Overview

A team without its leader is directionless and incomplete. Everyone wants to be a leader today but being a great leader is not easy. It is like a skill which you develop over time by putting continuous efforts to improve your qualities like communication skills, time management, collaboration, motivation, conflict management, performance management etc. A good leader is always able to extract the best out of his team members and help them grow together.

How will this “Team Leader Training Course” help you in developing your leadership qualities? This course will help you in understanding your true leadership style and the core pillars of leadership. Also, it will help you to impart the techniques and learning in your personality. This is the right course if you have been recently promoted as a team leader, supervisor or looking to upscale your career as a leader or if you are an entrepreneur with a team.

This Zoe training course will empower you with all the skills which you need as successful leader and will help you step by step in improving the overall performance of your team and your organisation. At the end of this course you will be able to take effective decisions, communicate seamlessly, plan strategically and take your team’s performance to the next level.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this Team Leader Training Course successfully, participants will be able to:

• Recognise their true leadership style
• Display attributes of a leader in front of their teams
• Develop individual actions of leadership
• Improve your decision-making skills
• Manage yourself, your team and your work environment
• Improve your interpersonal and intrapersonal skills as a leader
• Learn different leadership styles
• Understand how to give and receive feedback as a team leader

Training Methodology

This Team Leader Training Course will comprise the following training methods:

• Lectures
• Presentations
• Theories and techniques
• Group Discussions
• Assignments
• Activities
• Case Studies
• Functional Exercises

Like our other training courses, this team leader training course will also follow the ‘Do-Review-Learn-Apply’ model.

Organisational Benefits

Companies who nominate their employees to participate in this Team Leader Training Course can benefit in the following ways:

• Improved decision making by team leaders
• Less or no conflicts in the organization
• Improved teams’ productivity due to better planning and work management
• Improvement in teams’ performance will eventually improve the organisation’s performance
• Productivity and performance issues can be resolved efficiently by giving proper feedback to the teams
• Better communication within teams
• Increased employee engagement leading to a healthy and motivating work environment
• Better employee retention

Personal Benefits

Individuals who participate in this Team Leader Training Course can gain from it in the following ways:

• Gain the knowledge and expertise you need as a leader to manage your team well
• You will be able to understand different styles of leadership
• Create an effective self-development plan to ensure growth as a leader
• Improve your decision-making skills
• You will be able to communicate effectively within your team and also to higher management
• Manage your time and performance better than other leaders

Who Should Attend?

This Team Leader Training Course would be suitable for:

• Current leaders
• Project Managers
• Technical Leads
• Team leaders
• Supervisors
• Line managers
• Management Professionals
• Mid level Executives
• Aspiring leaders
• Start-up Founders

Course Outline

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION

• Definition of a Leader
• Role of a team leader in the organization
• Leader Vs Boss
• Why should you become an effective team leader?

MODULE 2: Creating Your Leadership Style

• Authoritative Leadership
• Delegative Leadership
• Participative Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Identify your leadership style- Activity 1

MODULE 3: Importance of Self Awareness

• Understanding yourself as a leader
• SWOT Analysis- Activity 2
• Managing your emotions in your workplace
• Being neutral and unbiased

MODULE 4: Understanding Your Team Culture

• What is Team culture?
• Impact of different cultures in a team
• Emphasizing on respect and values
• Understanding cooperation
• Story- Bundle of wooden sticks
• Creating a culture of care

MODULE 5: Strategic Planning as a Team Leader

• Importance of planning as a leader
• Be Proactive
• Setting short term goals
• Setting long term goals
• Informing the team about the goal
• Introducing healthy competition and reward
• Make the perfect strategy- Activity 3

MODULE 6: Conflict Management

• Why do conflicts arise?
• Analyzing the root cause
• Effective and neutral listening
• Handling difficult conversation
• Getting to a resolution
• Handle your first team conflict- Activity 4

MODULE 7: Time Management

• Importance of time management as a leader
• How to set priorities?
• Calendar Management
• Setting deadlines
• Deliver before the deadline
• Parkinson’s Law

MODULE 8: Communication is the Key

• Improving your verbal and written communication
• Importance of non-verbal communication
• Be a detailed listener
• Communication Accommodation theory
• The art of giving and receiving feedback
• The motivating team as their leader
• Give your first feedback- Activity 5

MODULE 9: Performance Management of a team

• Focussing on solving problems
• Improving your decision making skills
• Power of appreciation
• Developing proactive plan of action
• Performance management theory
• Goal Setting Theory
• Importance of rewards and recognition
• Conclusion