level

    Recommended experience

    Recommended experience

    Beginner level

    Those with professional experience working on teams will get the most out of this course, but anyone with life experience can master the material.

    8 hours to complete
    3 weeks at 2 hours a week
    Flexible schedule
    Learn at your own pace
    Build toward a degree
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    4 modules
    Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
    Beginner level

    Recommended experience

    Recommended experience

    Beginner level

    Those with professional experience working on teams will get the most out of this course, but anyone with life experience can master the material.

    8 hours to complete
    3 weeks at 2 hours a week
    Flexible schedule
    Learn at your own pace
    Build toward a degree
    Learn more
    • About
    • Outcomes
    • Modules
    • Recommendations
    • Testimonials

    What you'll learn

    • Understand that the culture you establish for your team in critically important for their performance.

    • Understand the value to team development and empowerment when the leader delegates and allows team members to lead.

    • Understand why knowing employees is an essential part of being a leader.

    Skills you'll gain

    • Motivational Skills
    • Organizational Leadership
    • Delegation Skills
    • Culture Transformation
    • Empowerment
    • Team Leadership
    • Organizational Development
    • Team Building
    • Engineering Management
    • Employee Performance Management
    • Leadership and Management
    • Leadership
    • Accountability
    • Teamwork
    • Employee Engagement

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    Taught in English

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    This course is part of the Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Teams Specialization
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    There are 4 modules in this course

    Great Leaders lead by example. They protect their team members, empower them, and help them to improve and grow while the team members, in turn, help the organization improve and grow. Working together with the team, they envision what the organization could be and inspire others to help execute the strategy that will take them there. Many times, they see their team members as more of a family than simply as business acquaintances.

    This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://kidlove.top/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

    This module explores various workplace aspects that have a positive impact on employee performance and enjoyment.

    What's included

    4 videos5 readings3 discussion prompts

    4 videos•Total 23 minutes
    • An Introduction To Leading Individuals•2 minutes•Preview module
    • Start At the Beginning: Get To Know Your Employees•5 minutes
    • Fear, It Seems, Is Part Of Every Organization•8 minutes
    • Why Do They Come To Work?•7 minutes
    5 readings•Total 50 minutes
    • Welcome and Where to Find Help•10 minutes
    • About the Assignments •10 minutes
    • Why You Should Get To Know Your Employees•10 minutes
    • Fear Negatively Affects Both Employees and Managers•10 minutes
    • Is Money the Primary Reason Employees Go To Work?•10 minutes
    3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
    • How Will You Get to Know Employees?•10 minutes
    • Will You Lead With Fear?•10 minutes
    • Why Do You Go to Work?•10 minutes

    This module explores various workplace aspects that have a positive impact on employee performance and enjoyment.

    What's included

    3 videos3 readings3 discussion prompts

    3 videos•Total 19 minutes
    • Employees Want To Be Part of a Culture That Is Positive, Supportive, Strengthening, and Compelling•5 minutes•Preview module
    • Want Your Team To Share Their Best Ideas With You and the Rest Of the Team? Be Transparent!•7 minutes
    • Employee: “Why Am I Here?”•6 minutes
    3 readings•Total 30 minutes
    • A Culture That Feels Good•10 minutes
    • The Team Gets To See What's Going On•10 minutes
    • An Answer to "Why Am I Here?"•10 minutes
    3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
    • How Do You Create Culture?•10 minutes
    • Is Yours a Transparent Organization?•10 minutes
    • How Do You Find Meaning?•10 minutes

    This module explores various workplace aspects that have a positive impact on employee performance and enjoyment.

    What's included

    3 videos6 readings3 discussion prompts

    3 videos•Total 18 minutes
    • Celebrate the Successful Accomplishment Of Small Steps On the Way To Achieving Our Larger Goal!•5 minutes•Preview module
    • Wouldn’t You Like To Be Part Of a Team Where the Other Members Know and Respect You?•6 minutes
    • Why Give Up Part Of Your Leadership Position To Help Develop Others?•6 minutes
    6 readings•Total 60 minutes
    • Celebrate the Wins!•10 minutes
    • Keeping Employees Engaged•10 minutes
    • What It Means To Be a Team!•10 minutes
    • Building United Teams•10 minutes
    • Do We Let Them Sometimes "Drive the Train"?•10 minutes
    • Take charge!•10 minutes
    3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
    • How Do You Celebrate?•10 minutes
    • How Do You Build A Team?•10 minutes
    • Value of Delegation•10 minutes

    Delegation is, perhaps, the most powerful tool the leader has at their disposal.

    What's included

    3 videos7 readings1 peer review3 discussion prompts

    3 videos•Total 20 minutes
    • Welcome To the Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Have At Your Disposal!•7 minutes•Preview module
    • Delegation and Empowerment: The Same or Different?•6 minutes
    • The End State For Leading Individuals: Accountability and Ownership•6 minutes
    7 readings•Total 70 minutes
    • Delegating While Maintaining Control•10 minutes
    • A Division of Labor and Decision Making•10 minutes
    • How Managers and Leaders Should Delegate•10 minutes
    • Assigning Responsibility to Others in the Workplace•10 minutes
    • Delegating Empowers Your Team•10 minutes
    • How To Improve Delegating and Accountability•10 minutes
    • What Does Accountability Mean in the Workplace?•10 minutes
    1 peer review•Total 90 minutes
    • Reflection on Challenges of Leading Individuals in the Tech Industry•90 minutes
    3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
    • Value of Delegation as a Leader•10 minutes
    • How Do You Delegate?•10 minutes
    • How Do You Receive Delegation?•10 minutes

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    Daniel Moorer
    Daniel Moorer
    University of Colorado Boulder
    9 Courses•12,608 learners

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