Constructive Collaboration
offered by Northwestern University

Private University
240 acre campus
Estd. 1851

Constructive Collaboration
at
Northwestern University
Overview

Design collaborative structures to maximize constructive conflict and minimize destructive conflict

Duration	4 days
Start from	Start Now
Total fee	₹5.42 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
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Course Level	UG Certificate

Constructive Collaboration
at
Northwestern University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from the Northwestern Kellogg
Learn from expert faculty

Constructive Collaboration
at
Northwestern University
Course details

Who should do this course?

For Mid-level to senior executives, Federal Government managers who coordinate activities among multiple constituencies, or who serve in key cross-functional roles
For Individuals seeking to enhance collaboration with business partners, clients and peers
For Team leaders and others who drive business development, manage joint ventures

What are the course deliverables?

Hone your collaboration skills
Assess and value collaboration and then articulate and sell that value to clients, partners and stakeholders
Construct a personal development plan for continuous improvement
Identify and create value through analysis of stakeholders-perspectives and interests

More about this course

In this intense, interactive program, you'll learn the why, what and how of collaboration in the workplace -the strategic rationale, design requirements and critical insights necessary for success in both internal initiatives and across companies and cultures in joint ventures, mergers and alliances

Constructive Collaboration
at
Northwestern University
Curriculum

Designing Collaboration

Learn how collaboration drives value in complex organizations

Understand the challenges of instilling of collaboration as a key management competency

Design distributed teamwork: distance teamwork, trust and communication

Encourage creative conflict that fuels productivity, while minimizing conflict that interferes with it

Collaborative Decision-Making

Understand the strategy, structure and behavior of collaboration

Manage multifunctional, multi-incentive teams for high performance

Understand challenges in collaboration: communication, clarity and stress

Learn tools to resolve conflict and improve decision-making

Collaborating across Diverse Teams, Companies and Cultures

Build coalitions for healthy organizations

Create smart collaborative alliances

Learn about networks as bridges and barriers to collaboration

Develop a personal collaboration action plan

Constructive Collaboration
at
Northwestern University
Faculty details

Leigh Thompson

Leigh Thompson is the J. Jay Gerber Distinguished Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Thompson’s research focuses on negotiation, creativity, knowledge transfer and teamwork.

Brayden King

Brayden King is the Max McGraw Chair of Management and the Environment and a professor of Management and Organizations. He is also affiliated with the Department of Sociology. Professor King's research focuses on how social movement activists influence corporate social responsibility, organizational change, and legislative policymaking.