Building and Leading Successful Teams
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Leading Successful Teams | 06 Sept 2026 | 10 Sept 2026 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 | Register |
| Building and Leading Successful Teams | 06 Dec 2026 | 10 Dec 2026 | Istanbul, Turkey | $ 4,500 | Register |
Building and Leading Successful Teams
| Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Leading Successful Teams | 06 Sept 2026 | 10 Sept 2026 | Riyadh, KSA | $ 3,900 |
| Building and Leading Successful Teams | 06 Dec 2026 | 10 Dec 2026 | Istanbul, Turkey | $ 4,500 |
Introduction
Even the best-laid plans and strategies can fail if the team driving the plan is not well developed. Developing high performing teams takes time, effort, and a deep understanding of the dynamics of effective teams. This course helps team members and team leaders understand how to create and be part of a cohesive unit aligned to achieving results. Performance management is the process through which supervisors and those they lead gain a shared understanding of work expectations and goals, exchange performance feedback, identify learning and development opportunities, and evaluate performance results. It is through this process that organizations are able to create and sustain a workplace environment that:
- Values continuous improvement
- Adapts well to change
- Strives to attain ambitious goals
- Encourages creativity
- Promotes learning and professional development
- Is engaging and rewarding for employees
Objectives
- Distinguish between groups and teams and list the major characteristics of effective teams
- Identify team strengths and blind spots after analyzing team members’ personal styles and preferences
- Use individual differences of team members as a gate to higher team performance
- Make decisions by consensus through participation in a number of team building activities
- Describe effective team members' behaviors and communication patterns
- Lead a team successfully and help it reach its potential
- Improve employee performance reviews.
- Recognize that conducting report analysis is easy when you have the right tools.
- Understand that you need to look below the surface to see what your data is telling you.
- Define what standards are and recognize why they are important
- Understand how to prepare and conduct performance reviews, and how to improve your team’s performance every day.
- Identify rating, ranking rationale, and principles with regard to performance management.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
Managers, supervisors, and staff whose job involves building teams as well as working in teams.
Target Competencies
- Relating to others
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Decision making
- Group problem solving
- Self-awareness
Course Outline
Day 1: Teamwork Definitions and Personal Styles
- Myths about teamwork
- 21st-century teamwork definitions
- The concept of synergy
- Characteristics of high performing teams
- Overview of the DiSC behavioral tool
- The 4 behavioral personality styles in the DiSC model
- Personal development profile
- Team personal styles
Day 2: High-Performance Team Building Process
- Five steps of the team-building process
- Defining goals
- Agreeing on strategies
- Defining team roles
- Motivating team members
- Assessing team performance
- The Belbin type indicator
- Belbin's 9 team roles
Day 3: Team Dynamics
- Team development stages
- Forming stage
- Storming stage
- Norming stage
- Performing stage
- Adjourning stage
- Team problem solving
- Factors shaping team performance
- Phases of team problem solving
- Team decision making
- Building consensus
- Consensus requirements
Day 4: Identifying Effective Team Communication and Behavior
- Communication channels
- Communication methods
- Building rapport
- Managing conflict
- Applying conflict management styles
Day 5: Team Leadership Concepts
- Leadership definition
- Leadership versus management
- Styles of leadership
- The implication of attitudes and personality
- Ten ways to empower followers
- Situational leadership
- Levels of development
- Different styles of motivation

