Leading Technical Teams

Overview

A team leader's role has changed in recent years, often doing much more with much less. Technology has flattened organisational structures and the role now requires the flexibility and leadership capacity to manage multi-disciplinary teams, often remotely.

This experiential course weaves classroom theory with immediate practical application.

Who will this course benefit?

This course is for all leaders working in the technical field and explores the contemporary challenges of performing in a fast-paced multi-site, sometimes global environment.

Prerequisites

We will send out a Belbin report for delegates to complete prior to the course.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• display the knowledge, skills and behaviours to project confidence
• understand how to build trust as a leader of a remote or virtual team
• develop proven communication strategies for a variety of situations
• unleash the talent within your team by understanding strengths and
• focusing on areas for development
• chair effective team meetings
• develop coaching and feedback skills that lead to enhanced performance
• manage time and allocate resources effectively
• think creatively in order to problem solve and make the right decisions
• present confidently in order to influence others.

What will the course cover?

• Learning the difference between managing and leading a team and how to build more credibility as a leader.
• Assessing how to improve your team's performance and teamwork.
• Using proven strategies for communication and influence in a variety of situations.
• Looking at the different ways people are motivated and how to mobilise the whole team together.??Working through different approaches to managing and motivating in different environments.
• Understanding how to develop your team through coaching.
• How to plan and manage meetings.
• Managing time and priorities to do more with less.
• Exploring analytical problem solving techniques and methods for making sound decisions.
• What causes stress and how to identify and manage conflict.
• An opportunity to practise great presentations.

Related training courses

• Assert Yourself and Build Confidence
• Facilitation Skills
• Manage Conflict and Difficult Situations