Becoming a Team Leader

Enthusiasm, commitment and perseverance are three important elements of leadership, which leads to effective teamwork between committed colleagues. Successful teams are characterised by a team spirit based on trust, mutual respect, helpfulness and friendliness. In this short management training course, we study the tenets and practices common to high-performing teams.

The course explains how leaders can instil optimism, ensure efficient use of resources and boost their team's morale and performance. We study different types of teams and identify the best practices used to establish group norms in an organisation. We demonstrate how to develop strategic, tactical, operational and contingency plans to get your team through any type of difficult situation. We then go over several leadership styles to help you refine your interactions and influence colleagues to give their best. Learn how to use social ‘people skills’ to foster teamwork, manage conflict and build trust.

This course is designed to help you develop the conceptual skills required to analyse a complex situation by ‘thinking outside the box’. We lay out the seven key indicators of high motivation and explain how to apply them in the workplace to motivate your colleagues. We also delve into the management of talent, stress, mental health and succession planning as ‘transformational leadership’ requires a holistic approach to meeting your employees’ needs. The course also provides practical tips to help you master negotiation techniques, time and conflict management, risk management and virtual team coordination. Sign up for this management training course to acquire the transformational leadership skills you need to take your team to new heights and advance your career.