Building Skills for Working in Teams: Igniting Passion and Activating Potential in Teams
Management & Leadership · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
Teams seem to be appearing everywhere in the workplace. They may not call themselves teams; they may use terms like task force, committee, group, or panel. But regardless of what they call themselves, the success of these groups depends on whether or not they learn to function as a team.
Learning Objectives
Understand the difference between a team and a work group
List the benefits that teams have over individuals
Determine why teams fail and how to prevent your team from failing
See how team members encourage each other to achieve high levels of performance
Recognize how team members need to communicate interpersonally
Learn the process for team conflict resolution
See how successful teams manage the resistance to change
Determine you team member style and how it impacts on your success and the success of your team
Learn the different roles and responsibilities that team members have
Describe how to run an effective team meetings
See how highly effective team members build trust and believability
Determine how to set and monitor team goals
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals working in management and leadership, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.
Professionals in People Management
Managers, team leaders and supervisors
Heads of department and function leads
Course Outline
Day 1 — The Team Concept
Why organizations need to develop teams
Reaping the benefits of teamwork
The difference between teams and workgroups
Why teams fail and how to proactively prevent these failures
Day 2 — Getting Organized and Working Together
Conducting and participating in team meetings
Establishing process and task ground rules
Getting team members involved
Building trust and believability
Day 3 — Handling Difficult Team Situations and Difficult Team Members
What is the team never seems to get anything done?
What if one person is too aggressive and dominates the team?
What if a team member is not pulling his or her weight?
Using two-way communication and listening skills to build team rapport
Day 4 — Capitalizing on Team Diversity and Talents
Avoiding subtle exclusion of team members
Become comfortable with team member diversity
Use Equity Checking to manage your assumptions about us
Build a spirit of cooperativeness, not competitiveness
Day 5 — A Closer Look at Leading Teams
Using the learning curve to develop team members and teams
Developing team members by delegating
Build a motivating environment
The organization’s responsibility in team building
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses cover?
The portfolio covers KPIs and performance management, strategic planning and execution, Mini MBA programmes, supervisory and first-line management skills, change leadership, decision-making and problem-solving, and executive communication. Sessions are workshop-based, built around delegates’ own organisational challenges.
Who should attend a management and leadership course?
These courses suit team leaders and supervisors, department and functional managers, newly promoted managers moving from technical to leadership roles, senior specialists preparing for management, and executives responsible for strategy or organisational performance.
How long are management and leadership courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can management and leadership training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa management and leadership course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.