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Leadership And Hr

Team Management

Team Roles, Motivation Theories, Culture, and Conflict for Managers

2 CPD credits on completion
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About This Course

Course Information

This CPD course helps you to design, build and manage a team effectively. This course is made up of a videos, questions and additional reading materials and accounts for 2 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning. A certificate will be issued once you have completed all 2 units.

Course Sections

This course is made up of the following sections:

  • Team Management – Part 1 (video)
  • Team Management – Part 1 (quiz)
  • Team Management – Part 2 (video)
  • Team Management – Part 2 (quiz)

What You Will Learn

  • Describe Tuckman's five stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing, dorming) and how to manage each stage
  • Identify Belbin's nine team roles across cerebral, action, and people categories, and explain why role diversity matters for team performance
  • Explain common team dysfunctions including groupthink, the Abilene Paradox, risky shift, and conformity, along with strategies to prevent them
  • Compare Herzberg's two-factor theory, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and Vroom's expectancy theory as they apply to workplace motivation
  • Apply conflict management approaches (avoidance, accommodation, compromise, competition, collaboration) and recognise when each is appropriate

Who This Course Is For

  • Managers and team leaders in accounting or finance who oversee direct reports
  • Professionals preparing for management qualifications who need a grounding in team theory and practice
  • Accountants transitioning into supervisory roles who want to understand motivation and group behaviour

Prerequisites

  • No specific prerequisites, though some workplace experience in a team environment is helpful
  • Suitable for those new to formal management theory

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