Training coursesManagement & leadershipBuilding & leading great teams

Training course:
Building & leading

great teams


Two hours • In-person or remote • 4-15 participants
Rated 4.7/5 ★★★★★ from 13 recent reviews

About this bitesize training course

A leader’s success depends on the ability to build, support and motivate high performance teams. This bitesize training course is for leaders at all levels.

Participants on our Building and leading great teams training course will learn to:

  • Understand what drives team effectiveness

  • Identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of their own teams

  • Appreciate the leader’s role in managing their team

  • Recognise their own teams’ stage of development and apply appropriate interventions

  • Diagnose the styles & strengths of team members and themselves

  • Take actions to ‘balance’ their teams to enhance performance

Pairing suggestion: for employees that work in teams rather than lead them, our Successful Teamwork training session covers related concepts to encourage smooth collaboration.

Key details

  • this training session is two hours long and packed with powerful ideas to help people run better teams

  • designed for groups of 4 – 15

  • delivered by an expert trainer at your workplace, or virtually

  • interactive, with plenty of exercises that get people talking

  • customisable, to connect with your organisation’s values

Attendee reviews for the ‘Building & leading great teams’ training course

  • "Really interesting course content, provided me with ideas on how to work well with others in a team that I have not thought of previously. Good level of self reflection, great opportunity to reflect on your individual team work style and your strengths and weaknesses. Very well delivered by Flora MacDonald."

    ★★★★★

  • "This is a fantastic course. It provided a lot of content that opened my thoughts to different motivators, styles, and personalities that will make me more effective in working with my teams. Also recommended several books that I intend to read. I also liked the break out rooms as it got everyone participating and putting thoughts into the process."

    ★★★★★

  • "Relaxed, fun but highly professional and expert delivery of the session. Made me feel at ease but still learnt a lot. Some of it was a refresher for me but I also come across plenty of brand new stuff."

    ★★★★★

  • "Very useful tools provided that I can use for considerations in the delivery of communication, or the structure of input that I need to achieve to obtain my end result. "

    ★★★★★

  • "The training session was collaborative, informative and engaging. Food for thought!"

    ★★★★★

  • “I enjoyed this course - extremely well organised!"

    ★★★★★

  • "Really interesting session, good to evaluate how other members of the team operate as a whole and what we as leaders can do to support and improve that."

    ★★★★★

  • "I liked the break out rooms – it got everyone participating and putting thoughts into the process."

    ★★★★★

  • "Really interesting content, challenging, and a nice host - engaging and easy to talk to."

    ★★★★★

  • "The content is great and very easy to follow!"

    ★★★★★

  • "The friendly delivery and general flow of the training fit together nicely. There was no chance to get bored or have my mind wander. Instead, the trainer captured my attention the entire time!"

    ★★★★★

  • "I really enjoyed the team tasks and understanding the different types of skill sets in the workplace – and the need for a variety."

    ★★★★★

Why book this training course?

✋ Work calmer, with less drama

The frameworks in this training course contextualise the natural tensions and ‘growing pains’ all high-performing teams navigate as they grow, so managers are better able to identify and mitigate them.

🥰 Build a high-respect culture

Teams thrive when members (and leaders) don’t just understand but value each other’s differing strengths and styles. This training course provides foundational models in harnessing this diversity for maximum impact.

👩🏽‍💻 Confident team leaders

Bringing training into your workplace is a vote for the growth of your managers, developing their skills and empowering them to manage confidently and creatively.

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“Maximal learning in a short, but intense, session. This is definitely the way forward for management training, as far as I am concerned.”

Professor Niamh Moran, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland ★★★★★

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