| 8W Teaching Period 4, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 0.25 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Business |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Requisites
Enrolment is not permitted if MGT8037 has been previously completed
Overview
In your role as leader, you may encounter a team that is dysfunctional, underperforming, disengaged or "toxic". Your own leadership style and behaviours can help start the healing process, or possibly hamper it. Effective leadership requires understanding the nature of toxic teams and the sources of disfunction, as well as implementing strategies to address these.
This minicourse will help leaders understand the nature and characteristics of toxic teams, and how to identify existing and future problems. Students will also learn how leadership styles and behaviours can facilitate productive team behaviours.
Please be advised that this minicourse is made up of four parts please see MGT8037 for the full course specification.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Apply advanced knowledge of team leadership to develop a personal framework for team leadership (MGT8037 LO1, L03)
- Leverage critical reflection on leadership theories to analyse your leadership framework (MGT8037 LO2)
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Toxic Team | 33.00 |
| 2. | Team Leadership | 33.00 |
| 3. | Strategies to Tackle Toxicity | 34.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Assessment details
| Description | Weighting (%) |
|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | 100 |