QQI Team Leadership (Supervisory Management)

Course details

The Team Leadership Programme is designed to provide the learner with the knowledge, practical skills and understanding required to operate effectively as a supervisor or line manager:

QQI Level 6 ‘Team Leadership’ Component Award (6N1948)

Entry Requirements

Participants will normally be either practising or aspiring supervisors/team leaders. There are no formal educational requirements but learners should have a background that will enable them to benefit from the Programme.

Programme Objectives

To have an increased awareness of the importance of effective leadership and teamwork

Understand the stages of Team Development

To have a clear understanding of the role and responsibilities of the Team Leader

To enhance people management skills

To enhance interpersonal communication skills

Content

• The role of the team leader.
• Communications for team leaders
• Strategies towards more effective team meetings
• Reasons why meeting fail
• The stages of team development - Tuckman’s theory
• The role of individual team members
• Group members - Belbin’s theory
• Definitions of leadership
• Review of leadership theories and styles
• Academic writing – an introduction
• Organisational challenges - an overview
• Definition of an effective team
• Factors that influence teamwork - The key external/internal influences that drive performance
• Building effective teamwork - The leader’s role

Supporting teams through the stages of team development

• Theory to practical application
• Managing team conflict

Motivating the team – practical strategies

• Key motivators for effective team performance
• Building self esteem

Effective leadership – key requirements

Team leading techniques

Teamwork Planning - Setting SMART objectives

Organisational strategy

• Strategic planning techniques
• Action planning
• Establishing agreed outcomes/results
• Evaluation and feedback on performance
• Critiquing performance
• Feedback techniques
• Time management
• Prioritising key tasks
• Recognising time wasters

Leadership versus management

Developing and planning a project/task with team members

Leading the team in completing a project/task

Monitoring the progress of the project/task and the team members

Taking corrective action

Evaluating the final outcomes of a project/task