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How do leaders build teams that can adapt, innovate, and perform in an increasingly complex world? This specialization introduces Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson's research on dynamic teaming, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership. Learners explore how modern organizations build collaborative cultures that enable people to contribute their expertise, learn from one another, and solve complex problems across changing teams and environments.
Across two courses, learners examine the foundations of dynamic teaming, the role of psychological safety in team performance, and how inclusion enables organizations to fully leverage diverse perspectives. Through examples from healthcare, financial services, technology, the military, and other industries, learners develop practical leadership tools for building high-performing teams, fostering open communication, and creating cultures where people can learn, adapt, and contribute their best work.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Building Psychological Safety in Teams
- Course 2: Developing Inclusive Leadership Practices
Courses
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How do organizations succeed when teams, priorities, and challenges are constantly changing? Building Psychological Safety in Teams introduces Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson's framework for leading teams in dynamic environments. Learners explore how modern organizations collaborate across functions, adapt to uncertainty, and build psychologically safe cultures that encourage people to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from mistakes. Through examples from healthcare, finance, technology, and the military, learners examine how dynamic teaming enables organizations to solve complex problems and improve performance.
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How can leaders transform diversity into stronger collaboration, better decisions, and organizational advantage? Developing Inclusive Leadership Practices builds on the foundations of dynamic teaming by exploring the relationship between diversity, inclusion, psychological safety, and organizational learning. Learners examine the Inclusion Dial, learn how inclusive leadership enables teams to benefit from diverse perspectives, and explore strategies for creating cultures where people feel safe, valued, and empowered to contribute. Through insights from leaders at organizations including Netflix and SEB, learners develop practical approaches for strengthening inclusion and improving organizational performance.
Taught by
Harvard Business School Online