You have the power to create meaningful change and inspire successful outcomes. Becoming a manager is one accomplishment, but being an effective team leader requires special skills, knowledge, and ongoing practice. This comprehensive course helps you build a high-performing team by becoming a learning leader and true partner, developing your team's ability to work together effectively, and resolving conflict constructively. Through engaging lectures, group discussions, self-assessments, and other interactive activities, you will gain valuable insights about yourself and your role as a manager, as well as how your behaviors and ability to coach and mentor team members directly impacts their performance and engagement. You will apply what you learn to a prepared case study, plus analyze a situation within your own team, and then share your insights and solutions with the group.
Ideal participants for this course:
Experienced managers with three to five years of direct management experience who are interested in enhancing their overall managerial effectiveness and team leadership skills.
Key benefits you will gain:
- Define your managerial role as a learning leader and true partner to your team
- Recognize and adapt your behavioral style for increased effectiveness with different team members
- Apply proven coaching methodologies for greater success with individuals
- Assist your team members in their professional growth and personal development
- Navigate your team through conflicts and build stronger working relationships
Core content and topics you will cover:
- Improving personal and group effectiveness using a range of behavioral styles and approaches
- Applying tools and techniques to create high-performance team environments
- Creating a team culture that encourages ongoing learning and professional development
- Applying coaching processes and evidence-based behaviors
- Motivating and engaging your team for higher performance
- Using the most effective conflict resolution approaches based on the situation
Detailed course outline and topics:
- Learning Objectives Overview
- Define Your Managerial Role as a Learning Leader and Partner
- Extend Your Adaptability to Different Situations and People
- Apply Strategies and Tools to Create a High-Performance Team
- Motivate People By Using the Intrinsic Motivation Approach
- Apply Proven Coaching Methodologies and Techniques
- Navigate Your Team Through Conflicts and Difficult Situations
- Assist Your Team Members in Their Professional and Personal Development
- The Manager as Learning Leader: Understanding Your Management Style
- Determine Your Role as a Learning Leader in Your Organization
- Identify the Primary Behavioral Characteristics of Each Behavioral Style
- Determine How Your Behavioral Style Influences the Actions and Responses of Others
- Plan Actions to Improve Personal and Group Effectiveness Using Behavioral Style Flexibility
- Creating a High-Performance Team
- Determine the Key Differences Between a Team and a Group
- Apply Tools and Techniques to Create High-Performance Teams
- Use Team Agreements to Improve a Team's Overall Health and Dynamics
- The Manager as a Developer of People and Talent
- Explain the Connection Between a Learning Organization and the Development of Its Members
- Create a Team Environment That Actively Encourages Learning and Professional Development
- Apply Tools and Strategies to Develop Your Team Members' Skills
- The Transformational Coach
- Redefine the Role of Manager as a Learning Partner and Coach
- Contrast Transactional Coaching with Transformational Coaching Approaches
- Assess the Readiness of Your Work Environment for Effective Partnership Coaching
- Assess Your Current Coaching Competencies and Growth Areas
- Apply Proven Coaching Processes and Behaviors
- Style and Motivation
- Determine the Key Values That Are Typical of Each Behavioral Style
- Select Motivators That Meet Individual Needs and Preferences
- Apply an Intrinsic Motivational Approach with Your Team
- Address Generational Differences in Motivation and Values
- Managing Conflict Effectively
- Assess Your Personal Preferences for Dealing with Conflict
- Identify Five Primary Modes for Managing Conflict Situations
- Apply the Most Effective Approach Based on the Specific Conflict Situation
- Management Simulations and Application
- Apply Seminar Topics in an Integrated, Holistic Way
- Apply Seminar Topics to Address Real-Life Team Situations and Challenges
- Navigate Complex Team Dynamics Effectively
