Team Development
A reflective, development-centred approach to improving trust, communication and collective effectiveness.
Service Overview
Strong teams are built through deeper trust, clarity and shared purpose in order to optimise performance. Our team development work supports education teams to reflect on how they work together and design next steps to strengthen their collective impact.
At The Glass House Leadership Lab, it is about strengthening how teams think, communicate and lead together. This work focuses on each team member having a deeper insight into each other and their roles, enabling them to move beyond reactive or stagnant patterns of working to a fresh and more aligned perspective and take. This forms the foundation of a high performing team.
When To Use This Service
Teams often come to this work when:
A team is established but not working as effectively as it could
Communication, trust or collaboration need strengthening
Roles or expectations feel blurred or misaligned
Tensions or patterns are impacting the team’s energy and functioning
They want to optimise how the team thinks, works and leads together
What this looks like in practice:
Team development creates structured space for honest dialogue and shared reflection.
Through facilitated sessions, teams explore strengths, patterns and challenges in how they work together. The focus is practical and grounded — supporting teams to develop clearer ways of working and stronger leadership behaviours.
This work is always shaped around your context, goals and organisational priorities.
Common themes:
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Greater self-awareness and confidence
Stronger communication and influence
Improved decision-making within the team
A clearer understanding of their impact on others
This supports leaders to lead more intentionally and effectively.
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Improved trust, communication and collaboration
Clearer roles, responsibilities and expectations
More effective problem-solving and decision-making
Healthier ways of working under pressure
This strengthens cohesion and collective leadership.
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More aligned and effective leadership teams
Improved organisational culture and morale
Greater consistency in leadership practice
Increased confidence among staff, governors and external partners
Well-functioning teams create an environment of sustainable organisational performance.
Enhance trust and communication
Align roles, responsibilities and expectations
Strengthen collaboration and decision-making
Address tension or misalignment constructively
Work collectively and effectively under pressure
This service supports teams to pause, reflect and reset - strengthening alignment, clarity and collective leadership.