
Why the same management style fails half your team | Connected Leadership
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The skill versus will 2x2 helps you diagnose where each team member sits and choose the right leadership response. This lesson walks through all four quadrants and the actions that move people toward empowered, high-performing work. Key topics: - Mapping team members on skill vs. will - Empowering the high skill, high will quadrant - Encouraging the high skill, low will quadrant - Training the high will, low skill quadrant - Moving people out of the low will, low skill box - Using the matrix as a table for team development š About the Course: This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to reflect on your purpose, clarify priorities, visualize your potential, and maximize your effectiveness at progressing towards your goals. Strengthen your leadership toolkit: Tap into your unique leadership style and strengths and join or create a community of others to maximize your potential as a team. Create change through systems thinking: Become a more effective agent of positive change and appreciate the power and complexity of system thinking. Course Takeaways: Improve your ability to get the most out of life Strengthen your leadership toolkit Practice and apply systems thinking to plan for change šŗ Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezZEnhZC8dS3AvTnzOiB0Ij š Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership š Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/connected-leadership