Building and Leading High-Performance Teams Training
Learn how to build effective teams from the ground up, and manage everyone’s efforts to maximize results. Building a successful, high performance team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. Hiring the right people is the most important part of building a strong team, of course, and delegating to give people more autonomy is a powerful motivator.
Building and Leading High Performance Teams
Course Overview
But managing a team is not that simple. Leaders have to play a far more hands-on role to make sure the group works well together and remains focused on the right priorities. That’s why the Leading High Performance Teams Training is one of the most essential ways to gain the skills needed to boost productivity. In this dynamic one-day Training course, learn how to build effective, high performance teams from the ground up and then manage everyone’s efforts to maximize results.
Upon successful completion of the Leading High Performance Teams Training course, you will be able to:
- Design a Successful Blueprint for Your High Performance Team
- Build a Strong Foundation
- Construct a Solid Framework
- Build Bridges to Better Communication
- Ensure Mutual Trust and Respect
Course Outline
- Lesson 1: Designing a Successful Blueprint for Your High Performance Team
- The Purpose of a Blueprint
- Distinguishing Teams from Groups
- Group vs. Team Characteristics
- Group-Centered Managers vs. Team-Centered Leaders
- Increasing Productivity Through Teamwork
- The Benefits of Team Building
- Lesson 2: Building a Strong Foundation
- The Importance of a Strong Foundation
- Taking the Time to Plan
- Applying Organizational Skills
- Building a Climate for Motivation
- Establishing Accountability
- Lesson 3: Constructing a Solid Framework
- Assembling Your High Performance Team
- Combining Diverse Behavior Styles
- Leveraging the Strengths of Each Style
- Building a Solid Team Through Training
- Promoting Teamwork Through Your Leadership Style
- Lesson 4: Building Bridges to Better Communication
- Facilitating Open Communication
- Fostering Teamwork Through Collaboration
- Involving the Team in Setting Goals and Standards
- Making Problem Solving a Team Effort
- Creating a Climate for Team Problem Solving
- Examining Conflict
- Conflict Resolution Styles
- Helping a Team Resolve Conflicts Productively
- Lesson 5: Ensuring Mutual Trust and Respect
- Fostering an Environment of Trust
- Recognizing Employee Performance
- Implementing Positive Discipline
- Coaching: Essential in Team Building
- Six Tools for Effective Coaching
Intended Audience
This introductory-level course is intended for Business Analysts and Data Analysts (or anyone else in the data science realm) who are already comfortable working with numerical data in Excel or other spreadsheet environments. No prior programming experience is required.
Prerequisites
This introductory-level course is for anyone in IT interested in some light hands-on basic exposure to leveraging Python for data science and analytics.
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[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, Building and Leading High-Performance Teams Training. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
Learn how to build effective teams from the ground up, and manage everyone’s efforts to maximize results. Building a successful, high performance team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. Hiring the right people is the most important part of building a strong team, of course, and delegating to give people more autonomy is a powerful motivator. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll have hands-on, job-ready skills in leadership & professional development that I can apply immediately to our work.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in leadership & professional development. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/leadership-development-training/building-and-leading-high-performance-teams-training/.
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