Leadership and Team Building Training Course Summary

For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life – at work or personal, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. An effective team leader must have their follower’s trust and shares their vision.

The workshop will encourage participants to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch team performer. Delegates will be given the details and concepts of what makes up a team, and what factors into being a successful team and team leader.

Course Objectives

• Describe the concept of a team, and its factors for success
• Identify the different types of teams and develop different strategies for leading them
• Explore the phases of team development and define their characteristics
• Identify the different types of teams
• Learn techniques to foster teamwork and create a supportive team culture
• How to develop a culture of trust
• Discover how to create a work environment that fosters synergism and creativity within and between teams and individuals
• Develop practices to develop trust from top to bottom in your organization.
• Revise how to communicate more responsively
• Outline how to provide dependable feedback and keep your organization grounded in reality
• Create and maintain harmony within the team
• Manage change effectively and create buy-in during the change process
• Develop a high-performance attitude and team
• Actions to do, and those to avoid, when encouraging teamwork

Course Outline

Defining a Team

• What is a Team?
• Factors Needed for Success
• Characteristics of a High-Performance Team
• Different Types of Teams
• Core Teambuilding Competencies

Role of a Leader is a Team’s Success

• Role of a Leader is a Team’s Success
• Characteristics of an Effective Leader
• The Emotional Requirements of Being a Leader
• Establishing Confidence and Trust with Your Employees
• Dealing with Different Personalities
• Using ‘Common Sense’ Motivating Factors
• The Four Leadership Styles

Improving Performance

• Stages of Team Development
  • Forming
  • Norming
  • Performing
  • Adjourning
• Recognizing your Role in Motivating your Team
• Understanding Motivation
• Employee Development
• Personality Profiling

The Process of Creating Trust

• Conducting Baseline Measurements
• Framing Trust in Economic Terms
• Setting Truest Objectives
• Implementing the Action Plan
• Evaluating Success

Communication

• Communication Skills
• Barriers to Communication
• Communication Styles – VAK
• Active Listening and Questioning

The 13 Behaviors of High-trust Leaders

• Talk Straight
• Demonstrate Respect
• Create Transparency
• Right Wrongs
• Show Loyalty
• Deliver Results
• Get Better
• Confront Reality
• Clarify Expectation

Team Building and Leadership Skills

• Practice Accountability
• Listen First
• Keep Commitments
• Extend Trust

Managing Conflict

• What is Conflict?
• Conflict versus Problem
• Level of Conflict
• Conflict Management Styles
• Conflict Resolution

Solving Problems and Making Decisions as a Team

• The Six Thinking Hates
• Encouraging Brainstorming
• Building Consensus

Teambuilding Activities

• The Benefits and Disadvantages
• Teambuilding Activities that won’t make people cringe
• Choosing a location for Teambuilding

Who can Benefit from this Training

• Team Leaders
• Managers
• Business Heads
• HR and L&D professionals

Course Objectives

• Describe the concept of a team, and its factors for success
• Identify the different types of teams and develop different strategies for leading them
• Explore the phases of team development and define their characteristics
• Identify the different types of teams
• Learn techniques to foster teamwork and create a supportive team culture
• How to develop a culture of trust
• Discover how to create a work environment that fosters synergism and creativity within and between teams and individuals
• Develop practices to develop trust from top to bottom in your organization.
• Revise how to communicate more responsively
• Outline how to provide dependable feedback and keep your organization grounded in reality
• Create and maintain harmony within the team
• Manage change effectively and create buy-in during the change process
• Develop a high-performance attitude and team
• Actions to do, and those to avoid, when encouraging teamwork

Course Outline

Defining a Team

• What is a Team?
• Factors Needed for Success
• Characteristics of a High-Performance Team
• Different Types of Teams
• Core Teambuilding Competencies

Role of a Leader is a Team’s Success

• Role of a Leader is a Team’s Success
• Characteristics of an Effective Leader
• The Emotional Requirements of Being a Leader
• Establishing Confidence and Trust with Your Employees
• Dealing with Different Personalities
• Using ‘Common Sense’ Motivating Factors
• The Four Leadership Styles

Improving Performance

• Stages of Team Development
  • Forming
  • Norming
  • Performing
  • Adjourning
• Recognizing your Role in Motivating your Team
• Understanding Motivation
• Employee Development
• Personality Profiling

The Process of Creating Trust

• Conducting Baseline Measurements
• Framing Trust in Economic Terms
• Setting Truest Objectives
• Implementing the Action Plan
• Evaluating Success

Communication

• Communication Skills
• Barriers to Communication
• Communication Styles – VAK
• Active Listening and Questioning

The 13 Behaviors of High-trust Leaders

• Talk Straight
• Demonstrate Respect
• Create Transparency
• Right Wrongs
• Show Loyalty
• Deliver Results
• Get Better
• Confront Reality
• Clarify Expectation

Team Building and Leadership Skills

• Practice Accountability
• Listen First
• Keep Commitments
• Extend Trust

Managing Conflict

• What is Conflict?
• Conflict versus Problem
• Level of Conflict
• Conflict Management Styles
• Conflict Resolution

Solving Problems and Making Decisions as a Team

• The Six Thinking Hates
• Encouraging Brainstorming
• Building Consensus

Teambuilding Activities

• The Benefits and Disadvantages
• Teambuilding Activities that won’t make people cringe
• Choosing a location for Teambuilding

Who can Benefit from this Training

• Team Leaders
• Managers
• Business Heads
• HR and L&D professionals