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The Leadership Habit for Team Leaders

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Hi there!

I'm Sarah Cherif, and I'm so excited to welcome you to this program for Team Leaders. For the last 20 years, I've been helping leaders like yourself master essential skills for team leadership. Not by doing something really hard once or twice, but through consistency, and having more and better conversations with your team. I will be hosting the webinars in this program personally because I'm dedicated to guiding you every step of the way. Together, we'll embark on a journey to develop the skills that will make you an outstanding team leader. Let's get started!
Sarah Cherif, founder SkillsGym
"You don't get a six-pack by working out once."

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Master 5 Critical Skills for Team Leaders

High-performing teams aren't built by accident, but by design. A great team leader consistently builds great teams through intentional daily activities. They understand what to pay attention to and what makes a team excel, using everyday actions to steadily work toward excellence. How you do anything is how you do everything.In this training, you will learn the principles and practices that define exceptional team leadership. You'll discover how to hold effective meetings, foster meaningful interactions with team members, and create an environment where everyone thrives. By focusing on the details that matter, you will cultivate a team culture that consistently delivers high performance.Join us to transform your leadership approach and unlock the full potential of your team, ensuring sustained success and continuous improvement.

01

Building high-performing teams - basic

After this program, you will stop fire-fighting, and focus on the essentials for building a high-performing team.

02

Psychological safety

After this program, you will build a culture that fosters trust, and brings out the best in people.

03

Check-In conversations - basic

After this program, you will build a consistent check-in practice with team members, that boosts engagement, and productivity.

04

Bring focus to meetings - basic

After this program, you will use daily meetings as a tool for high-performance.

05

Situational leadership

After this program, you will adapt your leadership approach to the needs of your team members.

How to Navigate Your Team Leaders Journey

Our journey for team managers consists of 5 courses, each focusing on a critical skill. By following the steps below, you'll effectively develop and enhance your team leadership skills:

01

Webinars

Each course begins with an on-demand webinar.
You can watch the webinar alone, with a buddy, or with your team.
> Plan these webinars yourself, placing them in your calendar now.
> Leave 3-6 weeks between each webinar to allow for on-the-job practice.

02

On-the-Job Challenges

After each webinar, you will complete 3 on-the-job challenges.
Each challenge includes:
> A habit-building practice (individual or with your team).
> A conversation with your buddy or team.

03

Live Workouts and Q&A

Add the live bi-weekly "workouts" (30-minute sessions focusing on one "power habit" from our SkillsGym offer, designed to accelerate growth across multiple skills). After the workout, join the Q&A with Sarah. For SkillsGym Health Members, there are also bi-weekly "energy breaks" with Nils, followed by a Q&A with Nils.

What gets scheduled in, gets done.

  • Schedule in the 5 webinars (1 hour - 70 minutes), leaving 6 weeks (or 3 if you want to complete the program in 4 months instead of 7 months). Go to the program, and register now, or put a placeholder in your calendar.
  • Schedule in the on-the-job challenges with your buddy or team (30 minutes every 2 weeks)
  • Schedule in time for learning, by checking out the extra resources on the platform (10 minutes every 2 weeks)
  • Put a daily reminder to practice your new habits!
  • Put the live weekly sessions in your calendar.

What's included?

We've selected our 5 most in-demand programs for Team Leaders:

5 programs

Use the 5 programs in this bundle to create a 5-7 month learning journey for yourself, keeping you focused on integrating this skill in your workflow and daily life.

5 webinars

Each module starts with a 1-hour webinar, delivered by our ceo and founder Sarah Cherif.

15 challenges

Following each webinar, you gain access to additional resources related to the content covered on the platform. This includes 15 challenges that guide teams through structured conversations to practice and develop essential soft skills.

Daily practice

There's no need for you to figure out how to apply what you've learned in the workflow. Each program gives you a concrete plan for daily practice, focusing on the smallest habits you need to build, and the conversations you need to be having.

Bi-Weekly Live Sessions

Every two weeks, Sarah hosts a live Q&A and a "workout", focusing on one of the 20 "power habits" from SkillsGym. These habits are the gold of the Pareto Principle, allowing you to achieve 80% of the results from all 40 SkillsGym programs in just one year. Join the live Power Habit Workouts to accelerate your growth.

Total time investment

5 webinars = 5 hours
15 challenges = 7,5 hours
Daily practice = 15 minutes per week
Duration: 4-7 months (depending on whether you opt for 1 or 2 weeks practice time per module)
So, here's the plan in short; master 5 essential skills in 4-7 months. For each skill, follow a webinar (with a buddy or your team), and get your reps in and put into practice with the on-the-job challenges.

By Taking This Journey, You will...

Intentionally Work towards Building a High-Performing Team

Upon completing this training, you will consistently implement strategies and practices that cultivate high-performing teams. You will know how to stop fire-fighting, and focus on the root cause of issues and what's essential to the team's success.

Build a Culture of Psychological Safety

Upon completing this training, you will create and maintain a psychologically safe environment within their teams. You will:

Foster Open Communication
Build Trust and Respect
Promote Risk-Taking and Innovation
Address Conflicts Constructively
Enhance Team Engagement

By implementing these changes, you will develop teams that are more innovative, collaborative, and resilient, ultimately driving higher performance and achieving greater organizational success.

Install an Effective Check-In Practice

Upon completing this training, you will transform how you conduct check-in conversations with your team. You will establish regular, meaningful check-ins that foster open and honest dialogue, develop deeper connections with your team by actively listening and showing genuine interest in their well-being and progress, and proactively identify and address potential issues before they escalate, ensuring a healthier team dynamic. Additionally, you will offer constructive feedback and recognition in real-time, helping team members grow and stay motivated, and align individual goals with team and organizational objectives, providing the support and resources needed to achieve them. By applying these skills, you will create a more engaged, motivated, and high-performing team that thrives on continuous improvement and mutual support.

Bring Focus to Meetings

Upon completing this training, you will conduct meetings with a clear focus and purpose, ensuring they are productive and aligned with your team's goals. You will learn to set clear agendas, prioritize key topics, and facilitate discussions that drive actionable outcomes. By eliminating distractions and maintaining a structured approach, you will maximize the value of every meeting, saving time and keeping your team engaged and on track. This focus in meetings is crucial for teaching teams high performance, as it promotes discipline, accountability, and a results-oriented mindset, ultimately leading to more effective collaboration and achievement of team objectives.

Put Situational Leadership in to Practice

Upon completing this training, you will adeptly adapt your leadership style to suit the varying needs of your team members and the specific challenges they face. You will assess situations and individuals effectively, applying the appropriate leadership approach—whether directive, coaching, supportive, or delegative—to maximize performance and development. This flexibility will enhance your ability to guide your team through diverse scenarios, foster growth, and drive success by meeting each team member where they are and leading them to where they need to be.

Take a step-by-step approach

We believe that when it comes to building skills, nothing beats daily practice. Aim for just 1% better every day, right?! If you truly want to excel in the five essential skills, we recommend spreading our five programs over eight months. This approach allows ample time to integrate new habits and meaningful conversations into your daily routine, ensuring lasting and impactful growth.

Meet your trainer

At the kickstart of your 3 - 6 week skills development program, you will follow a webinar delivered by Sarah Cherif, founder and CEO of SkillsGym. Here are a few things you might like to know about her:

Sarah's background

Sarah began her career at the University of Ghent with degrees in child education and philosophy, quickly realizing her passion for teaching. Faced with the challenge of helping seasoned leaders develop soft skills without any prior corporate experience, she turned this disadvantage into a strength by creating evidence-based, sure-proof plans to build strong soft skills through habit formation and impactful conversations.

Personal life

Sarah's roots are Belgian and Tunesian, and she partially grew up in Washington DC. She currently lives in Belgium with her partner Nils (who is co-founder of SkillsGym Health), and has a dog named Lizzy.

20+ years of impact

Together with her SkillsGym team, Sarah has helped numerous world-class organizations like Samsung, Deloitte, Ikea... and thousands of managers and their teams improve their soft skills. SkillsGym now offers programs to accelerate the mastery of 50 essential leadership, team and well-being skills.

Fun fact

Sarah tests all the habits and conversations in the SkillsGym offer herself; that's more than 200+ habits and 200+ conversations. Most of them have become second nature. Yet, as you'll learn in the webinars, she isn't shy to talk about the failures and frustrations along the way.