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Course summary

Our one day team leader training course give new and aspiring team leaders the tools, techniques and models they need to be able to put together and lead an effective team that gets the work done. All aspects of team leadership are covered including recruitment, motivating and inspiring the team, the roles and responsibilities of the team leader, communication and the common challenges that team leaders will face.

Course outline

Team leader training courses in London

The course looks at the role of the team leader from building the perfect team through to dealing with difficult behaviour.  The team leader's role in inspiring and motivating their team, in ensuring effective communication, in delegating and managing performance and in managing their own personal style to best advantage are all covered during this intensive one day course.  You will leave with a better understanding of how teams work and how effective leaders manage.  You will develop your confidence in using the different tools of team leadership and you will have analysed your own most effective leadership style and how to flex this when circumstances demand it.  The team leader training course covers:

Building the perfect team

• understanding the Belbin team roles
• recruitment and selection
• leading the team in the early stages

Directing your team's work

• effective planning
• stretching team and personal objectives
• delegating to and with the team

Inspiring and motivating your team

• leading with passion - making it matter
• motivational models for managers
• using feedback to motivate the team
• the team leader as coach

Communication and the team

• how does communication work?
• barriers to communication and how to overcome them
• pros and cons of different methods of communication
• you as a communicator
• communicating difficult messages

Common challenges for team leaders

• interpersonal behaviour
• managing conflict
• underperformance in teams and individuals

This course also includes a year of free support from your trainer. 

"The course was very good! We were given plenty of opportunities to share our own experiences." MC Three Rivers District Council

This team leader training course takes place at the Centre's central London training suite. It can also be held in-company at your organisation for a group of your staff, no matter where you are based. Call Sally on 020 7490 3030 for more information on in-company training.

Did you know you could get funding to take this course through a Government funded Leadership and Management Grant? See here for more details.

Are you a solicitor? If so, you can claim 5 hours of CPD points for this course through the Solicitors Regulation Authority, using reference DZA/CFSC. See here for more information.

Who is this course for?

Our team leader training courses are for supervisors, team leaders and project managers and anyone else who wants to lead an effective, high performing team. The Centre works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

What will this course help me do: learning outcomes?

The team leader training course will help you understand the nature of teams, why they sometimes work brilliantly and why they often fail. You will gain confidence in your own leadership approach and style and know when and how to adopt different approaches when you need to. We will discuss a range of tools, techniques and models for use in building teams so that you will come away equipped to work with your team to enhance their performance and achieve their objectives.

Other courses to consider

Other courses available at the Centre include: Supervision Skills:Managing People and Teams, a two day course which deals with all aspects of managing people and their performance; Project Management, a two day course looking at the specific skills and knowledge needed to manage a project through to successful completion; and Finance for Non Financial Managers, a two day course which helps managers understand and deal with all the financial aspects of their work.

Course dates

4 July, 2012
5 September, 2012

This course starts at 10am and will finish by 4.30pm. Lunch and refreshments are provided.

Course fee

• £230 plus VAT small charity price (applies to registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £3m)
• £340 plus VAT not-for-profit price (applies to all other charities and all other not-for-profit organisations, including public sector and housing)
• £390 plus VAT standard price (applies to all other organisations)