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Building a Strong Team Online Course

Develop the essential skills to build and lead strong, effective teams with this practical, Lean-focused course!

 

✓ Develop leadership skills that drive team performance

✓ Engage your team in Kaizen and continuous improvement

✓ Communicate effectively and motivate people for maximum impact

✓ Build a pipeline of skilled, motivated team members

✓ Learn how to set clear rules and lead by example

Open to all Lean levels, with a strong focus on moving beyond theory and turning knowledge into tangible, sustainable shop-floor improvements.

Price:          £125*

Duration:   5 hours

 

*Multi-seat and annual subscriptions available

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What does a strong team look like?

If you were to narrow down the most important qualities you’d want in a team, it would likely include a team that:

  1. Consistently achieves stable Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SEQCDP) performance, with continuous improvement over time.

  2. Is versatile, with team members who are multi-skilled.

  3. Seamlessly runs Quality Circle-style improvement activities.

  4. Actively volunteers Kaizen ideas and raises red tags to identify issues.

  5. Quickly finds, deals with and escalates problems (even if it’s beyond their own area!)

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Why is Building a Strong Team important? 

Building a strong team not only enhances performance and drives continuous improvement but also fosters employee wellbeing and engagement.

Build the leaders of tomorrow

Grow and develop your team into future leaders through training and development

Improve performance 

across the board

Achieve improvements across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) metrics

Get control across the factory

Achieve continuous improvement

Create a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Build skills that identify and solve problems at speed using Kaizen techniques

Improve employee wellbeing

Motivate people to contribute beyond their regular tasks

Develop shop floor team who contribute and are supported by other areas

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What you’ll achieve in this course

Developed from 25 years of experience with top global manufacturers, this course helps you build a high-performing, engaged team through continuous improvement, skill development, better communication, and clear standards—all while leading with confidence.

It is broken down into 9 bitesize interactive sections, designed to help you to:

  • Engage your team in Kaizen

  • Motivate your team

  • Develop their skills

  • Communicate effectively

  • Set clear rules and be consistent

  • Lead by example

 

Enroll today and start building a stronger, more motivated team that excels through effective leadership and continuous improvement!

Course Outline

This course helps you understand what defines a strong team and equips you with practical skills to build one, featuring expert-led, real-world scenarios and in-situ tasks.

 

Designed to fit into your workday, you can start, pause, and resume when it works for you.

01.

Course Overview

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What’s in it for me? 

02.

Introduction

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If...

If there were four practical daily skills

If you can... A Team Leader's Manifesto

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03.

Recognising what a 'strong' team looks like

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What does a strong team look like?

Recognising a strong team

Five ways to build a strong team

How do you currently do it?

Rate yourself

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04.

Engage your team in Kaizen

On the shopfloor

On the shopfloor: Two scenarios

Spotting abnormalities

Engage your team in Kaizen

End of Tutorial

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05.

Motivate your people

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Problems with the jig

Scenario 1: Problems with the jig

Reward and recognition

Practical ways to motivate people

Operator Performance Review

End of Tutorial

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06.

Develop their skills

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The andon is going off again

Scenario 2: Calling the Team Leader

What's gone wrong?

Training skills development and career pathways

End of Tutorial

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07.

Communicate well

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See, hear

Scenario 1: Problems with the jig continued

Down the line, through the wire

Communicating around you

A timeline of your day

Set clear direction

End of Tutorial

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08.

Set and keep clear rules

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Can someone explain the rules please?

Scenario 2: Calling the Team Leader continued

Getting your team to follow rules

Rules, rules, rules!

End of Tutorial

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09.

Your leadership role

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Lead by example

Lead by example - in action

Building a strong team with leadership and 'Go-Look-See'

Patrolling your area

What are you going to do differently?

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10.

The Coaching Leader

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The coaching leader

Scenario 3: Understanding the real problem

Breaking it down

More coaching scenarios

Tips

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11.

End

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Take a bow 

Certificate 

Let us know what you think

SempaiGuide Case Studies 

£2.4k labour productivity saving in 1 week 

for Electrical Components Group 
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78% reduction in cycle time 

for Japanese Automotive Manufacturer 
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81% more abnormalities found 

for Medical Products Group 

The SempaiGuide Approach

With 25 years of global Lean experience and insights from today’s industry leaders, SempaiGuide courses are crafted to transform your manufacturing operations and equip you with essential skills for career growth.

Learn 

with real-world examples

We begin by exploring what makes a strong team, then show you how to build your own through simple, practical steps with real-world examples.

Apply

directly on the shop floor 

The simple “give it a try” approach creates a fundamental shift in behaviour, developing sustainable skills for employees and employers to achieve their goals.

Track

the impact in real-time 

In-situ improvements are captured throughout the course with built-in improvement trackers for quantifiable ROI. ​

Why choose a course from Sempai? 

100% of team leaders love or like the courses 

Based on 50 users across 10 businesses in 5 manufacturing sectors  

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Immediate, tangible SQDCPE results

Each course features built-in improvement trackers for immediate, quantifiable results aligned to SQDCPE targets

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Building the leaders of tomorrow 

Each course, fosters a culture of continuous improvement whilst embedding essential skills for career advancement

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Lean learning, on the shop floor 

We understand that shop floor employees face frequent interruptions, so Sempai courses are designed to seamlessly integrate into the natural flow of the working day on the shop floor.

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Tailored to unique sector challenges 

Interviews with Team Leaders and other industry experts are used to shape each course and post-course feedback is used for ongoing improvement.

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Improved course engagement 

Instant feedback loops provide positive reinforcement, improving course completion rates and scores.

Looking for additional support? 

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SempaiGuide Plus is a blended offering, giving you access to an annual subscription of Lean courses plus additional virtual support from our team which includes: 

  • Remote check-ins 

  • Q&A sessions 

  • Guidance on a scenario you want to address 

 

Our customers find that regular check-ins and reviews, with targeted support, help to embed lean habits and sustain great results from the team.  

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Sempai consulting is a truly bespoke option where you can draw heavily on our expertise to work alongside you and your team to tackle a range of projects including:

  • Senior management coaching to grow and embed a strong, high performing lean culture throughout your business

  • Support for HR with employee development i.e. performance reviews and talent identification at all levels

  • Development pathways across all levels in Operations Management, from Operator to Operations Director, Materials Management, Engineering, Quality & Maintenance

Achieve more with Sempai 

1,000+ people​ in 100+ businesses 

upskilled in Lean

25
Years

of Lean Transformation Experience

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