LEAD YOUR TEAM

Teams differ from small groups because teams embody the coordination that results from task interdependency; that is teamwork characteristically requires team members to adjust to one another to achieve team goals (David P Baker, American Institutes for Research)

Team working involves a broader vision; a good leader is able to develop that vision with the team and use all the talents of the team to achieve the objective.

The Lead Your Team course facilitates the development of teams with a particular focus on the emotional intelligence competencies of team working. It provides the opportunity to learn about and practice team working.

You will learn to appreciate how team working reduces error, provides a safer working environment and improves the bottom line. You will understand the difference between teams and groups and recognise how interdependency is more productive than independency.

You will also learn why competencies of self-awareness, self-discipline, persistence and empathy are more significant leadership traits than the leader’s intelligence quotient. On top of all of this you will gain awareness of why communication between individual team members and between teams is important, realising the benefits of effective team briefing.

The course contains a blend of theory, which is taken from our Masters Degree Programme with Leeds Metropolitan University, and practical application in the outdoors, which provides a powerful learning experience, has real impact and provides lasting change for you and for your organization.

No previous outdoor experience is necessary nor is a particular level of fitness.