Principles of Developing, Managing, and Leading Individuals and Teams to Achieve Success

The ability to lead individuals and teams to success is arguably the most important skill a manager can possess.

This unit focuses on the essential management and leadership skills required to fulfil this challenging but rewarding role. The unit opens by focusing on the theoretical and practical approaches to developing, leading, and managing teams (remote or multi-disciplinary).

You will look at techniques to assess current and future team capabilities, including the role of recruitment, selection and staff development which supports this.

On successful completion of the unit, you will not only know the principles of managing individuals and teams, but you will understand approaches for supporting, motivating and inspiring teams and individuals to exceed expectations.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this qualification, you will;

• Understand approaches to developing, managing and leading teams
• Understand approaches to achieving a balance of skills and experience in teams
• Know techniques for leading individuals and teams to achieve success

Assessment Criteria

You will be required to meet the following criteria as part of the assessment process;

• Evaluate the use of theoretical models for developing, managing and leading teams
• Discuss practical approaches for effective team management and leadership
• Analyse strategies for managing team leaders
• Develop approaches to respond to the challenges of managing and leading multiple and remote teams
• Evaluate techniques for assessing current and future team capabilities and requirements
• Analyse a process for recruiting team members
• Assess the factors which impact on the selection of learning and development activities for individuals and teams
• Examine the use of coaching and mentoring models to support team development
• Discuss methods used to monitor and manage individual and team performance
• Evaluate good practice for enabling and supporting high performing teams
• Analyse motivational techniques used to create high performing teams