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Team Building Training 1 day

These days you need every member of your team to be performing to the best of their ability. This course has been developed to help you to create winning teams. We will cover the importance of setting goals, clear communication, preparation and prioritisation. Learn how to create and sustain positive mental attitudes and increase motivation.

Available as bespoke in-house training tailored to your organisation.

★★★★★
"The course has given myself and colleagues great ideas, especially surrounding time management and how to address problematic work situations. Chris made us feel comfortable and we have gained greater knowledge. An enjoyable course." - Michelle Dean, Ashmere Care Homes
Quality Training
Established 1997
6 CPD Hours
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Course Overview

What is Team Building Training - Team Development?

All winning teams share three identifiable characteristics: they have clear goals to which every member is committed; they use the best available methods and tools; and they work together in a spirit of willing cooperation. Most teams possess some of these qualities but not all three. This one-day team building training gives you a detailed blueprint for embedding all three characteristics into the fabric of your team.

The programme opens with a self-analysis exercise in which each delegate scores their team against a logical success framework. This reveals exactly where the team is strong and where it is losing ground. The morning then works through clarity of purpose and clear team communication: how to set and share specific goals, how to express ideas without ambiguity and how to prevent the misunderstandings that cost time and erode trust.

The afternoon addresses the practical and interpersonal dimensions of team performance. We cover planning, prioritisation and the prevention of avoidable errors, then explore how to build and sustain team spirit through willing cooperation. We introduce the concept of feedback loops: structured ways to identify what is and is not working, so the team can adapt quickly rather than repeating the same mistakes. Techniques for sustaining a positive mental attitude and inspiring fellow team members round off the day.

This course is designed for the team as a whole. Every participant leaves with a shared language, a common framework and an agreed set of next steps, meaning the improvements start immediately and stick. Teams that have previously attended conflict management training will find this course a natural complement, shifting the focus from resolving problems to building a culture in which those problems are less likely to arise.

Core Skills

The Key Skills Covered

This course is structured around six evidence-based team skills. Applying all six creates a compound effect: shared goals generate commitment; clear communication reduces errors; effective planning frees time; cooperative spirit sustains motivation. Together they build the conditions in which a team consistently outperforms.

  1. 1

    Team Self-Assessment

    Every team has blind spots: areas where people assume things are working well when the data tells a different story. We use a structured success framework to score the team across all key performance dimensions, making the invisible visible and giving everyone a shared, honest picture of where to focus improvement effort.

  2. 2

    Clarity of Purpose and Shared Goals

    Vague intentions produce vague results. Teams that consistently deliver are united by specific, written goals that every member understands and is committed to. We apply the eight-part SMART formula to real team goals, ensuring that targets, standards, deadlines and individual responsibilities are crystal clear before work begins.

  3. 3

    Clear Team Communication

    Most team failures can be traced back to a breakdown in communication. We examine how ambiguity, assumptions and negative language erode team performance, and teach a practical method for expressing instructions, feedback and decisions in a way that leaves no room for different interpretations.

  4. 4

    Planning, Prioritisation and Error Prevention

    Avoidable errors are one of the greatest sources of wasted time in any team. We introduce a planning approach that identifies risks before they become problems, prioritises work by value and urgency, and builds in review points so that nothing slips through the gaps. Prevention is always cheaper than correction.

  5. 5

    Team Spirit and Willing Cooperation

    The highest-performing teams do not just cooperate out of obligation; they cooperate willingly because every member understands the shared goal and genuinely wants the team to succeed. We explore the conditions that create this spirit, how to recognise and address the behaviours that undermine it, and how to build a culture of mutual support and collective accountability.

  6. 6

    Motivation, Inspiration and Feedback Loops

    Sustained team performance requires both individual motivation and a mechanism for continuous improvement. We cover how to sustain a positive mental attitude under pressure, how to inspire colleagues around you, and how to use feedback loops to surface problems early so the team can adapt and improve rather than repeat the same errors.

Who Is This Course For?

Who Should Attend This Team Building Training - Team Development Course?

Designed for teams who want to perform consistently at a higher level, and for the managers who lead them.

Managers and Team Leaders

Equip yourself and your team with a shared framework for high performance and willing cooperation.

Intact Working Teams

Attend as a team and leave with a common language, agreed goals and an action plan you build together.

Project Teams

Establish clear roles, shared goals and effective communication before a critical project gets under way.

Newly Formed Teams

Build cohesion, mutual trust and a winning culture from the outset rather than letting bad habits form.

Also valuable for project teams about to start a significant new piece of work, newly formed teams looking to build cohesion quickly, and teams recovering from disruption who need to rebuild trust and shared direction.

Course Agenda

Team Building Training - Team Development Course Details

AM

Morning Session • Self-analysis, goal setting and clear communication

Begin by scoring your team against a comprehensive success framework to identify exactly where to focus effort. Then build the foundations of high performance: how to set and communicate specific shared goals, how to use numbers and clear language to eliminate ambiguity, and how to develop the communication skills that prevent costly misunderstandings.

We open by examining the three characteristics that all consistently successful teams share: a clear, shared goal to which every member is committed; the best available methods and tools; and a spirit of willing cooperation. Most teams have some of these but not all three. The morning is devoted to understanding why all three are necessary and how to achieve them.
High-performing teams are not defined by talent alone; they are defined by the disciplined application of six core skill sets. These cover goal focus, clear communication, effective planning, rational conflict management, self-motivation and the ability to inspire others. You will understand why each skill set matters and begin identifying which ones your team needs to develop most urgently.
Using a structured diagnostic, each delegate scores their own team against every element of the success framework. The results create a shared, honest picture of team strengths and areas for improvement. This exercise replaces guesswork and assumptions with evidence, and ensures the rest of the day is focused on the issues that will make the greatest difference.
Goal focus is the ability of every team member to keep the shared objective clearly in mind and to prioritise their actions accordingly. Teams without goal focus drift: energy is dissipated on low-value activity, priorities shift constantly and results become unpredictable. We explore what genuine goal focus looks like in practice and why it is the single most important determinant of team success.
A goal that is clear to you may be entirely unclear to those expected to deliver it. We apply the eight-part SMART formula to real team goals, ensuring that every element is specified: the target, the measure, the standard, the deadline, the individual responsibilities and the written commitment. You will practise expressing goals in language that leaves no room for different interpretations.
Most team errors originate in communication breakdowns rather than incompetence. You will learn how to use numbers and specific language to replace vague instructions, how to check understanding without appearing to doubt people, and how to give and receive information in a way that leaves a clear, shared record. Simple communication disciplines save enormous amounts of rework and wasted effort.
Negative language focuses people's minds on what to avoid; affirmative language directs attention towards the outcome you want. In a team context this distinction is critical: a manager who habitually uses negative framing creates anxiety and hesitation, while one who uses affirmative language creates clarity and confident action. You will practise reframing common team instructions into their affirmative equivalents.
Good planning before work begins is the cheapest form of quality control available. We introduce a simple planning discipline that identifies risks and dependencies in advance, allocates responsibilities clearly and builds in review points so that problems are caught before they become costly. Teams that plan well spend less time firefighting and more time delivering.
PM

Afternoon Session • Team spirit, feedback loops and inspiration

Move from planning into the cultural and motivational dimensions of team performance. Explore what genuine willing cooperation looks like and how to build it, learn how feedback loops keep improvement continuous, and develop the ability to sustain positive team motivation and inspire those around you even under pressure.

The Productive Zone is the mental and emotional state in which team members perform at their best: focused, confident and energised rather than anxious, distracted or demoralised. We examine what moves individuals and teams into and out of this state, and what managers and team members can each do to create the conditions that keep the whole team operating within it.
Willing cooperation is qualitatively different from reluctant compliance. A team that cooperates willingly solves problems faster, shares information more freely and sustains effort through setbacks without requiring constant management intervention. We explore the specific attitudes, habits and cultural norms that produce willing cooperation, and contrast them with the behaviours that slowly erode team cohesion.
Success cycles describe the self-reinforcing pattern that emerges when a team sets a clear goal, applies the right methods, achieves a result and uses that result to build confidence for the next challenge. Understanding and deliberately creating success cycles is one of the most powerful tools available for building team momentum. Conversely, understanding failure cycles allows you to interrupt them before they become entrenched.
A feedback loop is a structured mechanism for observing what is working, what is not working, and adjusting accordingly. Teams that operate without effective feedback loops repeat the same errors because no one has a clear, shared view of performance. We show you how to design simple feedback loops for your team that surface problems early, celebrate progress and keep improvement continuous rather than episodic.
Motivation is not a fixed trait that some people have and others do not; it is a state that can be cultivated through deliberate thought habits and behaviours. You will learn how to maintain a positive mental attitude when facing setbacks, how to use the five-part success formula to recover from failure quickly, and how to build the inner resilience that sustains output even when external circumstances are difficult.
Inspiration is a skill, not a personality trait. You will learn the specific language patterns, conversational habits and daily behaviours that shift a team from a threat mindset to a growth mindset. We cover how to give meaningful appreciation that genuinely motivates, how to redirect negativity without dismissing legitimate concerns, and how to model the attitude you want to see across the whole team.
Every team has conversations that tend to go off track: the meeting that becomes a complaint session, the debrief that descends into blame, the discussion that ends in frustration without a conclusion. Conversation control techniques allow you to redirect these situations calmly and constructively, keeping dialogue focused on solutions and shared goals rather than problems and personalities.
The afternoon closes with a series of applied exercises that consolidate the day's learning in realistic team scenarios. Each delegate then completes a written action plan specifying the three to five changes they will implement immediately on returning to work. The shared action planning exercise also produces a set of agreed team commitments, giving everyone a clear, common starting point for building on what has been learned.

Availability and Pricing

Delivery Options

Choose the delivery format that best fits your schedule and team.

All options deliver the same high-quality content.

Bespoke In-House

£2250+VAT

per training day

We come to you. Training delivered at your premises, tailored to your team's specific needs.

  • Your premises or online
  • Tailored to your organisation
  • Dates to suit your schedule
  • We can train in your timezone
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All Our Training Includes

Full 1 day of expert training delivered by an experienced trainer
CPD-endorsed course: 6 CPD training hours (plus 2-3 additional hours via post-course online learning)
Full digital interactive course notes
Official training certificate
Access to free additional training material via our post-course portal
3 months of free telephone coaching while you implement your learning

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Frequently Asked Questions

Course FAQs

You can book directly online via our course dates page, call us on 020 3856 3037, or make an enquiry and we will call you back. We accept payment by BACS, cheque or credit card. Once booked, you will receive a confirmation email with full joining instructions.
Yes. We can deliver this course exclusively for your team at your premises or online, on dates to suit you. Bespoke in-house training is priced per day rather than per delegate, making it cost-effective for groups of four or more. We can also tailor the content to address your organisation's specific challenges.
Developing a good team requires three things working together: a clear, shared goal that every member is committed to; the right methods and tools to achieve it; and a spirit of willing cooperation. This course provides a structured framework for building all three. You will assess your team against a success model, identify exactly where improvement is needed and leave with a practical plan for developing each element systematically.
In a team setting, the three most important leadership roles are: setting and communicating a clear goal so that every team member knows what success looks like; equipping the team with the skills and resources to achieve that goal; and building the culture of willing cooperation that makes sustained high performance possible. All three are covered in depth on this course.
Yes, the training is highly interactive. Sessions include group discussions, exercises, case studies and individual action planning. The trainer actively teaches expert content rather than simply facilitating discussion, so delegates leave with structured knowledge they can apply immediately. The style is engaging and practical throughout.
New team leaders should begin by establishing clarity: a clear, shared understanding of the team's goal, roles, standards and working norms. Without this foundation, effort is wasted and expectations are misaligned. On this course, we provide a self-analysis framework that new team leaders can use to assess the current state of their team, identify the most urgent priorities and begin building the habits and culture that high performance requires.
The course attracts a wide range of delegates: managers and team leaders who want to raise their team's performance, intact teams attending together to build shared goals and a common working language, project teams preparing for a significant piece of work, and newly formed teams looking to establish cohesion from the start. Delegates come from sectors including healthcare, financial services, engineering, retail and the public sector, united by a common aim: to turn their group of individuals into a consistently high-performing team.
Open courses run from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Delegates are welcome to arrive from 8:45 am; tea and coffee are available from that time. The course includes mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks plus a lunch break.

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  1. 1 Course Overview
  2. 2 Key Skills
  3. 3 Who Should Attend
  4. 4 Course Agenda
  5. 5 Delivery Options
  6. 6 FAQs

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★★★★★

"Excellent content with summaries of all important points. SMART targets and 8 Success formula questions were most beneficial. The presentation had a good balance between light-heartedness and importance. Take home messages were well reinforced."

Rob Hollifield

Immucor

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"I found pretty much all of the content very useful. It made me think about things in a different way. Hopefully will return to this material and use it to keep thinking positively about all the forthcoming challenges. Chris presented very well, both clearly and confidently."

Arthur Cullender

Immucor

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"The course content I felt was well prepared and has given me some good rational techniques for counteracting challenging behaviour. The trainer's presentation was very good, well spoken and experienced."

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