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The Complete Team Leader: Build High-Performance Teams
1 students

The Complete Team Leader: Build High-Performance Teams

Build, support, and lead teams—remote, hybrid, and cross-cultural—using proven frameworks and tools.
Created byMike Clayton
Last updated 10/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand dynamics shaping high-performance teams.
  • Define team characteristics for effective collaboration.
  • Identify leadership styles for team development.
  • Cultivate strong team culture and trust.
  • Address team dysfunctions and conflicts.
  • Develop skills for leading remote and diverse teams.

Course content

7 sections52 lectures6h 15m total length
  • Download your Course Workbook0:07
  • What is a Team?8:59
  • The Tuckman Model of Team Development10:46
  • Accelerate Team Development with Swift Trust10:06
  • Establishing Team Behavior Norms8:35
  • Team Building Events: Why? What? How?17:43
  • John Whitmore's Team Development Model6:07
  • Cog's Ladder of Group Experiences (Team Development Model)6:58
  • The Drexler-Sibbet Team Performance Model4:41
  • Kurt Lewin's Three Freeze Phases applied to Team Development5:33

Requirements

  • No experience neccessary, but if you've ever been part of a team (of course you have), this course will amke more sense.

Description

This course, "The Complete Team Leader: Build High-Performance Teams," dives deep into the art and science of fostering exceptional teamwork. Effective leadership is crucial for transforming a mere group of individuals into a cohesive, high-performing unit. Through engaging content, we explore proven models and practical strategies to equip you with the essential skills to lead your team to success.

You will learn to:

  • Understand the fundamental differences between groups and teams.

  • Apply classic team development models like Tuckman's "forming, storming, norming, performing" and Cogs Ladder to guide your team's evolution.

  • Master the art of servant leadership, providing your team with necessary resources and protecting them from distractions.

  • Cultivate strong, adaptable team norms and handle conflict effectively, even in challenging situations.

  • Leverage diverse skills and personalities, drawing insights from Belbin's Team Roles and Margarison and McCann's Team Management Wheel.

  • Lead and motivate remote and multicultural teams, overcoming communication barriers and fostering trust.

  • Support individual growth and learning within your team, aligning personal development with team goals.

  • Address common teamwork problems, such as underperformance, lack of motivation, and internal conflicts.

  • Facilitate productive team meetings and strategic problem-solving sessions.

  • Guide your team through periods of change, stress, and transition with empathy and strategic direction.

  • Recognize the power of team celebration in reinforcing positive behaviors and driving continuous improvement.

By the end of this course, you will possess a comprehensive toolkit to lead any team, anywhere, ensuring sustained high performance and a thriving team environment.


Includes full course workbook with recommended reflective exercises for each module.

Who this course is for:

  • New team managers, supervisors, and team leaders
  • Experienced team leaders who want to fill some gaps in their knowledge
  • Team leaders facing a new challenge, who want to prepare for it, or know how to respond