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Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Power of Team Culture by University of Pennsylvania

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About the Course

Behind the success and failure of teams lies team culture. But what exactly is culture? How and why does it contribute to success and failure? In this course, you learn how to recognize aspects of team culture of which most people are typically unaware. It is often these seemingly unimportant aspects that have the greatest effect on the outcomes of group tasks. Your recognition of them enables you to form, join and lead teams more effectively. You also come to appreciate the role of ritual and symbols in the daily operation of teams, as well as in situations of change and crisis. Knowledge of the ideas and information in this class enables you to be a better team player and a more effective team leader....

Top reviews

SS

Jul 6, 2020

Very interesting topic. I already studied the topic thus was able to clear it fast, but it was a nice refresh and I would advise it to anyone. Might it for personal or professional motivations.

BK

Nov 9, 2016

That was quite a fascinating course, at least for someone who does not know anything about anthropology. The tutor did an outstanding job and also provided good readings. Highly recommended.

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By Tyronne S

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Dec 4, 2018

Decent course, great insights with a huge range od examples to get you thinking. You just apply the logic to your corporate/business environment.

By Mario P

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Nov 25, 2019

Great material, and a very interesting topic. Greg makes interesting every lecture. I would like something a little bit more practical

By Kristen S

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Sep 18, 2017

Some of the research on recruiting was a bit outdated, considering modern inclusivity best practices.

By Mohamed G

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Jun 5, 2018

It is a course for life not only leadership. I just must missed a textual summary of each course.

By Patricia A P G

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Apr 28, 2020

Very interesting and it can be used for several areas where culture is important

By Nguyen T C K

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Jun 17, 2019

Very specific about the definition of culture and the nature of it!

By Mohammed H A G

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Oct 17, 2019

very helpful and I enjoed the all the subjcts have been discussed

By José G A C

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Mar 24, 2020

The course was very good, however a bit to theoretical at times.

By Dr. R K

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Mar 29, 2022

Its really interesting subject and informative about culture

By Piti D

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Jul 22, 2017

It's good to understand our team - Start by We

By Carletta W

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Jan 26, 2022

Instuctor was boring, but informative.

By Melissa H

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Jun 25, 2019

Interesting course. Well presented.

By Srinivas T

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Apr 21, 2020

Excellent content and presentation!

By ola r

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Sep 29, 2019

very easy and helpful

By Ishwara B K

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Sep 26, 2018

Good one. Try this.

By Shahnawaz J

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Apr 11, 2020

Good knowledgeable

By PRASANNA K

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Oct 24, 2022

Very informative

By latha k

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Jul 11, 2022

its useful

By Quratul a F

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Jan 24, 2022

its great

By Pallavi M

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Jul 17, 2023

good

By Núria A

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Nov 12, 2016

The contents of the course are definitely insightful and approrpriately based on scientific research. Dr. Greg Urban is extremely knowleadgeable on the topic.

The reason why I am not giving the course a higher rate is because: 1) I find the pace of the course is quite slow, 2) the inactivity in the discussion forums and the lack of peer reviews in the assignments reduces its interactivity and 3) both the contents and grading system are very theoretical.

Still, I would recommend this course as it provides a solid foundation on the principles behind the dynamics of culture.

By Rachel B

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Aug 19, 2020

Some interesting concepts, and it's great to learn about the foundation of culture in a more analytical way. I found the format rather lacking - the background of the Professor feels quite dated, and it was a little hard to follow at times. However, I did learn a lot and I have taken some interesting points/thoughts across. The English transcript also has a number of errors - I tried to find a way to report them, but was unable. I'd suggest editing these so that the course feels more professional. Thanks!

By Ewan O K

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Mar 3, 2018

This isn't very practical for the business context, a couple of principles are useful. Also a few of the definitions are not well explained. Building High Performance Teams is a much more practical and useful module.

By Paulina D

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Mar 31, 2022

Interesting information, but just with one professor looking at the camera and telling too many stories it becomes boring and repetitive at some point,

By Beau L

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Mar 29, 2020

The material is interesting, but the instructor was not very engaging