Link to online class and Module overview

Welcome to this module of Managing International Teams!

The process of internal and external analysis to determine your strategic choice is key to the success of a company, but also teams have a strategy, a vision, mission and goals.

Organizations created their resources in a specific structure in such a way to accomplish their mission. The different organizational designs and their variables will be commented.

Some teams are successful, others not really… What are the characteristics of these high performing teams and what are the stages they go through to become like this?

Managers are those who “make people do the things right”. Different views by theorists like Fayol, Mintzberg give a view on what are real, effective and successful managers.

A leader influences others to act in a certain way, so besides getting things done as a manager, on top leaders “do the right thing”.

Cultural dimensions are a significant driver for individual behaviour in teams, whether it is the team leader or the team members culture.

Although we create and follow up on our team, difficulties can be encountered.

“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change” – Charles Darwin, n.d.

We will explore communication channels for any team including the dispersed teams, using specific communication techniques and modern technology enablers.

Feedback is needed to continue growing and improving. This is valid for individuals as for teams.

Increasing the productivity, job satisfaction and engagement is done through motivation, but what is motivation and how can a manager ‘motivate’ his team.

An increasingly important subject for team managers and organizations as a whole is how ethical issues and challenges are dealt with, i.e. the choices in decision-making that involve right vs. wrong, good vs. bad.

From disruptive technologies to new global threats, we will identify key global trends that shape the environment in which international teams have to work today and tomorrow