Corporate leadership training
Team Building for New Leaders Training Course in Liberia
Help new leaders bring a set of individuals together into a united team, where people understand what each colleague contributes, have agreed how they will cooperate and share a sense of belonging and purpose, through experiential activities and practical training.
- In-person, virtual
or blended - Customised for
your organisation - Delivered worldwide,
including Liberia - For new team leaders
and project leads
Course overview
What Is Team Building for New Leaders?
Team building is the intentional effort a leader makes to turn separate people into a group bound by trust, shared working agreements and one purpose. This course walks new leaders through how teams grow, how to tap each person’s talents, how to agree a team charter, deal with early friction and keep morale up while the team takes shape.
Interactive workshops, experiential activities, case studies and role-plays give participants exercises they can repeat with their own staff, adapted to the teams new leaders in Liberia bring together.
New leaders in Liberia come from the public sector, private enterprises and non-profit organisations, some taking their first leadership role and others refining skills they already use. Experiential activities push them a little beyond their comfort zone, and in the process they build the trust, empathy and sense of belonging they want their own teams to share.
Why it matters
Why Team Building Matters in Liberia
Public bodies, businesses and non-profits in Liberia all depend on teams that feel united. New leaders who build belonging, trust and mutual respect early help their teams hold together through challenges.
Groups are not yet teams
Sharing a workplace does not make people a team; a leader has to help them rely on one another.
New leaders set the tone
Norms a team adopts in its early weeks usually stay for a long time.
Mixed teams need glue
People drawn from several functions arrive with priorities that need reconciling.
Engaged people stay
Teams with a sense of belonging help Liberia’s employers keep good staff.
The Knowles leadership approach
From Insight to Impact
Six steps map how a new leader builds a team, from learning who each person is to celebrating what they achieve together, a cycle that begins again each time the team changes.
Team building in action
- 1. KnowWho is on my team?
- 2. ConnectHow do we build trust?
- 3. AgreeHow will we work together?
- 4. EngageWhat motivates each person?
- 5. RepairHow do we fix friction?
- 6. CelebrateWhat have we achieved?
Key benefits
Why Organisations Choose This Course
This programme helps your leaders and your organisation to:
Teams That Gel Sooner
New or reshuffled teams start cooperating sooner.
Stronger Working Bonds
Mutual respect and goodwill grow between colleagues.
Less Time Lost to Friction
Friction is handled early, before it costs results.
Shared Goals
People see how their own work serves the team’s aim.
Higher Engagement
Staff feel appreciated and part of something.
Repeatable Team Habits
New leaders take home activities to repeat with their teams.
Have questions about this course?
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Course curriculum
A practical and structured learning journey.
Across 12 units in three stages, participants go from understanding the team, to uniting it, to sustaining it, with experiential activities in every stage.
- Unit 1
How Teams Form
- Learn how teams pass from forming through storming and norming to performing.
- Identify the stage your own team has reached.
- Change your approach as each stage arrives.
- Unit 2
Individual Strengths
- Discover the talents each colleague brings.
- Assign work that fits talents and interests.
- Help colleagues appreciate one another.
- Unit 3
Team Roles
- Make clear who answers for each piece of work.
- Notice the unspoken roles people fill.
- Remove gaps and doubled-up duties.
- Unit 4
Building Rapport
- Take an interest in colleagues as people, not only their roles.
- Run brief activities that strengthen belonging.
- Help newcomers feel part of the team fast.
- Unit 5
Team Charter
- Agree a shared purpose everyone can say in one line.
- Set norms for meetings, choices and communication.
- Refresh the charter as people come and go.
- Unit 6
Open Dialogue
- Hold meetings where quieter members speak up too.
- Invite ideas, questions and worries openly.
- Keep information flowing to everyone.
- Unit 7
Shared Goals
- Agree team goals that serve the organisation’s aims.
- Settle each member’s share of the work.
- Check progress together and change course.
- Unit 8
Cross-Team Work
- Draw together people from separate units.
- Bring conflicting priorities into line behind one aim.
- Build good relations with the teams you depend on.
- Unit 9
Feedback Habits
- Offer frequent, specific and even-handed feedback.
- Ask your team for feedback on your leading.
- Make feedback between peers part of daily work.
- Unit 10
Healthy Conflict
- Separate healthy debate from damaging conflict.
- Use empathy and assertive listening to calm tension early.
- Mend relationships once a dispute ends.
- Unit 11
Recognising Effort
- Show appreciation for good work straight away.
- Celebrate shared achievements as a team.
- Fit appreciation to what matters to each person.
- Unit 12
Team Health Check
- Check how well the team works as one.
- Pick small fixes and follow them up.
- Draft your own team-building action plan.
Course agenda
Two-day course agenda.
A sample agenda showing how the two days run, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The final agenda is agreed with you.
Welcome, objectives and introductions
How teams form
Morning break
Individual strengths and team roles
Lunch
Building rapport
Team charter
Afternoon break
Open dialogue
Day one reflection
Close
Recap and goals for the day
Shared goals
Morning break
Cross-team work
Lunch
Feedback habits
Healthy conflict
Afternoon break
Recognition, reward and team health checks
Team-building action plan
Close
Participant resources
What participants receive.
A practical set of resources to support learning during the course and application afterwards.
Course Workbook
Content, summaries and activities for every unit.
Templates and Worksheets
Ready-to-use tools to apply learning at work.
Action Plan Template
Turn learning into clear next steps.
Job Aids and Quick Guides
Key models, checklists and frameworks for daily use.
Digital Resources
Additional materials to revisit after the course.
Certificate of Completion
Recognition of the training completed.
Practical application
From theory to real workplace impact.
Participants learn through experience: they take part in team activities, draft a charter for their own team and rehearse the conversations new leaders have, in exercises reflecting the teams new leaders in Liberia lead.
Strengths Mapping
Identify the talents in a group and assign tasks to fit.
Charter Drafting
Agree what your own team is for and the rules it lives by.
Team Challenges
Work through a group challenge and discuss how it went.
Recognition Planning
Choose simple ways to show appreciation to each person.
Who should attend
Designed for leaders building a team.
It suits anyone newly put in charge of a team, or about to be, from a small project group to a full department, and team members in any sector who want their group to work as one.
- New Team LeadersBuild their team from the outset.
- Project LeadsGet a short-term team aligned fast.
- SupervisorsGrow a work unit into a real team.
- New Department HeadsRally several teams behind shared aims.
- Cross-Functional StaffCooperate better across functions.
- Aspiring LeadersPractise team skills before leading.
Course format and delivery
Flexible options to suit your organisation.
Choose the format and duration that fit your schedule and learning needs, whether at your workplace in Liberia, online or a mix of both.
In-Person Training
Delivered at your organisation in Liberia or at a suitable venue.
Virtual Training
Interactive, engaging live online delivery.
Blended Learning
A combination of in-person and virtual sessions.
Customised Training
Tailor case studies, organisation focus, delivery mode, modules and duration. Explore Customized Training
- Typical Duration2 Full Days9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also available as a 1-day, half-day, 90-minute or 60-minute session.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites and experience level.
No prior experience is required. The course is designed for new and aspiring leaders and works well for mixed groups.
No formal prerequisites
Open to anyone building or joining a team.
New and aspiring leaders
Best for those in their first leadership roles.
Designed for mixed groups
Team activities work best with a varied group.
Ready to take part
Come ready to join in the team activities.
Course framework
A structured approach to developing leaders.
The framework runs through a clear cycle: experience team activities first-hand, reflect on what made them work and use them with your own team.
Practical and Actionable
Team activities participants can try straight away.
Relevant to Liberia
Shaped by the teams new leaders in Liberia lead.
Learning as a Team
Participants experience each activity as a team.
The team-building cycle
- 1. LearnCore leadership principles
- 2. ExploreCase studies and discussion
- 3. PractiseRole-plays and simulations
- 4. ReflectSelf-assessment and journaling
- 5. ApplyReal-world projects
- 6. GrowMentoring and peer support
Key learning outcomes
From knowledge to lasting leadership impact.
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:
- 01
Read team stages
Recognise the growth stage of your team and its next need.
- 02
Use strengths
Identify each colleague’s talents and give them fitting work.
- 03
Agree how to work
Agree a team charter with a purpose and ground rules.
- 04
Open up dialogue
Hold meetings where everyone speaks up.
- 05
Resolve friction
Calm early friction and mend working relationships.
- 06
Keep people engaged
Show appreciation and celebrate team wins.
Belonging is built in small steps: a conversation, an agreement, a success the whole team shares.
Example exercises and tools
Learn by doing.
Experiential activities, practical tools and realistic scenarios help new leaders unite their people and keep them pulling together.
Experiential activities and case studies reflect what new leaders in Liberia meet in public bodies, businesses and non-profits: a team that has just been brought together, a quiet member whose ideas go unheard, or a disagreement that threatens morale. Participants work through each one with peers from other sectors and take home activities they can run with their own people.
Strengths Cards
Recognise one another’s talents in a quick round.
Team Charter
Decide on purpose, ground rules and how choices are made.
Trust Challenge
Complete a challenge only the whole group can solve.
Health Check
Rate how the team works and choose one change.
Assessment
Assessment and learning progress.
A mix of steps before, during and after the programme keeps learning relevant and turns it into action.
Before the training
Share your goals and team context.
Agree the objectives and focus areas.
Confirm the format, timing and group.
During the training
Role-plays, simulations and practical exercises.
Feedback from experienced leaders as skills develop.
Group discussion and reflection.
After the training
A personal action plan for the workplace.
Self-assessment and guided journaling to track progress.
Ongoing learning through peers, mentors and the alumni network.
Workplace application
Relevant to your context.
Participants use the tools with real teams in organisations in Liberia, from a project group formed last week to an established team with a new leader.
- New TeamsUnite a newly formed team.
- Project TeamsGive a short-lived team one aim quickly.
- Cross-Functional WorkBridge different functions.
- Team MeetingsHold meetings people value.
- Team MoraleKeep spirits and belonging high.
- Team ChangesHelp new members fit in.
Let’s discuss your requirements
Request a Customised Leadership Programme.
Talk to our team about how this course can be tailored for your organisation in Liberia or other locations worldwide.
- Share your priorities
- Receive a tailored proposal
- Explore delivery options
Adapting for Liberia
Adapting the programme for Liberian organisations.
We tailor the course so it reflects your people, your sector and the context you work in.
Local case studies
Examples and case studies drawn from leaders in Liberia.
Cultural awareness
Content that respects cultural nuances and builds inclusive environments.
Community focus
Projects that address real local and community issues.
Industry and organisation focus
Examples, terminology and scenarios from your sector.
Delivery worldwide
Flexible delivery across Liberia and worldwide.
We deliver this programme in Liberia and in other locations worldwide, with flexible formats and options to suit your organisation.
- In-person
- Virtual
- Blended
At Your Workplace
In-house sessions at your office in Liberia.
A Venue You Choose
Delivered at a training venue that suits your team.
Live Online
Interactive virtual sessions wherever your people are.
Across Countries
Programmes coordinated across several locations worldwide.
Client experiences
What our participants say.
Word-for-word feedback from participants at organisations in Singapore. Read all reviews
The most useful aspects were learning about active listening, empathy, and adopting a growth mindset. The case studies and brainstorming sessions provided practical ideas for managing remote and hybrid teams, building rapport, and leading effectively.
Yes, because it helped me learn the basics of critical thinking to generate new ideas, analyze articles, and make arguments.
Yes, because it really highlights how our daily business decisions directly impact the local community and the environment.
Yes definitely. Gaining a deep understanding of structured mentoring models is incredibly beneficial for anyone stepping into a leadership role.
Yes, I would recommend it. Gaining a clear framework on communication styles is highly useful for de-escalating tough client situations
The course allowed me to identify the area where errors could occur and the various steps to identify and reduce the errors. Case studies were also provided to give a real-life experience instead of theoretical lessons.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this course.
What is the main focus of this course?
It helps new leaders build a team: how teams grow, using each person’s talents, agreeing how the team works, calming early friction and keeping morale high, applied to real situations in Liberia.
What topics does the course cover?
Twelve units in three stages: getting to know the team (how teams form, individual strengths, team roles, building rapport), bringing the team together (team charter, open dialogue, shared goals, cross-team work) and keeping the team strong (feedback habits, healthy conflict, recognising effort, team health check).
Who should attend this course?
New team leaders, project leads, supervisors, new department heads and cross-functional staff from public, private and non-profit organisations, plus aspiring leaders.
Is the course suitable for new or first-time leaders?
Yes. It is designed for leaders new to forming and guiding a team, and for those preparing to take one on.
Is the course practical or theory-based?
Very hands-on. Participants join experiential activities, draft a charter for their own team and rehearse conversations that build trust and belonging.
How long is the course?
The standard course runs over 2 full days, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It can also be delivered as a 1-day, half-day, 90-minute or 60-minute session.
Can the course be customised for our organisation?
Yes. We can adapt the content, examples and format to your goals, industry and team. See Customized Corporate Training for how we tailor programmes.
Can we use examples from our own industry?
Yes. We design and deliver our courses with subject matter experts in each field. Tell us about your industry, context and terminology when you enquire, and it will be taken into account.
Can we combine this course with other topics?
Yes. We can combine related topics into one programme or build a learning pathway across several sessions and levels.
Is this course available outside Liberia?
Yes. We deliver this programme in other countries worldwide, in person or live online, and can coordinate it across several locations.
What delivery options are available?
In person at your workplace or a venue you choose, live online, or a blend of both.
What kind of exercises and activities are included?
Talent-spotting rounds, charter drafting, group trust challenges, regular health checks, role-plays and case studies, each followed by feedback.
Do participants receive mentoring during the course?
Yes. Participants receive mentorship and constructive feedback from experienced leaders throughout the course.
Will participants build a professional network?
Yes. Participants connect with fellow participants, build mentoring relationships with facilitators and guest speakers, and can join an alumni network for ongoing learning.
How does the course support personal growth?
Through regular self-assessment and reflection, guided journaling to track progress and set goals, and techniques for mindfulness and stress management.
Is the course relevant to the Liberian context?
Yes. It is designed for new leaders in Liberia across the public sector, private enterprises and non-profit organisations, with activities that reflect the teams they lead.
Which cities in Liberia can the course be delivered in?
We can deliver it in cities across Liberia, including Monrovia, Kakata, Gbarnga, Buchanan, Zwedru, Harper and Voinjama, and other cities on request. We also offer a full range of leadership courses in Liberia.
Can we download a course brochure?
Yes. Download our course brochure for an overview of our training programmes.
How do we request a proposal?
Share your goals and requirements through the enquiry form on this page. Our team replies within one business day with suggestions and a tailored proposal.
Who can we contact about this course?
Email [email protected], call +65 6714 6663 or use the enquiry form on this page. We reply within one business day.
Next steps
From enquiry to delivery.
A simple, transparent process from your first message to the training day.
- 1
Enquiry
Share your training needs and priorities.
- 2
Consultation
We discuss and refine the scope with you.
- 3
Proposal
Receive a tailored proposal with delivery options.
- 4
Confirm
Review, adjust and agree the details.
- 5
Delivery
We deliver the programme for your team.
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