MBA 5460 Building High Performance Teams
Examines and evaluates theories and practices for optimizing human potential, focused on multicultural team performance in sustainable, ethical, strategy-driven organizations. Focus on clear individual and team goals and incentives to achieve business objectives, virtual teams and employee engagement. Consider strategies for trust building, motivating, coaching, and mentoring to bridge gap between organizational strategic needs and team members’ skill profiles, leading to competitive advantage. Clarify multiple and conflicting demands of successful performance management processes. Practice constructive conflict/ negotiation, feedback and coaching skills. Receive personal feedback on leadership effectiveness related to student’s leadership development plan originated in core leadership course. This course is only available for graduate students enrolled in the Barowsky School of Business or 4+1 business majors with Program Director approval.