About this course: In this course, you will learn how to create a shared vision for your team and effectively communicate it to your teammates. You will also learn how to set effective goals and expectations in a way that best enables your team to attain the shared vision. Finally, you will understand the most important needs and drivers of performance across cultures, and will learn to align rewards with desired behaviors so that your teammates are motivated to attain the team’s objectives. Motivation represents a crucial challenge for contemporary organizations: A recent Gallup poll revealed that only 13% of workers worldwide exhibit high levels of engagement and motivation. We will show you why these motivation problems are not simply due to a “bad” or “unmotivated” team member. Rather, motivation is very much driven by what work conditions we create for our teammates, how we structure goals and objectives, and how we reward people for the accomplishment of those goals. This course will help you diagnose and solve motivation problems so that you can bring out the best in your people.
Created by: University of Michigan
Taught by: Scott DeRue, Ph.D., Edward J. Frey Dean at the Ross School of Business
Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
Taught by: Maxim Sytch, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management and Organizations Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow
Management and Organizations, Ross School of Business
| Basic Info |
Course 1 of 5 in the
Leading People and Teams Specialization.
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| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Mongolian, Vietnamese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified) |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Becoming a Visionary Leader
Every team needs a vision consisting of a shared purpose, core values and stretch goals. As a team leader, it is your responsibility to to create and communicate this vision. In this module, you will learn how to become a visionary leader.
18 videos, 8 readings
- Video: 01.01 - Welcome
- Reading: Help us learn more about you!
- Reading: Steve Jobs Video, Part 1
- Video: 01.02 - Reactions to Steve Jobs' Vision for Apple
- Video: 01.03 - The Business Case for Visionary Leadership
- Reading: Introduction to Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations
- Video: 01.04 - How a Clear Vision Creates Energy
- Video: 01.05 - Why Do We Do What We Do?
- Video: 01.06 - How Starting with WHY is Essential
- Video: 01.07 - What Does Success Look Like?
- Video: 01.08 - How Must We Act to Ensure Success?
- Video: 01.09 - Does Jobs Answer the Three Questions?
- Reading: Steve Jobs Video, Part 2
- Video: 01.10 - Part 1: Visionary Language
- Video: 01.11 - Part 2: Visionary Language - Reflecting on Dead Poets Society
- Video: 01.12 - Part 3: Visionary Language - MLK Speech
- Reading: Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream..." Speech
- Peer Review: (Ungraded) Developing a Vision for Your Team
- Video: 01.13 - Developing a Vision for Your Team
- Reading: Steve Ballmer Video
- Video: 01.14 - Verbals and Non-Verbals
- Video: 01.15 - Part 2: Verbal and Non-Verbals
- Video: 01.16 - How to Design your Office to Reinforce your Vision
- Video: 01.17 - Learn to be Charismatic
- Reading: Michigan Model of Leadership
- Video: 01.18 - Recap: Becoming a Visionary Leader
- Reading: Unit Lecture Slides
Graded: Strategies for visionary leadership
WEEK 2
Setting Effective Goals and Expectations
As a leader, one of your most important roles is to set clear goals and expectations. In this module, you will learn what makes for an effective goal, how to make goals meaningful and motivating, and the risks of setting goals that are too challenging or too specific.
8 videos, 4 readings
- Video: 02.01 - Goals and Performance
- Video: 02.02 - The Risks of Stretch Goals
- Video: 02.03 - SMART Goals
- Video: 02.04 - Limitations of SMART Goals
- Reading: Basketball Video
- Reading: How Customers Can Rally Your Troops
- Video: 02.05 - Making Goals Meaningful
- Video: 02.06 - Setting SMART and Meaningful Goals
- Video: 02.07 - Autonomy and Skill Variety
- Reading: Videos for Mobile Users
- Video: 02.08 - Recap: Setting Effective Goals
- Reading: Unit Lecture Slides
Graded: Setting Effective Goals
Graded: Setting SMART Goals
WEEK 3
Understanding Human Needs and Drivers of Performance Across Cultures
To lead people, you must understand what motivates people to take action and contribute to the team. In this module, you will learn the fundamental needs that drive human behavior, and learn how to leverage these needs to enhance motivation in your team.
12 videos, 1 reading
- Video: 03.01 - Assessment: Drivers of Performance
- Video: 03.02 - Drivers of Performance and Motivation
- Video: 03.03 - The Business Case for Employee Management
- Video: 03.04 - Understanding Human Needs to Motivate People
- Video: 03.05 - Understanding People's Needs to Drive Motivation
- Video: 03.06 - Drivers of Satisfaction vs. Dissatisfaction
- Video: 03.07 - How to Diagnose if Someone is Satisfied or Dissatisfied at Work
- Video: 03.08 - Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Motivators
- Video: 03.09 - How to Create Meaning at Work
- Video: 03.10 - Exercise: Backward Mapping Values and Needs from Behavior
- Video: 03.11 - 4 Major Motivation Traps
- Video: 03.12 - Recap: Drivers of Performance
- Reading: Unit Lecture Slides
Graded: Motivation and Drivers of Performance
WEEK 4
Aligning Rewards and Behavior
One of the most common problems in organizations is that rewards are not aligned with desired behavior. Another common problem is ineffective feedback on performance. In this module, you will learn how to align rewards with behavior and deliver effective feedback to drive performance in your team.
12 videos, 7 readings
- Video: 04.01 - Equity
- Reading: Video for Mobile Users
- Video: 04.02 - The Folly of Rewarding A while Hoping for B
- Video: 04.03 - Types of Reinforcement
- Video: 04.04 - Managing by Fear
- Video: 04.05 - Schedules of Reinforcement
- Reading: Video for Mobile Users
- Video: 04.06 - Functions of a Performance Appraisal
- Reading: Video for Mobile Users
- Reading: Ditch Performance Reviews? How About Learn How to Do Them Well?”
- Video: 04.07 - Challenges of a Performance Appraisal
- Video: 04.08 - Providing Critical Performance Feedback
- Video: 04.09 - Giving Critical Performance Feedback
- Video: 04.10 - Seeking Performance Feedback
- Reading: Video for Mobile Users
- Video: 04.11 - Seeking Feedback and Performance Appraisals
- Video: 04.12 - Recap: Aligning Rewards with Behaviors
- Reading: Unit Lecture Slides
- Reading: Post-course Survey
Graded: Aligning Rewards and Behaviors
Graded: Seeking Feedback on Your Leadership
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The course content was structured very well. The delivery style of the content was exceptional. Anyone who wants to become a good leader must take this course.
Nice and intriguing examples, clear and easy to understand
I would recommend the course to everyone, because I feel this is useful in work and personal life both. The trainers were too good. I love to revisit the course to brush up my skills
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Lovely course, highly-recommended!