Course Description

INTRODUCTION

A lot of focus is put on leadership development when in reality the leader is just one person, the real driving force behind a leader’s success is their team. A team operating effectively as a single unit will always outperform the best individual operating on their own. More importantly, no matter how knowledgeable and competent individual members of team may be, a dysfunctional team will undermine organisational goals, drain morale and waste effort.

Objectives

At the end of this training course, you will learn to:

Understand what elements of your role as leader give greatest return

Identify and leverage individual talent within the team

Engage and motivate the team using vision techniques

Establish clear objectives and standards of performance for your team

Read personality preferences and adapt your leadership accordingly

The benefit of this course

Increased team productivity

Greater teamworking and collaboration

More creativity and innovation from team members

Problems get solved quicker

Great confidence in appropriate leadership actions

Increased clarity of role and necessary actions

Heightened self-awareness and self-understanding

New tools to motivate and inspire others

Course Outline

DAY 1

Teams and their Leaders

The Relationship between Teams, Leaders and Managers

Key Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities

Balancing Influence, Authority and Power

Different Leadership Styles and Style Flexibility

Self-awareness and Getting Feedback

Emotional Intelligence and Rapport

DAY 2

Vision, Direction & Alignment

Creating a Shared Vision

Aims, Objectives and Goal Alignment

Developing Meaningful Objectives and Indicators

Divergent Approaches to Problem-solving

Communicating a Compelling Vision

Taking a Coaching Approach to Problem Solving

DAY 3

Team Dynamics

Stages of Team Development

The Sociology of The Team

Characteristics of High-performing Teams

Balancing Different Team Roles and Personality Types

Non-traditional Team Structures

Delegation and Empowerment

DAY 4

Developing the Team

Personality Types and The Mix Needed For Success

Building a Coherent Team

Self-managing Teams and Their Challenges

Coaching, Mentoring and Self-directed Learning

Feedback and Appraisal

Leveraging Team Strengths For Peak Performance

DAY 5

Performance & Conflict Management

Defining Performance

Approaches to Measuring Team and Individual Performance

Performance Management: Science or Art?

Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively

Conflict as A Catalyst for Team Development

Dealing with Challenging Interpersonal Relations