Leading Technical Teams in Complex Environement Training

The training focuses on the team development side of leadership challenges, such as mastering team dynamics, building high-performing teams, fostering a psychologically safe and innovative environment, and promoting self-organization.

Target audience:

Engineering Managers
Technical Team Managers
Technical Team Leads

This training will be useful not only for leaders of pure technical teams but also for leaders of teams of knowledge workers who:

Have a common goal
Need each other to achieve this goal

so that we are part of a real team, not a working group.

About The Program

The program focuses on leading teams of knowledge workers in a complex world, starting from underlying principles and continuing with concrete tools and techniques.

We will learn how leading in the knowledge and creative work era differs from previous management models and how leaders can foster an environment where people feel safe and motivated to do their best, promoting self-organization and innovation.

It will provide a solid foundation for understanding team dynamics and team development phases, addressing possible dysfunctions, and creating a safe environment that promotes self-organizing and innovation.

In a more advanced version of the program, we will learn about different leadership styles and how to apply them to different situations and stages of team development, as well as go deeper into coaching the team and facilitating team decision-making.

Topics to be learned

Leading in the knowledge work era
Team dynamics through team development phases
Addressing team dysfunctions
Building trust
Dealing with conflicts
Motivating and engaging people
Empowering self-organization and delegation
Fostering a psychologically safe environment
Adaptive leadership: applying different leadership styles to different situations

Additionally, the following trainings might be integrated as additional modules:

Length: All the topics above are designed for 2 full days or 4 half days. However, the training can be shorter by removing some topics.

How:

In person, at the client’s premises, or remotely.
Tallinn, Estonia, or other locations.
An optimal number of participants is up to 12.

Language: English

Possible modules

Every module is half a day long.

Module 1: Leadership in a Complex Environment
In today’s fast-paced, knowledge-driven world, leadership must adapt to complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change. This module explores how modern leadership in complex environments differs from traditional, industrial-era models, highlighting the unique demands of motivating, engaging, and empowering teams in creative and knowledge-based work.

Key areas include:

The Reality of Complex Environments – Understanding the shifting landscape of leadership in volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous contexts, and how to navigate them effectively.
Motivating and Engaging People – Exploring approaches to inspire and sustain engagement, fostering intrinsic motivation, and aligning team efforts with organizational goals.
Empowering Self-Organizing Teams and Delegation – Developing the skills to delegate effectively, promote autonomy, and enable teams to take ownership and drive results in a self-organized manner.

By the end of this module, participants will have a clearer understanding of the evolving leadership landscape and practical tools to lead with confidence, fostering adaptability, resilience, and innovation within their teams.

Module 2: Creating High-Performing Teams
High-performing teams are essential for organizational success, but building them requires more than just gathering skilled individuals. This module focuses on the key factors that turn a group into a cohesive, effective team.

Key areas include:

Real Teams vs. Working Groups – Understanding the defining traits of true teams and how they differ from loosely connected groups.
Addressing Team Dysfunctions – Applying Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions Model to identify and overcome obstacles to trust, collaboration, and accountability.
Team Dynamics – Exploring how team behavior and interactions shape performance, and how to foster a positive, productive environment.

By the end of this module, participants will have the tools to build stronger, more collaborative teams capable of achieving great results.

Module 3: Team Wellbeing
This module focuses on cultivating the psychological wellbeing of team members by strengthening trust, fostering psychological safety, and addressing conflicts constructively. Participants will gain a deep understanding of how to create a safe and collaborative space where individuals feel valued, supported, and empowered to contribute openly.

Key areas include:

Building Trust and Fostering Psychological Safety – Establishing trust as the foundation for open communication, collaboration, and innovation.
Applying the SCARF Model for Team Wellbeing – Leveraging the SCARF framework (Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, Fairness) to enhance engagement, minimize threat responses, and support positive team dynamics.
Dealing with Conflicts – Developing skills to navigate and resolve conflicts constructively, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and deeper collaboration.

By the end of this module, participants will be equipped with practical frameworks and tools to enhance team wellbeing, foster cohesion, and build a resilient, high-performing team culture.

Module 4: Leadership Styles and Behaviours for Different Situations
Building on the insights from previous modules, this session explores how to adapt leadership approaches to fit varying team needs and situations. Participants will discover different leadership styles, learn when to apply them, and develop a deeper understanding of their personal leadership strengths.

Key areas include:

Leadership Styles – Examining various leadership approaches and their impact.
Situational Leadership – Adapting leadership to match the team’s development stage and specific challenges.
Your Personal Leadership Style – Crafting a personal leadership profile and creating a six-month development plan.

By the end of this module, participants will be equipped to lead with flexibility and confidence, fostering growth and resilience within their teams.

Become an enabler of your team’s full potential!

Pricing:

The prices of the training might vary depending on factors such as the level of customization required. As a general guide, the price ranges are as follows:
1 Day: 1500 EUR + VAT
2 Days: 2500 EUR + VAT

Please contact me for more information and to take the first step towards leading team excellence and enabling your team’s full potential!

WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING

Team Dynamics training was really balanced in terms of new information, engagement of participants and pace. We got new thoughts and ideas to improve our foundation for deliveries despite we are a mature team who has worked together for many years. Julia is a shining coach who has good experience in IT industry, superb preparation for training and good skills to create a relaxed and trustful atmosphere to talk about hard topics.

Mattias Mustonen

Team Lead in Swedbank

It’s rare that you come across a standout talent like Julia. I was particularly impressed by Julia’s ability to communicate and educate people in Agile Ways of working. The way she handles groups, it seemed to come perfectly naturally to her. Her energy is contagious and it is impossible not to feel energized after meeting her.

Daniel Carvalho

Engineering Manager in Glia

Thank you very much for your effort to train 20 people from IT cross-functional team about Agile principles and Scrum. We had a really valuable training with an interactive approach. Specially big thanks for those beautiful worksheets made by yourself! I really liked also the energy and calmness you brought to the audience, and you didn’t “oversell” yourself. So overall – a spectacular experience I would definitely recommend to other teams also.