Creating an effective team

Professional Development

Overview

Teams form building blocks of organisations to deliver competitive advantage. However, in order to do so managers need to define a common goal, understand how people want to work together and the behaviours required to develop better team performance.

This course will focus on the diverse roles required to build a successful team and how to develop the team into a harmonious unit.

Online Classroom

This course will be delivered through Online Classroom Live.

16 Jul 2026    View session times
16 Jul 2026    09:30 - 11:30
2 CPD hours
2 hours
Online Classroom Live
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Creating an effective team

Date: 16 Jul 2026
Time: 09:30 - 11:30

Cost: GBP 130

Learning Outcomes

Having attended this course, delegates will:

  • Be able to transform work groups into effective teams
  • Be able to build, develop and motivate teams and create an atmosphere of understanding and co-operation for outstanding results
  • Understand the combination of attitudes and behaviours required for an effective team

Course Content

  • Introduction
  • What is a team?
  • The purpose of a team
  • Organisational alignment
  • Characteristics of an effective team
  • Team roles and the need for diversity within the team
  • Moving a team through the stages of development
 

 

speaker

 

Ian Lucas

Head of Personal Development at BPP International Finance

Ian joined BPP in 2007 after working as National Training Manager for a major UK retailer. During that time he worked on organisation-wide training plans including Management Development programmes, Induction programmes and structured training programmes for all staff. Prior to that he worked as an NVQ Assessor for a vocational training provider for several years where he was able to develop and coach managers to help them reach their company goals, as well as NVQ targets.

Ian’s main responsibilities are the day-to-day running of the Personal development courses at BPP in Jersey, including marketing, client meetings, course design and evaluation.

Ian is enthusiastic about bringing the subjects he’s teaching to life and uses lots of examples and anecdotes from his own extensive experience in ‘the real world’, to help students understand the key theories and concepts covered by the subject.

Ian teaches exam and non-exam courses specialising in Management Theory and in-house Management Development and Personal Development programmes

 

 

 

Who is this seminar for

This course is designed for new or prospective managers looking for the opportunity for guided reflection and improvement.

Online Classroom Live

This seminar is being delivered through Online Classroom Live. Our premium online study mode comprises a virtual classroom with interactive features to replicate a real-life classroom.