Leading Teams - Micro-Credential

• This programme is designed to help participants improve the performance of their teams. The programme will blend theory and practice.

• Participants will have the chance to deepen their own self-awareness and develop a grounded approach to teamwork.

• There is an opportunity to work through your own team case study to ensure that the learning you take away is directly relevant and tailored to your unique context.

Why should I take this Micro-credential?
• Participants will have the chance to deepen their own self-awareness and develop a grounded approach to teamwork.

• There will be an opportunity to work through a team case study to ensure that the learning is directly relevant and tailored to the unique context of the participant.

What will I learn?
On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:
• Design and apply a team structure to enable team effectiveness.

• Critically analyse and apply reliable strategies to improve team performance.

• Develop critical awareness on how to leverage talent in a team and communicate effectively for team success.

• Engage with a team's key stakeholders and demonstrate that the team is open to feedback and committed to the highest performance.

• Understand the importance of creating an environment that has a learning orientation and demonstrate how leaders can take responsibility for initiating a learning culture.

What will I do?
• This Micro-credential is designed to help participants improve the performance of their teams through a blend theory and practice.

• Content areas which will be covered are:
1. The role of teams in organisations.
2. Designing and structuring teams to enable team effectiveness.
3. Stakeholder Engagement and Expectations.
4. Strategies for improving Group Processes.
5. Creating an environment for individual and collective learning.
6. Motivating teams for Success.

How will this Micro-credential be delivered?
• Four days of in-person delivery based on 2 x 2-day blocks, comprising of lectures and interactive workshops, with additional reading material and independent learning and reviewing via Blackboard.With approximately one to three weeks between sessions.

• The VLE (BlackBoard) will be used to host activities including Collaborate Ultra and discussion boards. It will also be used to provide structured access to all resources.

Admission Requirements
• All applicants are required to have a minimum of 3 years professional or managerial work experience (this is in-line with entry criteria for other TBS post-experience postgraduate programmes such as the MBA and Executive MBA programmes).
• Language requirements for students whose first language is not English are IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL IBT 90 for non-native English speakers.
• Up to date CV required.

Closing Date: 12th September 2023

6 weeks