Core Skills for Team Leadership

You will consider the role of a team leader, comparing typical responsibilities to those you fulfil (or are looking to fulfil). You will determine whether you can do things differently to become a more effective team leader.

You’ll be looking at what it takes to be a good team leader, assessing your current strengths and areas for development, and making a plan of action.

You will explore different approaches for leading teams effectively, discovering and practising with tools and techniques you can apply in your team leadership role.

You will understand the team leadership skills needed for success in your role.

Through a range of activities, you will practice setting and communicating goals, targets, and deadlines that are aligned with organisational goals and objectives

You will get to grips with the question ‘What is performance management?’ before learning to identify performance, capability, and conduct issues at source and without delay.

You will learn to take appropriate steps to remedy situations and develop your team toward high-performance.

You will practice having challenging conversations and exploring ways to resolve conflict. You will plan ways in which you can prepare for different team leadership scenarios you might face at work.

With your ‘classmates’, you will share practical methods for motivating individuals and teams to build a shared drive for results.

Practice using uncomplicated but impactful people development tools and techniques to improve your team’s performance.