The Practical Team Leader programme is a unique hands-on approach to leadership training within a manufacturing operations environment. The course adopts a unique approach with a real-world, 'day in the life of' experience that teaches both the technical and interpersonal skills in a simulated factory setting. The Practical Leader programme will provide you with the skills required to become an effective and competent Manufacturing Operations Team Leader through an immersive blended learning approach comprising of: a suite of eLearning modules for essential knowledge practical interactive manufacturing operations factory simulation interpersonal skills needed for dealing with team members and potential conflicts.
The Practical Team Leader training course will allow you to explore what you actually do hour by hour, day by day, week by week, month by month as a team leader. Other training courses will teach you the theory of leadership, concentrating on style, vision, mission and values.You will gain the necessary skills, through learning and practice, to manage the daily operations of your team in a manufacturing environment; ensuring efficient operations in achieving business targets. You will learn, through effective teamwork and planning, how to enable your team to achieve the required product quality, cost and delivery targets, by maintaining standard working methods, quality and safety standards.
The skills gained will enable delegates to set expectations by clearly defining roles and responsibilities, motivating people both as teams and as individuals with a focus on learning management actions required to pinpoint performance levels and maintain team effectiveness.
By the end of The Practical Leader: Developing and Leading High Performing Teams course you will be able to :
- Identify steps to create a close, mutually trusting relationship with team members and colleagues
- Understand what elements of your role as leader give greatest return
- Identify and leverage individual talent within the team
- Engage and motivate the team using vision techniques
- Establish clear objectives and standards of performance for your team
- Read personality preferences and adapt your leadership accordingly
- Manage and use advanced coaching techniques to replace ‘tell’ with ‘ask’
- Techniques to engage with and motivate employees
- Develop and manage teams for optimum performance
- Deal with under-performers in a positive, constructive way and encourage and support good performers
- Delegate and empower effectively and in particular, communicate and run meetings effectively
- Handle team change effectively
The course is designed for those leading operational teams as first-line leaders. It is ideal for those who are about to start in this role or who are in the role but need the training to develop their capability.
The Practical Leader: Developing and Leading High Performing Teams course ideal for :
- Leaders who are looking to update their skillset and ability
- Managers who have taken on a new team leadership role
- Managers who have a challenging team or feel their teams are ‘stuck’
- Senior Management wanting to learn modern leadership techniques
- Project Managers or those with a project management role
