Course description
The program develops participants’ understanding of ‘why and how’ to lead others effectively, create team environments that foster cognitive diversity and psychological safety, and strengthen personal leadership capabilities that drive high-performing team practices.
These practices include:
• Communicating effectively
• Understanding the cause of team tensions
• Building capability in others to work inter-dependently to achieve team goals
• Implementing effective team processes.
Leading Teams is delivered as a combination of online workshop sessions and self-directed learning through Microsoft Teams.
There are 2 full day professional learning days.
Scheduling is mindful of adequate screen breaks and a range of participants’ workplace contexts.
Course outcomes
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of team dynamics and their impact on performance
Apply leadership strategies to build effective, high-performing teams
Enact leadership practices across workplace contexts
Identify and reflect on different leadership styles and attributes
Use a range of team processes and protocols to support effective collaboration