1.1 Overview

Program objectives

Welcome to the Archer College sample learning module, "Managing Your Team's Impression". This self-paced learning experience is a course extract from a more detailed learning course called "Managing the Impression You Create" which provides background to this topic.

This short course is designed to give you a taste of online learning focussing specifically on the rarely discussed idea of managing the impression your team makes on others.

By the end of this program you will have had the opportunity to:

• Think about why it matters what impression your team makes.
• Reflect on your team's blind spots - the way others see the team that may be different from the way the team sees itself.
• Consider ways to create the impression you wish to make as a team.

This learning experience will take you no more than 10 -15 minutes to complete, so take your time and work through the content at your own pace.

Program approach

The full program, "Managing the Impression You Create" offers the following learning opportunities:

1. Theory about impression management.
2. Stories to illustrate the ideas.
3. Ideas about how to understand the impression made by your team with a variety of key stakeholders.
4. A course quiz to check you have understood the ideas in this program.
5. References for further study.

This comprehesive module is available from Archer College

Please note: the learning course called "Managing the Impression You Create" provides background to this topic. Some of the key ideas from this module are repeated here, and then adapted for team issues.