Overview

Based on the best-selling book by Jon Gordon. This course teaches essential principles and strategies for leading high-performing teams, focusing on positivity, clear vision, and effective communication. It provides leaders with tools to foster collaboration, overcome challenges, and ensure sustainable success. Learn how to eliminate negativity and create a growth-oriented environment that motivates your team to perform at their best. Practical applications and actionable strategies allow immediate impact in your team’s culture. What sets this course apart is its combination of proven theories with real-world applications, showing leaders how to implement principles in their unique teams. You’ll be encouraged to apply these strategies to see tangible outcomes. Designed for leaders, managers, and professionals looking to improve team culture and performance, this course requires a basic understanding of leadership principles and a commitment to positive growth. Copyright © 2018 by Jon Gordon. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Syllabus

The Power of Positive

In this section, we examine research correlating optimism with performance, apply Gottman's 5:1 positive-to-negative interaction ratio, and design iterative feedback loops that maintain constructive team energy.

Positive Teams Create Positive Cultures

In this section, we analyze how shared values steer expectations, craft strategies for building an energizing team culture, and institute habits that dynamically sustain collaboration, learning, and high performance.

Positive Teams Work Together toward a Shared Vision with a Greater Purpose

In this section, we learn to craft a measurable shared vision, link it to purpose-driven goals, and deploy Telescope-and-Microscope planning, exemplified by Ford's turnaround, to sustain unified, resilient teams.

Positive Teams Work Together with Optimism, Positivity, and Belief

In this section, we implement practical positivity techniques, reinforce belief, and adopt language shifts like "Get To," transforming adversity into motivational fuel that sustains team morale, resilience, and performance.

Positive Teams Transform and Remove Negativity

In this section, we learn to detect and neutralize energy vampires, architect a positivity-centric culture, and implement a No Complaining Rule that transforms conflicts into constructive, performance-boosting dialogue.

Positive Teams Communicate and Connect

In this section, we analyze how consistent communication and authentic connection among leaders eliminate negative voids, use daily talk-listen tactics, and apply 1-10 unity assessments to predict team performance.

Positive Teams Commit and Care

In this section, we examine how steadfast individual commitment and selfless, team-first practices turn separate talents into cohesive high-performing units, measuring their impact on collective success.

Positive Teams Are Always Striving to Get Better

In this section, we apply the 1% improvement rule, adopt a Spartan shield mindset, and host Tell the Truth Mondays to cement accountability, candid learning and high-trust performance.

We Are Better Together

In this section, we explore how shared purpose, empathy, and mutual support transform groups into high-performing teams, analyze synergy-focused case studies, and extract practical teamwork principles for educators and leaders.