No previous management role is required.
About this course
Develop practical people-management habits with this free Google course for new and aspiring team leaders. The lessons connect a manager's mindset with clear goals, constructive feedback, coaching and effective work allocation. You will also explore how self-awareness, performance conversations and a positive team culture support everyday management decisions.
What you can learn
- Manager mindset
- Team effectiveness
- SMART goals
- Coaching
- SBI feedback
- Performance reviews
- Work allocation
- Team culture
Course at a glance
| Provider | |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Grow with Google |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Language | English |
| Selected lessons | 20 |
| Video duration | 1h 24m · allow extra time for reflection and practice |
| Details checked | 9 October 2026 |
Inside the course
The opening lessons establish what managers contribute to team results. The course then develops coaching and feedback techniques, including SMART goals and the situation-behavior-impact model. Later lessons cover asking for feedback, conducting growth-focused reviews, distributing work and preparing for difficult conversations. The final topics return to self-awareness and a supportive team environment.
Try this learning exercise
Create a fictional scenario in which a team repeatedly misses a handover deadline. Draft a SMART improvement goal, a short SBI feedback statement and three coaching questions. Finish with a fair work-allocation plan and a date for reviewing progress.
How to follow the course
Choose a lesson from the list or search for a specific topic. Use Previous and Next to continue, and mark lessons complete as you go. Progress is saved in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access, requirements and certificates
The selected public YouTube videos are free to watch. No paid subscription, payment card or examination is required for this video learning path. WikiFree organizes the public lessons for self-paced viewing; this listing does not include a Google certificate, graded assignment or instructor feedback.
No previous management role is required. Use fictional workplace examples for practice and adapt the ideas to your organization's policies. The public video series does not include Google's assessed activities or a People Management Essentials credential.
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- Free Leadership and People Management Learning PathCourse resource in this path
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free People Management Course: Coaching and Team Leadership | Beginner | Manager mindset · Team effectiveness · SMART goals | 1h 24m of video; practice time is additional |
| Performance Feedback: Free Course | Beginner | Performance feedback · Feedback planning · Listening | 2h 3m of video; practice time is additional |
| Managing Workplace Teams: Free Course | Intermediate | Team development · Team leadership · Collaboration | 6h 34m of video; practice time is additional |
| Leadership at Work: Free Course | Intermediate | Leadership fundamentals · Leadership models · Situational thinking | 5h 4m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: Google. Videos play from the Grow with Google channel on YouTube.
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Video nicely describe and well defined about the team leadership skills
Thanks, Manish! We are glad the team leadership lessons were clear. Which idea stood out to you most: setting SMART goals, coaching questions, or giving SBI feedback?