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Leadership Skills and Team Development for Technical Professionals

Join the technical professionals who are enhancing their team-building and leadership skills with AMA

Leaders of technical professionals face a substantial challenge: to achieve successful task completion through positive work relationships. Leadership team development is your ticket to getting things done. In this highly interactive seminar, you will learn how to build and lead a team...evaluate your team's performance...and develop an action plan for continued leadership success.  

Seminar Number: 02569

5
(264 reviews)
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Who Should Attend

IT and technical professionals, including team leaders, managers, directors and others who want to enhance their team-building and leadership skills.

  •   In-Person2 Day(s)
    1.2 CEU, 12 CLP, 12 PDU, 18 PMU
  •   Live Online2 Day(s)
    1.2 CEU, 12 CLP, 12 PDU, 18 PMU
 
 

Leaders of technical professionals face a substantial challenge: to achieve successful task completion through positive work relationships. Leadership team development is your ticket to getting things done. In this highly interactive seminar, you will learn how to build and lead a team...evaluate your team's performance...and develop an action plan for continued leadership success.

 

  • Hands-on practice building and leading a team
  • Maintain team performance during times of change
  • Manage and resolve team conflict
  • Develop the skills to manage the day-to-day challenges of team leadership
  • Technical vs. nontechnical professionals: differences that impact the leader’s role
  • Various types of teams: functional, cross-functional, self-managed and self-directed—how to vary your leadership style to meet the needs of the team
  • Key steps to building high-performance teams
  • Evaluating individual and team performance
  • Using discipline, coaching, communication, problem-solving and authority to better manage your people

Special Feature

AMA Blended Learning combines instructor-led training with online pre- and post-seminar assessments, tune-up courses and other resources to maximize your training goals. Through a blend of proven instructor-led seminars and powerful online technology, AMA Blended Learning provides a compelling and more comprehensive experience for the learner - producing a greater return-on-investment for the employer and the seminar participant.

Learning Objectives

  • Define Your Leadership Style and Its Impact on Others
  • Describe the Stages of Team Development
  • Explain the Importance of Constructive Conflict in Team Deliberations
  • Use Coaching and Delegating to Develop Team Members
  • Lead a High-Performing Team by Setting Clear Standards of Behavior and Assessing Periodically
  • Cite Ways to Provide Team Closure and to Celebrate Accomplishments and Team Contributions

Forming

  • Differentiate Between Technical and Non-technical Professionals
  • Describe Why People Skills Are Important to Leadership
  • Explain the Differences in Doing, Managing, and Leading
  • Describe Best Practices for Successful Team Meetings and Building
  • Identify Your Leadership Style

Storming

  • Describe the Stages of Team Development
  • Apply Your Leadership Style to the Stages of Team Development
  • Identify Effective Approaches to Dealing with Team Conflict
  • Describe the Steps of Assertive Communication
  • Give and Receive Feedback

Norming

  • Explain How to Delegate Responsibility
  • Identify Effective Motivational Strategies for Your Team
  • Describe Effective Coaching Behaviors

Performing

  • Describe the Indicators of a High-Performing Team
  • List Ways to Avoid Groupthink
  • Describe the SMART Goals Writing Process
  • Describe the Challenges of Leading Virtual Teams Through the Development Stages

Adjourning

  • Describe Some of the Emotions That People May Experience When Their Team Is Disbanded
  • List Some Leadership Strategies That Provide Closure for Team Members
  • Explain the Importance of Celebrating during the Adjournment Phase

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View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

264 reviews

 
Course was filled with so much great information; coaching and guiding through the process and lessons learned very beneficial.
5
David G.
 
IT SYSTEM ENGINEER MANAGER
 
Industry: Finance
I learned a lot in this class that I wish I knew before becoming a manager. Understanding workstyles, communicating, coaching, flexing, etc, will definitely help me become a better leader.
5
Maryanne P.
 
Business Analyst Manager
 
Industry: Insurance
Great experience, learned a lot about myself, management and team building concepts and how to put them into play.
5
Bill K.
 
MANAGER
 
Industry: Business Services
This class was a great mixture of good content, high level of class participation and an excellent instructor. It made for an outstanding class.
5
Timothy Q.
 
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
 
Industry: Law Firms & Legal Services
The communication and feedback, the small class size, it all worked so beautifully to create an very enriching and educational experience. I also liked this style better than a two day in-person seminars because it gave me time to enact a few things and then regroup with the class.
5
SARAH S.
 
SR CLINICAL SYSTEMS ANALYST
 
Industry: Healthcare Services

This course is valid for 18 PMUs.

American Management Association is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is accredited to issue the IACET CEU.

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In-Person Schedule

2 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

3 Sessions Available

  • $2,795.00 Non Members
  • $2,495.00 AMA Members
  • $2,390.00 GSA
Date Duration State City Zip
  2025-08-04 2025-08-05 Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 5, 2025 2 Days IL Chicago 60601-5927 Chicago Register Now

  2025-10-07 2025-10-08 Oct 7, 2025 - Oct 8, 2025 2 Days CA San Francisco 94103 San Francisco Register Now

Course was filled with so much great information; coaching and guiding through the process and lessons learned very beneficial.
5
David G.
 
IT SYSTEM ENGINEER MANAGER
 
Industry: Finance
I learned a lot in this class that I wish I knew before becoming a manager. Understanding workstyles, communicating, coaching, flexing, etc, will definitely help me become a better leader.
5
Maryanne P.
 
Business Analyst Manager
 
Industry: Insurance
Great experience, learned a lot about myself, management and team building concepts and how to put them into play.
5
Bill K.
 
MANAGER
 
Industry: Business Services
This class was a great mixture of good content, high level of class participation and an excellent instructor. It made for an outstanding class.
5
Timothy Q.
 
NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
 
Industry: Law Firms & Legal Services
The communication and feedback, the small class size, it all worked so beautifully to create an very enriching and educational experience. I also liked this style better than a two day in-person seminars because it gave me time to enact a few things and then regroup with the class.
5
SARAH S.
 
SR CLINICAL SYSTEMS ANALYST
 
Industry: Healthcare Services
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