Leadership Skills and Team Development for Technical Professionals

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

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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