Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Becoming a Strengths-Based Leader from Google and ADP

A digital coaching experience. Learn strategies and tools to change your worldview and expand your thinking about what it means to lead a team effectively.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • communication
  • leadership
  • Productivity
  • Performance management
  • Job satisfaction

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Team Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Group facilitator
  • Personal trainer
  • Human Resources Manager
  • Organizational Development Manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • Sales Manager
  • Operations Manager
  • Customer Experience Manager

Internship – Series of 8 Courses

We are currently only able to offer this certification program in English. The certification program is not available in a country considered to be sanctioned by the US.

Welcome to the “Leading Outstanding Teams” course!

In this digital training experience, which includes eight separate courses, you will be asked to learn about Marcus Buckingham’s comprehensive, strengths-based approach to team leadership.

We refer to the “Leading Outstanding Teams” course as a coaching experience, because it includes stories and practical examples gathered from decades of experience of our coaches, as well as practical application of the principles of strengths-based coaching to help you lead your team effectively.

The eight main needs

This series is organized around the eight key needs our research has uncovered that drive team engagement and performance. Each course focuses on one of these needs:

  • Defining the team’s purpose
  • Setting clear expectations
  • Excellence Assessment
  • Use of liens
  • Creating trust and support
  • Recognizing team members
  • Building security for the future
  • Team member growth

We are excited for you to be exposed to our training and build your personal toolkit that will help you start leading outstanding teams!

Applied Learning Project

Improve your leadership effectiveness by taking the Leading Outstanding Teams specialization! Throughout this digital coaching series, you’ll complete a collection of stories, tips, and questions—each designed to develop strengths-based leadership skills and unleash the potential of your team.

Throughout each course, you will apply the concepts learned by completing training activities that vary in complexity. This self-paced, guided practice will help you internalize the ideas and principles of leading outstanding teams.

The practice activities lead to peer review assignments that you will complete after the fourth and eighth courses—the midpoints and final points in the series. For these assignments, you and other learners will rate each other’s work.

Once you complete all eight courses, you can take the optional certification exam.

The cost of the Leading Outstanding Teams certification is $949. To complete the certification, follow the instructions on Coursera at the end of the self-study series.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Setting a team goal

Course 1 • 10 hours • 4.3 (10 ratings)

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to design a story format for your “goal story”.
    • How to develop rituals and rewrite holidays to keep your team connected.
    • How to reward productive behaviors and describe their impact on employees, teams, and even your organization.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Setting clear expectations

Course 2 • 12 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to schedule effective review sessions and share meaningful information that will help your team members succeed.
    • How to analyze the impact your and your team’s roles have on the work environment and provide clarity to team members about their roles.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Appreciation for excellence

Course 3 • 11 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to analyze how team culture affects the success of individuals and the organization.
    • How to define what success looks like and enable your team to use their strengths to build success.
    • How to design conditions that will make your team feel comfortable sharing ideas that will improve productivity, performance, and overall team engagement.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Turning strengths into action

Course 4 • 13 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to use tools and resources to guide team members to play to their strengths.
    • How to link team members’ performance and engagement with their personal strengths.
    • How to design ways in which team members can work together more effectively based on the areas in which they operate best.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Creating trust and support

Course 5 • 11 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to describe what it means to create a team environment of trust and confidence that allows everyone to be open and genuine.
    • How to create a sense of connection with your team so that they support each other.
    • How to measure trust in your team and explore strategies and practices that lead to trust.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Getting to know team members

Course 6 • 9 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to describe the importance of recognizing the team environment and discover three ways to recognize details.
    • Understand how important timing is in getting to know your team members.
    • Find out what really matters to your team members.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Building security for the future

Course 7 • 7 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to build a detailed vision for the coming months for your team.
    • How to describe what makes your company special and clarify how you can ensure that team members feel it in their own way.
    • How to create a compelling picture of why customers need your company.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning

Growing team members

Course 8 • 15 hours

  • Course Details
  • What will you learn?
    • How to get team members out of their comfort zone.
    • How to purposefully match team members to projects that allow them to use their strengths.
    • Expand the definition of what professional growth truly entails and help team members know what the next step in their career journey is.
  • Skills you will acquire
    • Category: Mindfulness
    • Category: Professional Development
    • Category: Narrative
    • Category: Team Management
    • Category: Reflective Learning