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Learn how constructive people management can help to boost individual, team, and organisational performance.
4 weeks
1 hours
online
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
No organisation can thrive unless its individuals are thriving too. On this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you’ll learn how to draw connections between individual, team, and organisational performance, and unlock tangible strategies for optimising all three.
From SMART goals and coaching techniques to methods for measuring success, you’ll gain the tools you need to create a culture of high performance.
Setting goals and expectations is a crucial part of people management. But only goals that are clearly defined and achievable will be conducive to team performance.
You’ll learn how to apply the SMART framework to devise, set, and evaluate goals for your team.
Providing constructive feedback and coaching helps to ensure goals are met.
You’ll master effective techniques for rewarding achievement and sensitively addressing issues in your team’s performance.
In the final week of the course, you’ll reflect on how team performance can be measured, monitored, and uplifted. Focusing on evidence-based evaluation methods, you’ll learn how to identify areas for improvement, while celebrating your employees’ successes.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and strategies you need to lead a confident, motivated, and high-performing team.
Getting started
This section includes all the information you will need to get started in this course.
Introduction to Week 1
Let’s take a look ahead to what we’ll be covering this week.
Why should we measure performance?
We will discover the importance of measuring and acting on team performance.
Connecting team goals to organisational goals
We will understand the link between team and larger organisation goals.
Connecting individual goals to team goals
We will discover how individual team member goals impact the overall goals.
Assessment
Do you know how to achieve “line of sight” between organisational and individual goals? Take this test to find out how much you know.
Bringing it all together
Let’s reflect on what we’ve covered this week and take a look at what’s coming up next.
This week, you’ll be introduced to the SMART framework and learn how it can be used to set goals effectively.
What are SMART goals and why are they effective?
We’ll discover SMART-goal setting and why it works.
Constructing SMART goals
Let’s look at how to construct a SMART goal.
Progress with SMART goals
We’ll consider the link between the goals and organisations and also how to move forward with our goals.
Assessment
Do you know how to set and measure SMART goals? Take this test to find out how much you know.
Bringing it all together
Let’s reflect on what we’ve covered this week and look at what’s coming up next.
Introduction to Week 3
This week, you’ll learn how to provide effective and useful feedback and reflect on coaching strategies.
The role of feedback and coaching in performance management and improvement
Understand the role of feedback and coaching in managing teams.
Principles of good feedback
We’ll discover the importance of giving good feedback and some techniques to do so.
Coaching techniques and when to use them
Learn how and when to use coaching techniques with your team members.
Assessment
Do you know how to provide effective coaching and feedback to your team? Take this test to find out what you know.
Bringing it all together
Let’s reflect on what we’ve covered this week and take a look at what’s coming up next.
Introduction to Week 4
This week, you’ll learn how to effectively measure and manage team member performance and celebrate wins and some strategies for improving performance.
Evidence-based methods for measuring performance
Discover the importance of having clear metrics for measuring team performance.
Recognising and celebrating success
How to recognise and celebrate team wins.
Identifying areas for improvement in performance
Identify and isolate specific areas of improvement in team performance.
Strategies for uplifting performance
We’ll discover strategies to improve the performance of our team where we’ve identified areas of improvement.
Assessment
How familiar are you with the techniques we learned this week? Take this test to find out how much you know.
Bringing it all together
Let’s reflect on what we’ve covered this week and take a look at what’s coming up next.
What’s next?
Let’s reflect on the learning explored in the course and consider where to apply and further build on your new skills and knowledge.
Who is this accredited by?
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
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566 enrolled on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
This course is designed for new and emerging managers or team leaders working in any industry. It may also interest more experienced managers looking to upskill or update their approach to management.
Please note, Chris is not able to join the discussions or respond to individual comments, however, the course encourages a strong learning community. The learning is focused around debate and discussion – supporting other learners, sharing your own experience and knowledge, and listening to new perspectives. We hope that you will enjoy interacting with and learning from each other in this way. Don’t forget to comment, reply to other learners and ‘like’ comments.
Chris Hope
I am passionate about creating engaging experiences for learners. I currently teach in a Master of Business Administration program. In 2019 I did a TEDx talk and founded a mental health non-profit.
The University of Adelaide is a world-class teaching and research institution. They are committed to developing quality students and lifelong learners who are recognised for their skills, creativity, global outlook and ability to succeed.
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