Team Development

Target Audience:

Managers and team leaders.

Duration:

1 day.

Logistics:

The ideal number of participants for this training is 9 to 12.

Objective:

To equip managers and team leaders with both fundamental and innovative strategies which enable them to develop and grow existing teams. Participants will be able to challenge the status quo and the ineffective communication habits that often set in with existing teams, in order to create a more cohesive and motivated team than before.

Overview:

The emphasis will be on practical analysis of the current team situation, with the learning of tools and strategies to improve on the current situation be it from a performance point of view or a people point of view, or both. Participants will learn not to be held back by the current team’s ‘history’, but rather break through existing patterns of behaviour, their own and that of their team members.

Participants will develop an understanding of:

• How to develop and implement a new vision for the team
• The range of intervention styles to be adopted according to the needs of the situation.
• How their attitude unawarely influences the outcome of every interaction with team members.
• Their own communication and team-management style.
• Their individual team members’ needs and expectations.

Participants will learn key skills to:

• Involve team members in re-shaping their roles and the overall direction of the team.
• Redesign effective and meaningful communication systems.
• Influence the attitudes and expectations of the team towards these changes.
• Nurture and guide team members towards the new goals.
• Develop conflict resolution strategies and assertively handle tough feelings that may come up due to the changes.

Leadership Skills

Target Audience:

Managers and team leaders.

Duration:

1 day.

Logistics:

The ideal number of participants for this training is 9 to 12.

Objective:

Develop current managers into becoming creative and inspiring leaders within the organisation, the kind other people look up to. Delegates should come out of the course confirmed in their ability to be a model and an initiator, with clear insights of where they are at and where they are going, so that they may create the momentum around them needed to move forward as a learning organisation.

Overview:

Building on delegates’ current experience of being managers, this course stretches their perception of their job and works on expanding their comfort zone to a place where they are confident to take a stand and make bold decision, clearly communicated and effectively implemented. With a strong focus on self-awareness and awareness of others, this course provides sharp tools and strategies to take a step up from ’simply managing’.

Participants will develop an understanding of:

• The qualitative difference between managing and leading
• The complex belief system and rule book that guide their every decision - mostly unawarely
• The strengths they can rely on and blind-spots they need to work on
• Their own need for a sustainable source of support and inspiration
• The importance of fostering each team member’s leadership capabilities

Participants will learn key skills to:

• Address personal barriers to effective leadership
• Sharpen their communication habits
• Develop and implement a team vision
• Build an enabling and motivating team environment
• Align their and their team’s personal goals with organisational goals
• Practice creative decision making and problem-solving