Training coursesManagement & leadershipBuilding & leading great teams

Training course:
Building & leading

great teams


Two hours • In-person or remote • 4-15 participants
Rated 4.8/5 ★★★★★ from 52 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."

    ★★★★★

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Provide brilliant team leadership training for your managers.

Teams are fascinating, complex things. At their best, they're engines of creativity and achievement, accomplishing far more than any individual could alone. At their worst, they can become sources of frustration, conflict and wasted potential.

We find that even experienced managers can struggle with the intricate dynamics of team development. You might notice that despite having talented individuals, your teams aren't quite clicking - perhaps there's a lack of trust, unclear direction, or friction between different working styles. Or maybe you're grappling with the additional challenges of developing hybrid and remote teams, where building genuine connection and collaboration feels more challenging than ever.

Our practical team leadership training session gives your managers the frameworks and insights they need to build truly effective teams. Rather than just hoping teams will naturally gel, participants learn to intentionally guide their teams through the crucial forming, storming, norming and performing stages. They'll understand how to create the psychological safety that research shows is fundamental to high performance, and learn to recognise and harness the different strengths and styles that make a balanced team.

What sets this team building and leadership course apart is its focus on practical application. Your managers won't just learn about team dynamics in theory - they'll apply insights directly to their current team challenges. Whether they're leading a newly-formed team, trying to improve an underperforming one, or adapting to hybrid working, they'll leave with concrete next steps and techniques they can implement immediately.

The session draws on proven models like Belbin Team Roles and Tuckman's stages of group development, while incorporating the latest thinking on leading distributed teams. We've found that this combination of timeless principles and contemporary challenges resonates particularly well with modern leaders.

By investing in this team leadership training, you're not just improving team effectiveness - you're building the foundation for better employee engagement, reduced turnover, and stronger business results. When teams work well together, innovation flourishes, problems get solved faster, and people genuinely enjoy coming to work. And in today's competitive talent market, that kind of positive team environment is more valuable than ever.

“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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