High-performing teams don’t just happen—they’re built with intention. In this specialization, you’ll learn to build engaged, agile teams that meet and exceed expectations. Discover how to attract and develop top talent, foster collaboration, and spark innovation. Boost your ability to manage change, resolve conflicts, and lead confidently through uncertainty. You’ll learn best practices from top leadership experts and work on using them in your job. No matter your role, this specialization will help you gain the skills to lead effectively and achieve the results your organization needs to compete and thrive.
Build High-Performing Teams Specialization
Build High-Performing Teams Specialization
Attract, develop, and retain top talent. Foster an engaged, healthy, and high-achieving workplace.
Instructor: Harvard Business Review
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Attract, develop, and retain top talent by applying effective strategies for hiring, learning, and coaching
Lead productive, diverse teams by aligning goals, fostering communication, resolving conflict, and collaborating across boundaries
Drive innovation by cultivating curiosity, identifying strategic opportunities, and building adaptive capacity to transform challenges into solutions
Lead through crisis and volatility by developing resilience, taking decisive action, and supporting team recovery while capturing lessons for success
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Curiosity
- Organizational Change
- Team Building
- Teamwork
- Strategic Leadership
- Workforce Development
- Crisis Management
- Leadership
- Team Management
- Talent Acquisition
- Virtual Teams
- Talent Management
- Team Performance Management
- Employee Retention
- Leadership Development
- Ideation
- Constructive Feedback
- Creative Thinking
- Employee Coaching
- Innovation
What’s included
Shareable certificate
Add to your LinkedIn profile
Taught in English
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October 2025
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Advance your subject-matter expertise
- Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
- Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
- Earn a career certificate from Harvard Business Review
Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Attract, engage, and retain top talent through effective hiring and inclusion, and build a culture of continuous learning, growth, and recognition
Foster employee growth and development by prioritizing skill-building, hands-on experience, and employee development to encourage career advancement
Coach effectively by promoting learning agility, holding productive conversations, and giving constructive feedback
Skills you'll gain
Recruitment, Employee Coaching, Employee Retention, Constructive Feedback, Coaching, Employee Performance Management, Talent Management, Professional Development, Active Listening, Diversity and Inclusion, Interviewing Skills, Human Resources Management and Planning, Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Training and Development, and Adaptability
What you'll learn
Build a strong team, encourage collaboration, and increase productivity without causing burnout
Encourage healthy communication and feedback, build trust, and help your team debate and disagree productively
Support your team through transitions, set motivating goals, and foster accountability
Develop cultural intelligence, communicate across cultures, minimize language barriers, and manage the challenges faced by globally dispersed teams
Skills you'll gain
Drive Engagement, Meeting Facilitation, Conflict Management, Intercultural Competence, Team Motivation, Team Leadership, Cultural Responsiveness, Communication Strategies, Teamwork, Cultural Sensitivity, Collaboration, Productivity, Virtual Teams, Team Performance Management, Team Building, Team Management, Cultural Diversity, Cross-Functional Collaboration, and Safety Culture
What you'll learn
Unlock your curiosity to spark new thinking and identify opportunities for innovation
Explore novel ideas, tap into your creativity, and take business-appropriate risks to develop promising innovations
Support innovation by connecting with others and developing a network of supporters
Design innovation experiments and learn from successes and failures
Skills you'll gain
Business Risk Management, Initiative and Leadership, Innovation, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, New Product Development, Prioritization, Market Opportunities, Ideation, Curiosity, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Creativity, and Continuous Improvement Process
What you'll learn
Build resilience and lead change initiatives by developing adaptive capacity and securing team buy-in
Transform resistance into collaborative solutions by addressing underlying concerns and motivations
Take decisive action and maintain team performance under pressure in volatile situations
Support teams through crisis recovery while capturing lessons learned for future resilience
Skills you'll gain
Compassion, Organizational Change, Process Improvement, Team Leadership, Communication Strategies, Leadership, Overcoming Objections, Resilience, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Employee Engagement, Adaptability, Dealing With Ambiguity, Change Management, and Crisis Management
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