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Essential
Team Leadership
A 2 day workshop on the people aspects of leadership, for supervisors
and team leaders
About the workshop
This is a very practical workshop designed
to help you understand, practice, and develop some of the people
skills needed to be effective in a team leadership role. The workshop
aims to help you understand first hand the impact leadership behaviour
has on indvidual and team performance, and then identify concrete
actions you can take to create a high performing team with the people
you lead day to day.
The programme focuses on developing skills and
confidence in a number of areas of leadership behaviour known from
research to contribute to high performance:
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Establishing clear expecations for goals, tasks, standards and procedures
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Setting clear and demanding standards
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Recognising achievements, progress and contribution
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Tackling performance problems effectively
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Giving people responsibility and supporting their development
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Encouraging collaborative behaviour within the team and with other
teams.
Group size
Minimum group size 9; maximum 12 participants
with a single tutor. Three performance actors/coaches are also involved
in the delivery of some aspects of the programme.
Methods
The workshop is informal, practical and participative
in nature. Through exercises, demonstrations and guided discussion
you will explore and experience the impact leadership behaviour
has on the performance of others. Brief presentations of relevant
theory help make sense of the experience and there are plenty of
opportunities to practice and develop your skills in a range of
leadership situations.
There is a strong emphasis on sharing experience
amongst peers while working with an experienced management development
practitioner and professional actors who will help you practise
your skills, give feedback on your effectiveness, and identify other
things you could try. Everything discussed during the course remains
confidential, providing a forum in which we hope you will feel free
to discuss the issues that matter most to you and practice without
consequences.
Programme objectives
The programme aims to help you enhance your skills
and effectiveness as a team leader and your awareness of your own
personal style and impact.
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
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Explain how leadership behaviour influences motivation and performance
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Describe key actions you can take to influence the climate of your
team
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Report your MBTI best fit type and explain the implications of it
for your work
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your own leadership style
objectively
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Handle the people aspects of leadership with more confidence
You will also have practiced handling one or more
of the following situations:
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Establishing clear performance expectations
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Giving constructive performance feedback
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Handling an emotionally charged situation
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Conducting a coaching conversation
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Leading a team to successful task completion
Pre-course work
To make best use of time available on the day,
participants may be asked to complete some pre-course work including
an assessment of their own leadership skills and reading a short
article about team leadership.
Duration
2 days, typically 09.30 - 17.30
Indicative programme
The workshop runs in a coaching style and
the programme may change to meet the needs and interests of participants
on the day.
| Day 1 |
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| 09.15 |
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Registration
and coffee
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| 09.30 |
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Welcome, aims, personal introductions,
groundrules
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Your
current challenges in team leadership
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Your
goals for this workshop
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| 10.00 |
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The
impact of leadership behaviour
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Experiencing
first hand different leadership styles
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Understanding
the impact of leader behaviour on performance
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| 10.45
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Coffee
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| 11.00 |
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Leadership
behaviours and team climate
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review
of experience and group performance
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theory
of climate and influence of leadership behavioiurs
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critical
behaviours for team leaders to influence climate
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transitioning
and developing into the team leader role
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| 12.30 |
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Personal
reflection
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Reviewing
the climate of your work groups
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Reviewing
your skills and identifying development needs
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Coaching
discussion with a peer
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| 13.00
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Lunch
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| 14.00
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Leadership
in action: leading the individual
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Small
group work with skilled coaches/performance actors
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Participants
will practice handling essential leaderships conversations
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Establishing
goals, tasks and expectations
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Giving
positive feedback
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Confronting
people with challenging feedback
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Handling
the unexpected/charged conversations
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Coaching
style conversations for growth
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| 15.15 |
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Tea
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| 15.30 |
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Further
skills work
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Further
small group skills work with plenary sessions
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Coaching
and feedback from peers, actors and tutor
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| 17.15 |
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Review
of the day
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| 17.30 |
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Close
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Day 2 |
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| 09.30
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Welcome back, review and look forward
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| 10.00 |
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Understanding
personal style and impact
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Introduction
to the theory of personal type
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Completing
the Myers Briggs Type Indicator
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| 11.00
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Coffee
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| 11.15
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The
MBTI and leadership style
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Understanding
your own type
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Practical
exploration of implications of type
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Leadership
style, working style and working relationships
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| 13.00
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Lunch
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| 14.00
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Leadership
in action: leading the team
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Practical
exercise in team leadership and building teams quickly
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Working
in small groups of 4- 6
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3
x 30 minute projects to complete
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Plan,
do review cycle
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Practising
team leadership with feedback to team leaders
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| 15.45 |
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Tea
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| 16.00
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Review
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Groups
review performance and learning against goals
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Relevant
team theory
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Brief
presentations on key learning
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| 17.00 |
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Action
planning, application, evaluation
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| 17.30 |
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Close
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Please
note
This is a sample
programme for a two day essentials of team leadership workshop,
typical of work we have successfully delivered. All our programmes
are tailored to meet the needs and interests of client organisations
and can incorporate elements from this or any other programme in
our portfolio. Please call for further details.
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