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Challenges of Leading Technical Teams

University of Colorado Boulder

Challenges of Leading Technical Teams is a comprehensive course designed to equip engineers and technical professionals with the essential leadership skills required to lead technical teams effectively. Throughout the course, participants will learn how to develop and lead a new team, set a compelling vision, manage day-to-day operations, conduct effective meetings, and make informed decisions. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of leading by example, protecting team members, empowering them, and fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

The course comprises four modules, each focusing on crucial aspects of leadership and team management. Module 1 delves into the process of hiring and building a team, while Module 2 addresses setting a vision and getting the team moving. Module 3 explores managing a team and conducting effective meetings, and Module 4 focuses on asking better questions and making good decisions.

  • Develop essential leadership skills for engineers and technical professionals
  • Learn to build, lead, and empower effective technical teams
  • Gain insights into setting a compelling vision and managing day-to-day operations
  • Enhance decision-making abilities and conduct productive team meetings
  • Designed to help professionals move into leadership and management roles in the technical sectors

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Challenges of Leading Technical Teams
Course Modules

The course is structured into four modules, covering hiring and building a team, setting a vision and getting a team moving, managing a team and conducting effective meetings, and asking better questions and making good decisions.

Hiring and Building a Team

Module 1: Hiring and Building a Team

  • Equips participants with the skills to assemble, orient, and organize a team
  • Explores effective recruitment strategies and team development techniques
  • Emphasizes the importance of hiring and building a successful team

Setting a Vision and Getting a Team Moving

Module 2: Setting a Vision and Getting a Team Moving

  • Focuses on involving the team in deciding the future and assigning roles and responsibilities
  • Provides techniques to communicate the vision to the team and get them moving forward
  • Highlights the significance of defining roles and responsibilities for team members

Managing a Team and Conducting Effective Meetings

Module 3: Managing a Team and Conducting Effective Meetings

  • Explores the daily responsibilities of a leader and techniques for managing day-to-day operations
  • Provides insights into conducting effective meetings and running them properly
  • Emphasizes the role of a manager in ensuring productive team meetings

Asking Better Questions and Making Good Decisions

Module 4: Asking Better Questions and Making Good Decisions

  • Enhances the skill of asking good questions and empowers leaders to make informed decisions
  • Explores decision-making styles and group decision-making processes
  • Encourages reflection on the challenges of leading technical teams
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