Building and Managing High Performance Teams (MG23)
Duration: 5 days
This course equips senior leaders with the strategic insight and practical tools required to build and lead high-performance teams that consistently deliver measurable results. Delegates will explore how to align team behaviours with organisational goals, foster a culture of trust and accountability, and manage performance at scale. Through immersive exercises, peer exchange, and real-world application, participants will strengthen their ability to lead diverse, resilient, and motivated teams that are capable of sustaining excellence, navigating complexity, and accelerating business outcomes in today’s fast-changing environment.
This programme is ideal for senior professionals who are responsible for major decisions, large budgets, and organisational outcomes. It is designed for heads of departments, divisions, or business units with direct line management responsibilities. Delegates will typically be experienced leaders overseeing multiple teams and seeking to elevate team performance, strengthen leadership impact, and drive strategic alignment across their functions.
Defining High Performance in Modern Teams
- Establishing a shared understanding of high-performance team characteristics
- Identifying key leadership behaviours that build trust and accountability
- Assessing current team dynamics and aligning with organisational goals
- Creating psychological safety to encourage open communication and innovation
- Setting performance expectations and role clarity
Cultivating a Culture of Accountability and Trust
- Developing ownership and self-leadership within teams
- Building relational trust and mutual respect
- Reinforcing performance standards through regular dialogue
- Managing underperformance constructively
- Strengthening team commitment through clear values and shared goals
Leading Collaboration Across Boundaries
- Navigating cross-functional and remote team challenges
- Enhancing collaboration through structured communication
- Encouraging knowledge sharing and distributed leadership
- Managing conflict and difficult dynamics effectively
- Promoting inclusivity and diverse perspectives for team innovation
Driving Motivation and Performance
- Understanding intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of performance
- Adapting leadership style to individual and team needs
- Designing meaningful recognition and reward mechanisms
- Coaching for growth and developmental stretch
- Tracking performance without micromanaging
Sustaining Excellence and Building Team Resilience
- Embedding high-performance behaviours in daily practice
- Leading teams through periods of uncertainty or change
- Facilitating reflective practice and continuous learning
- Planning for team evolution, succession, and long-term impact
At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Define the characteristics and enablers of high-performance teams in their context
- Build a culture of trust, accountability, and shared purpose across their teams
- Lead collaboration and communication across functional and geographic boundaries
- Manage conflict and interpersonal dynamics to protect team cohesion
- Adapt leadership approaches to sustain motivation and engagement
- Develop scalable systems for performance management and recognition
- Equip teams to navigate complexity, uncertainty, and transformation
- Design and implement sustainable strategies for team growth and resilience