Leading Teams

Build a high-performing team from where you stand.

The difference between a group of people doing their jobs and a high-performing team is not accidental it is the result of deliberate leadership. This workshop gives managers and team leaders the understanding and tools to develop their team, navigate challenges, and create an environment where people are fully engaged to do their best work.

Leading Teams

Build a high-performing team from where you stand.

The difference between a group of people doing their jobs and a high-performing team is not accidental it is the result of deliberate leadership. This workshop gives managers and team leaders the understanding and tools to develop their team, navigate challenges, and create an environment where people are fully engaged to do their best work.

Most teams never reach their full potential not because of poor effort, but because team dynamics are rarely understood or actively managed.

  • Conflict, unclear roles, and poor communication create drag that costs performance and retention — and most managers do not know how to address it
  • Managers are often so focused on individual output that they miss the collective patterns holding their team back
  • Without understanding how teams develop, managers mistake natural team friction for failure and intervene in the wrong ways
  • Teams that are not actively led plateau — and the best people on them start looking elsewhere

Most teams never reach their full potential not because of poor effort, but because team dynamics are rarely understood or actively managed.

  • Conflict, unclear roles, and poor communication create drag that costs performance and retention — and most managers do not know how to address it
  • Managers are often so focused on individual output that they miss the collective patterns holding their team back
  • Without understanding how teams develop, managers mistake natural team friction for failure and intervene in the wrong ways
  • Teams that are not actively led plateau — and the best people on them start looking elsewhere

About This Workshop

Through practical frameworks, group discussion, and real-world application, this workshop equips managers to understand where their team is in its development, what is getting in the way of performance, and what they can do about it.

Who Is It For

  • Team leaders and managers with responsibility for an established team
  • Managers whose teams are growing, changing, or under pressure to perform
  • Newly promoted team leaders building their leadership confidence and capability
  • People managers who feel their team is not performing to its potential

Workshop Modules

Module 01

How Teams Develop — Tuckman’s Model in Practice

Understand the four stages of team development and how to lead effectively at each stage

Module 02

Team Roles and Dynamics — What Makes Your Team Tick

Explore the roles people play in teams and the patterns that help or hinder performance

Module 03

Motivating Your Team — What Actually Works

Apply practical, evidence-based techniques to motivate individuals and the team as a whole

Module 04

Setting Norms and Expectations — Creating a High-Performance Culture

Build the team agreements and standards that drive consistent, high-quality work

Module 05

Leading Through Psychological Safety — Turning Friction into Fuel

Navigate differences constructively and set the tone for ongoing personal growth

What You Will Gain from This Workshop

Team Insight

Understand the stages of team development and recognise where your team is right now

Dynamic Awareness

Identify the roles and behavioural patterns that help or hinder your team’s performance

Motivation Skills

Apply practical techniques to motivate individuals and build collective team energy

Clear Standards

Set team norms, expectations, and accountability structures that people can easily follow

Build Collective Resilience

Active Psychologically safe work environment to build collective strength through vulnerability

Action Plan

Leave with a specific plan to strengthen your team’s performance immediately

How It’s Delivered

Duration

1 day

Format

In-house and online

Group Size

Up to 12 participants (recommended)

Delivery method

Fully in-person | or online

Customisation

All programmes can be tailored to your organisation’s context, sector, and specific challenges

Testimonials

For over six years, Merit has partnered with LEAP to support employees transitioning into leadership and management roles; from operators, trainee supervisors and technicians to engineers and wider support functions. Their engaging and highly practical approach ensures our people can immediately apply learning in their team environment. We particularly value the trainer’s exceptional support and guidance throughout the programme, and our employees consistently rate the experience highly.

Laura Gray Merit Medical
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