Leading High-Performing Teams
Management & Leadership
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.
With the
increased commercial pressures and target driven cultures many leaders are now
considering how to get the highest levels of performance from their people. The
single most important factor in driving effective teamwork and team engagement
is the behavior and style of the leader. This Leading High Performing Teams
training course explains how to harness the team’s potential, and introduces
techniques for moving the team to peak performance. This Management &
Leadership training course is highly interactive and participants are expected
to discuss their unique situation as well as practicing the tools they are
learning.
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
- Manage and use advanced coaching techniques to
replace ‘tell’ with ‘ask’
Course Outline
Day One: 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 Two:
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 Three:
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 Four: 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 Five:
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