Business Masterclass by fundii+: Building High-Performance Teams
Masterclass Name: Building High-Performance Teams: Recruiting, Developing and Managing People
Professor: Professor Fiona Robson
Type: Masterclass (3 hours- 3 sessions of 45min with 15min breaks) - Online & Live
Language: English
Certificate: Yes
Price: $89 USD Early Bird - until July 10th, 2026
Program:
Executive-style masterclasses designed for the modern business world
Course Title:
Building High-Performance Teams: Recruiting, Developing and Managing People
Course Description / Overview:
This course takes you through the key essentials in building high performance teams through the key stages of the HR lifecycle.
It will be particularly useful for:
· Entrepreneurs/SMEs/Executives who are looking to create new teams
· Entrepreneurs/SMEs/Executives who have existing teams and want to gain the full potential of their employees so that they can retain them
· Entrepreneurs/SMEs/Executives who would like to increase their confidence in understanding and carrying out HR activities
Through engaging in this course, participants will understand how to recruit and select the right people for their organisation and then provide an appropriate induction so that new staff can hit the ground running. This will enable them to build high performing teams who can add real value to the organisation.
The course introduces and evaluates the different methods that can be used to choose appropriate learning and development activities that will up-skill and enhance the performance of employees, thus enabling them to become valued members of the team.
Finally the course outlines key aspects of managing people so that they are clear about the expectations of their role and the performance standards are expected. It also gives useful insights into how to give employees their ‘opportunity to shine’ so that they will be highly engaged and will want to continue working for the organisation.
Learning Objectives / Learning Outcomes:
Through engaging in this course, participants will be able to:
· Identify the people needs of their organisation and define roles clearly to support effective recruitment and team performance.
· Apply practical recruitment and selection techniques to attract, assess, and appoint individuals who are the right fit for their organisation’s culture and goals.
· Design and deliver an effective induction process that enables new employees to become productive, engaged, and confident in their role quickly.
· Evaluate different learning and development approaches and select appropriate methods to up‑skill employees and enhance individual and team performance.
· Set clear performance expectations and standards to ensure employees understand their responsibilities and how success is measured.
· Use basic people‑management techniques to monitor performance, provide feedback, and support ongoing employee development.
· Recognise and create opportunities for employees to excel, increasing engagement, motivation, and retention.
Course Topics Modules Syllabus:
1. Recruiting and selecting high performing employees
2. Inducting and developing high performing employees and teams
3. Managing people for enhanced performance
Target Audience / Prerequisites (if any):
No experience required. This course will be of interest to anyone who is seeking to expand their current team and provide relevant management support to.
Key takeaways:
· Practical insights into recruiting and selecting the right people for the right roles.
· Recruitment and selection checklists
· Employee induction template which can be used to welcome and support new employees
· Overview of learning and development activities that could be offered
· Learning needs analysis templates that can be customized
· Performance appraisal proformas
About the professor:
Professor Fiona Robson joined Heriot-Watt Dubai in May 2023 as Head of the School of Social Sciences and Edinburgh Business School. Fiona sits on the Dubai Executive Committee and represents Dubai on the global School of Social Sciences Executive Board.
As Head of School, Fiona assumes overall leadership and accountability in making sure that programmes are delivered to the right quality and standard and ensure that quality assurance processes, such as student feedback, academic reviews and the professional accreditation, are carried out effectively and timely. Fiona leads, manages and coaches colleagues in the four Departments in the School of Social Sciences in Dubai.
Fiona teaches Human Resource Management and supervises dissertations. Fiona is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an Academic Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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