Building High-Performing Teams: A Training Course in Team Development and Leadership (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Self-management is what lets a person turn their emotions, ideas, and energy toward a goal that actually matters to them, and the people who manage themselves well are usually the ones who get the most out of their talent, their time, and their team. This Team Performance Development Training Course builds directly on that idea, working from self-management and real motivation outward to the skill of leading other people well.
Participants explore what self-management really means, how to motivate a team using more than one approach, and how effective leadership actually influences behaviour and results. The course also unpacks leadership itself, its traits, styles, and the practical decisions a leader has to make daily, closing the usual gap between leadership theory and what leading a real team actually requires.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone looking to sharpen their personal effectiveness and self-motivation.
- Team leaders and managers responsible for a project or a working group.
- Team members who want to raise the overall effectiveness of their team.
- Anyone leading or participating in a team at any level of the organisation.
What You'll Be Able to Do
- Recognise the traits of high-performing teams and what motivates or blocks them.
- Identify your team's talent and strengths and put them to better use.
- Understand the factors that shape a team's environment and development over time.
- Choose the right leadership style and motivation approach for the team you actually have.
- Manage conflict within the team and run meetings that produce real results.
3Course Content
Module 1: What High-Performing Teams Actually Have in Common
- The real characteristics of high-performing teams
- Understanding what motivates a team and what quietly holds it back
- Setting a baseline before trying to improve anything
Module 2: Knowing Your Team's Talent and Strengths
- Identifying the talent already sitting inside your team
- Matching people to the roles that use their strengths
- Choosing a management approach that fits different team types
Module 3: Managing Yourself Before You Manage Others
- The concept and characteristics of self-management
- Practical mechanisms for self-motivation
- Meeting your own psychological needs without burning out
Module 4: Building the Team Environment That Lets People Perform
- Assessing the work environment a team actually operates in
- Factors that influence a team's development over time
- The leader's real influence on that environment
Module 5: Motivating a Team That Doesn't Respond to One Approach
- Maslow's hierarchy applied to real workplace motivation
- Situational leadership and why one style doesn't fit everyone
- Balancing material and non-material motivation
Module 6: Leading Without Losing the Team
- Being part of the team, not just above it
- The relationship between the leader and team loyalty
- Overcoming barriers to motivation as a leader
Module 7: Handling Conflict and Difficult Personalities
- Recognising different personality types within a team
- Resolving conflict between team members constructively
- Keeping disagreement from turning into disengagement
Module 8: Running Meetings and Measuring Team Results
- Contributing to team meetings that actually produce outcomes
- Reviewing the organisation and leadership around the team
- Designing a path that helps the team reach its goals