Leading Technical Teams — A 5 day course

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Synopsis

A team leader's role has changed in recent years, often doing much more with much less. Technology has flattened organisational structures and the role now requires the flexibility and leadership capacity needed to manage multi-disciplinary teams, often remotely. You will meet other leaders working in the technical field and explore the contemporary challenges of performing in a fast paced multi-site, sometimes global environment.

This is an intensive five day course using a blend of interactive training exercises that cover the toolkit of the skills you need. This is an experiential programme that weaves classroom theory with immediate practical application.

As part of this course you will receive a log-in to complete your BELBIN© Team Role Self Perception Inventory. You will receive a detailed report that illustrates your preferred team role and how this influences your management and leadership style. You will also complete a personal action plan.

Objectives

On completion of this training course, delegates will be able to:

• Build authentic leadership and have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to display confidence
• Understand how to build trust as a leader of a remote or virtual team
• Develop proven communication strategies for a variety of situations
• Unleash the talent within your team by understanding strengths and focusing on areas for development
• Chair effective team meetings
• Develop coaching and feedback skills that lead to enhanced performance
• Manage time and allocate resources effectively
• Think creatively in order to problem solve and make the right decisions
• Practise your presentation skills in order to influence others

Contents

Leadership vs Management

• Learn the difference between managing and leading a team and how to build more credibility as a leader

Team Development

• Assess how to improve your team's performance and teamwork

Communicating Strategies

• Use proven strategies for communication and influence in a variety of situations

Motivation

• Look at the different ways people are motivated and how to mobilise the whole team together

Virtual and Remote Teams

• Work through different approaches to managing and motivating in different environments

Coaching and Feedback

• Understand how to develop your team through coaching

Effective Meetings

• How to plan and manage meetings

Managing Time

• Managing time and priorites to do more with less

Problem Solving & Creative Thinking

• Explore analytical problem-solving techniques and methods for making sound decisions

Conflict Resolution and Stress

• What causes stress and how to identify and manage conflict

Presenting Skills

• Practise great presentations

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Suitable For

New supervisors or managers who want to receive the complete toolkit of skills needed

Existing managers with little formal training