Building High-Trust, High-Performing Teams


Team performance is shaped by trust, communication and how people work together day to day. When these break down, collaboration suffers, issues go unspoken and performance drops. This training helps leaders build the foundations of high-performing teams. Participants learn how to strengthen trust, create psychological safety and embed communication habits that enable teams to collaborate effectively and perform under pressure.

About the Training


Who for: Managers and leaders responsible for building and leading teams.

Format: Half day. In-person or online.

Group size: 6-14 people to maximise discussion, reflection and application.

Style: highly interactive and practical - built around real workplace scenarios, with coaching and feedback to embed lasting behaviour change, not just awareness. 

Part of a wider leadership journey: This session can be delivered standalone or as part of a broader programme, including our longer courses for first-time managers and more experienced managers and leaders.

Outcomes: By the end of the programme, participants will:

  • Build trust and psychological safety within their teams

  • Encourage open communication and constructive challenge

  • Strengthen collaboration and team effectiveness

  • Address behaviours that limit trust and performance

  • Create conditions where teams can perform at their best

  • Recognise and shift habits that impact team dynamics

What participants will practice:

  • Facilitating open and constructive team discussions

  • Responding to challenge, conflict and differing perspectives

  • Building trust through everyday leadership behaviours

  • Communicating effectively across different styles and perspectives

  • Maintaining trust and clarity during change or uncertainty

  • Identifying and shifting behaviours that undermine trust

Why Choose UNLRN?

  • Practical & immediately applicable: real scenarios, live practice and coaching

  • Behaviour change that actually sticks: not just workshops - real-world application and accountability that embed new habits

  • Grounded in behavioural science: evidence-based models and insight

  • Delivered by expert practitioners with real-world experience

  • Proven results - consistently excellent client feedback,rated 5★ on Google

  • Purpose-driven: 10% of our profits and time donated to charities

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