Leading High Performing Teams

Introduction :

The "Leading High Performing Teams" course is designed for leaders and managers who aim to create and sustain teams that consistently perform at an exceptional level. This course provides a deep dive into the principles, practices, and strategies that effective leaders use to motivate their teams, enhance collaboration, and drive results. Participants will learn how to cultivate a culture of excellence, implement effective team dynamics, and leverage the strengths of each team member to achieve shared goals.

Target Audience :

• Team leaders, managers, and supervisors looking to enhance their leadership skills.
• Professionals responsible for building or managing high-performing teams.
• Anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of successful teams and leadership strategies.

Course Objectives :

• Identify steps to create a close, mutually trusting relationship with team members and colleagues
• 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’
• Techniques to engage with and motivate employees
• Develop and manage teams for optimum performance
• Deal with under-performers in a positive, constructive way and encourage and support good performers
• Delegate and empower effectively and in particular, communicate and run meetings effectively
• Handle team change effectively

Course Modules :

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

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

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

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

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