When technology changes jobs overnight, business is conducted round the clock, competition is global and people are subject to down-sizing and restructuring, organisations and businesses must have effective leaders who can harness the power of their team(s) and motivate them to success.

Leadership & Teamwork introduces novice leaders and managers to the leadership styles and management approaches that are effective in today’s working environment. It helps you to assess your leadership qualities, strengths and weaknesses, and understand how teams work, interact and grow so you can manage you team from co-existence to collaboration, from inception to high performance.

Module 1 (31 mins) What is Leadership?
Leadership Styles
What it takes to be a leader

Module 2 (33 mins) Foundations of Teamwork
Developing Team Trust
Setting the Guidelines for Performance
Establishing Clear Purpose and Goals

Module 3 (18 mins) Facilitating Teamwork
Improving Group Dynamics

Module 4 (23 mins) Growing your Team
Stages of Team Growth

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Once you have completed this course, you will have the skills to grow high performing teams through effective team leadership. Specifically you will be able to:

• Understand how and when to use different leadership styles to meet individual, team and business goals.
• Optimise the skills and qualities necessary to build a successful approach to team building.
• Understand group dynamics and the effect they have on individuals and on team relationships.
• Build an atmosphere of trust and rapport, where participation and problem solving are encouraged and differing world views are understood.
• Set and manage ground rules for the team and the task.
• Establish clear purpose and SMART team goals – goals that are motivational.
• Use you management and leadership skills to progress a team through the development stages, from “forming” through to “performing”.

Audience: First line managers, supervisors, project managers and team leaders.