Archive: Navigating Team Dynamics - Davis Center | Chicago Booth
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Archive: Navigating Team Dynamics

This course, led by Lisa Stefanac, Clinical Associate Professor of Leadership at Chicago Booth, untangles the roles, languages, and systems at play in team meetings of all kinds. Learn how to “read the room” and increase your ability to improve your effectiveness in team contexts. 

We will meet from Noon to 1PM CT over Zoom on Tuesdays in February and March (February 1, 8, 15, 22, and March 1). 

Registration

This live-online course is open to all regardless of their affiliation with the University of Chicago. While the material pertains to business settings in particular, the skills and tactics are applicable for team communication in all contexts. Established and emerging leaders alike will develop a new way of understanding how teams work and how their behavior contributes and detracts. 

The registration fee for this course is $50. This includes: 

  • An individualized team dynamics assessment report for each registrant
  • Early access to TeamDOT, a real-time team-dynamics tracking app 
  • Access to the weekly lectures and recordings
  • Certificate of completion for those that qualify 

COURSE OUTLINE

Week Topic
February 1 Introduction to Team Dynamics
February 8 Roles We Play
February 15 Languages We Speak
February 22 Systems We Operate In
March 1 Raising the Stakes
Lisa Stefanac

Lisa Stefanac

Lisa Stefanac, '09, Clinical Associate Professor of Leadership, is Co-Founder and Partner of KSE Leadership, a privately held leadership consulting firm, and Co-Founder and Partner of Assessing in Action, a leadership and team effectiveness tools business. She has worked with clients ranging from high-growth startups to many of the largest companies in the world across several industries including retail, technology, oil & gas, and digital health. Lisa has facilitated in classes at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She earned her MBA at Chicago Booth.

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A mini course is an abridged version of a regular course, made accessible to our community of busy scholars and professionals. Preparation should take less than an hour per week.

Class meets from Noon to 1PM CT on February 1, 8, 15, 22, and March 1 via a Zoom link that will be shared with registrants. Recordings will be posted within 24 hours of class, so it will be easy to catch up if you miss a session. We would love to see as many participants live as possible, but you are welcome to do the entire class asynchronously if that works better for you.

There will be assignments to complete in advance of each lecture; they should take no more than 30 minutes. There will also be a final reflection assignment at the end of the course. 

The mini-course is not-for-credit; there are no grades. We offer a certificate of completion to all registered participants who complete the final reflection assignment.

Yes! Recordings will be posted within 24 hours of class, so it will be easy to catch up if you miss a session. We would love to see as many participants live as possible, but you are welcome to do the entire class asynchronously if that works better for you.