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Duration: 2 day(s)
Course Code: TEAMLEAD
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Team Leader Toolkit

Linking management and workforce

Being the link between management and the workforce can sometimes result in team leaders being pulled in different directions. This can be particularly tough if you are making the transition from team member to team leader. You are no longer on equal terms with your peers. Now you have to earn their respect, show authority and lead them, often having to make unpopular decisions.

This programme is for you if

you are a newly-appointed team leader who wants to overcome the challenges and complexities of your role by identifying the possibilities and potential.

On completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Understand the roles played in teams
  • Handle delicate situations assertively
  • Set SMART goals
  • Understand leadership styles and learn when it is appropriate to use them
  • Use influence to succeed
  • Understand what motivates people
  • Mentor new personnel and provide constructive feedback

Programme Focus

Introduction and Objectives
    
Team roles
  • What are they?
  • Harnessing different types to create strong teams

Assertiveness
  • Knowing the difference between assertiveness, aggressiveness and submissiveness
  • Conducting meetings assertively
  • Handling aggressive behaviour

Situational leadership
  • Understand those factors which determine the most effective leadership style: whether to direct and tell, sell and coach, consult and facilitate or delegate and empower

Motivation
  • Hertzberg, McLelland and Maslow
  • What are the factors affecting motivation?
  • What motivates us as individuals?
  • What is our individual motivational style?    

How to influence
  • Building rapport
  • Making your point
  • Identifying your influencing style: Negotiation, vision, logic, people orientation and association

Setting goals
  • Agreeing goals which are specific, measurable, achievable and time bounded

Giving feedback
  • The importance of having a structure for giving feedback: gathering data, formulating as initial assessment, exploring the reasons, agreeing an improvement plan

Mentoring
  • The importance of new personnel reaching maximum performance as early as possible

Review of Programme

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What previous delegates have said...

 

"This is the perfect course for anyone in a supervisiry role, some of the things I will implement in my role that I have learnt are delegation skills, listenting to others, and providing feedback to help improve personal development"
 

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