How to Build and Lead Resilient Teams

4.7 (9)

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Principles, practices, themes and frameworks to engage people, have more impact, and advance your career.

Previously at

Informatica
Nhs
Tiger Brands
Vodacom
StandardBankZA

Course overview

How to Embrace uncertainty | Empower your team | Increase your impact

Demonstrate the personal leadership every organisation needs and admires. It is your responsibility to reduce uncertainty and ambiguity in your workplace so that everyone is free to contribute to the success of your organisation.

We created this course for managers, leaders, and fast-trackers who need to engage with peers to learn how to lead in a complex environment.

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You need to build resilience into your life and leadership and want a learning environment with fresh perspectives

02

You need leaders and teams who are the key to success and achieving your business goals.

03

You must transform the culture and climate to one of trust and collaboration.

Strengthen your team culture by embracing difference

Engaging with the unique talents and traits of your team members


Enabling the team to achieve sustained success through individual confidence and trust in each other


Encouraging and Empowering your team to stretch themselves and take calculated risks in a psychologically safe space


Evaluating individual and team performance against clear goals that are specific, measurable, aligned, realistic and time-boxed

Expanding a global network of your peers


This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

22 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

2 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Nov 13—Nov 19

    Nov

    14

    Introduction to Resilience, Trust and Psychological Safety in teams

    Tue 11/146:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Nov

    16

    Psychological Safety, Teamwork, Collaboration

    Thu 11/166:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Introducing Resilience

    3 items

    Psychological Safety and Trust

    5 items

    Understanding Organisational Culture

    2 items

    Effective Teams

    1 item

    Live sessions (3 hrs)

    1 item

Week 2

Nov 20—Nov 26

    Nov

    21

    The Importance of Clear Goals & Roles

    Tue 11/216:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Clear Roles and Goals

    1 item

    Supportive Leadership in Remote and Hybrid Environments

    1 item

    Live sessions (3 hrs)

    1 item

Week 3

Nov 27—Dec 3

    Nov

    28

    Leading Teams & Organisations through a Constant State of Change

    Tue 11/286:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Nov

    30

    Effective Coaching's Impact on Individual, Team & Organisational Performance

    Thu 11/306:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

    Strengths-based Development and Roles

    1 item

    Developmental Leaders

    2 items

    Adaptability and Flexibility

    1 item

    Coaching and Mentoring for Resilience

    1 item

    Live sessions (3 hrs)

    1 item

Week 4

Dec 4—Dec 6

    Dec

    5

    Pulling it all together

    Tue 12/56:00 PM—7:30 PM (UTC)

Post-course

    Schedule your personal 1-1 Coaching session with the instructor of choice.

    0 items

Bonus

    e-book on building resilient teams by Jeremy Farrell

    1 item

    e-book on strengths-based development by Jeremy Farrell

    1 item

    e-book on the CREW Coach Approach by Jeremy Farrell

    1 item

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Course schedule

4 - 5 hours per week

  • Week 1

    We kick off the course by talking about resilience and organisational culture as well as trust and psychological safety in the workplace, creating an environment and an atmosphere in which people feel encouraged to take calculated risks and think outside of the box.

  • Week 2

    We talk about the importance of clear goals, roles, and responsibilities, in supporting that environment of teamwork and collaboration, and continue on that theme to talk about the challenges and opportunities of managing people in on-site remote and hybrid teams.

  • Week 3

    No course is complete without understanding and developing the skills to be an effective leader of change within your organisation. You will learn a basic framework for leading transformation and building a team and organisation which is agile and responsive to its environment.

  • Week 4

    We will explore coaching and mentoring as part of your leadership style, and the cycle of engagement, enablement, encouragement, and evaluation. You will have greater understanding to effectively empower your teams.

  • Week 5/6

    You will have a one-to-one coaching session with one of your hosts within 14 days of Part 4.

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We combine our business management, global leadership, and executive coaching experience to lead this transformative experience

Jeremy Farrell

Jeremy Farrell

Consultant | Programme Manager | Author | Trainer | Coach

Successfully delivering digital transformation projects and programmes across the globe for over two decades, Jeremy has been developing people to bring success and meaning to their lives through his training, writing, and publishing.


Jeremy delivered services for clients such as Harrods, Highways England, NHS, IBM, Nationwide UK, Anglo American, Close Bros. Bank, RBS, Network Rail, Standard Bank, Raifeissen Bank, SCAW Metals, Kentron, Debenhams, Yale Security, Yoox.com, SOK Finland, Petronet, AECI, Mobily, Bharti Airtel.


His practical leadership expertise started developing as a ship's officer in the early 80's, restaurant manager, recruitment agency GM, project director, software services manager, head of management development, executive coach, global programme lead, technical delivery manager, planning & assurance, non-profit chair, HR partner.

Associate Member of Agile Business Consortium | PMP | PRINCE2 | AgilePM | BCom | Strategic HR

What people are saying about your hosts

        Jeremy's ability to create that common ground for cross-functional and multi-cultural teams is key for performing together. These skills are not bound to any context or solution, those skills are timeless and will always be relevant.
Kim N.

Kim N.

CEO
        Jeremy is results driven, has a rational and logical approach to problems and knows how to turn complex situations into simple resolutions. Jeremy balances the needs of the employees with the company's vision
Shivani

Shivani

VP
        Stewart is a highly professional specialist with a focus on customer service excellence. He is a well-liked team player who offers an OD service across multi-sites including the coaching and development of teams and individuals. 
Henk dV.

Henk dV.

Operations Executive
        Jeremy is a professional who will not compromise to rush to conclusion without a detailed analysis and understanding of a problem or need. As a leader Jeremy leads others by setting direction, giving encouragement and modelling the way. As a result he has created an enduring client relationship based on trust, credibility and re
Dudu

Dudu

VP
        On multiple occasions, Jeremy shared a breadth of knowledge and experience which provided perspectives that catalysed our execution. His ability to share such experiences at all levels across a team with varied skill set.
Virren T.

Virren T.

Sales Specialist
        "It has been an absolute pleasure working with Stewart. His knowledge is highly effective to bring about the change we wanted to see in our employees. They are now much more resilient are happier and their work performance has increased as a result of his coaching. We would recommend Stewart to any company."
Deirdrie G.

Deirdrie G.

CEO
        Stewart has always made excellent contributions to the team and is a well rounded and very knowledgeable HR Practitioner. He always delivers excellent quality of work and has a great sense of humour and communication skills. He is able to relate and influence at all levels in the organisation and manage complex projects.
Isadore P.

Isadore P.

General Manager
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What people are saying

        Stewart ignited my inner power. I recommend him to anyone who is looking for a step change and trajectory in their personal life. #lifeChangingProcess
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Mlamli Manzini

FMCG Professional
        Stewart's guidance is invaluable for anyone seeking to unlock their full potential and excel in their professional journey
Craig Stuart

Craig Stuart

Head of Customer Partnerships
        Stewart has played an instrumental role in both my personal and professional development. His communication style is both supportive and direct, which provides me with the constructive feedback that is encouraging, actionable and at the same time holding me accountable.
Derick van Eeden

Derick van Eeden

General Manager