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StandOut®

Currently we are only able to offer this certification program in English. This certification program is not available in a country that is considered sanctioned by the U.S.

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Currently we are only able to offer this certification program in English. This certification program is not available in a country that is considered sanctioned by the U.S.

Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams! In this digital coaching experience consisting of eight individual courses, you will be guided through The Marcus Buckingham Company's comprehensive strengths-based approach to leading a team.

We call Leading StandOut Teams a coaching experience quite intentionally, because it incorporates practical stories and examples drawn from our world-class coaches' decades of real-world experience, as well as hands-on application of strengths-based coaching principles that will help you lead your team effectively.

This series is organized around the eight key needs that our research has revealed drive the engagement and performance of teams. Each course is centered on one of these eight needs:

1. Establishing Team Purpose

2. Setting Clear Expectations

3. Valuing Excellence

4. Putting Strengths to Work

5. Creating Trust and Support

6. Recognizing Team Members

7. Building Confidence in the Future

8. Growing Team Members

We are excited for you to encounter our coaching and build your personal toolkit that will help you start Leading StandOut Teams!

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Eight courses

Establishing Team Purpose

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Establishing Team Purpose. This beginner's course will help you craft your story and learn how to get even better at telling stories about purpose that will have a profound impact on your team. You'll also learn rituals for keeping your team connected and explore what celebration looks like at your company and on your team.

Setting Clear Expectations

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Setting Clear Expectations. This course explores how to provide clarity to your team about their roles and the information they need to do their jobs well.

Valuing Excellence

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Valuing Excellence! In this beginner's course, we'll discuss how team culture and environment impact individual and organizational success, help you define success for and with your team, and explore how to create conditions that make your team comfortable sharing ideas.

Putting Strengths to Work

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Putting Strengths to Work! This course will explore and deepen your capacity to identify and communicate where your team members do their best work.

Creating Trust & Support

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Creating Trust & Support! This course explores how to create a team environment where everyone feels open and real, fostering a sense of relatedness and support among team members. By the end, you'll be able to describe what it means to create a team environment of trust and confidence, create a sense of relatedness with your team, and learn to model faith in your team and explore strategies and practices that generate trust.

Recognizing Team Members

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Recognizing Team Members! This course explores recognition, acknowledgment, and attention in a team environment. We'll also discuss the importance of timing and understanding what matters most to your team members.

Building Confidence in the Future

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Building Confidence in the Future. This course will help you build a detailed vision for your team over the next six months, describe what makes your company special, and create a compelling picture of why clients need your company. By the end of the course, you will be able to build a detailed vision for your team, describe what makes your company special, and create a compelling picture of why clients need your company.

Growing Team Members

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Welcome to Leading StandOut Teams: Growing Team Members! This course helps team leaders guide their members to step out of their comfort zones and grow in using their strengths. By the end, you will be able to invite, allow, and support team members to stretch beyond their current responsibilities.

Learning objectives

  • Create compelling stories to keep teams connected through celebrations and playing to your strengths.
  • Set clear expectations to clarify roles...working together...align on team success.
  • Create trust and support...by recognition...strengths...and focusing on what matters most.
  • Build your own specific vision to share with your team...to stretch beyond their current responsibilities and step out of the comfort zone.

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