Managing a Technical Team
Management posture, feedback, motivation, conflict handling and change management. Designed for people coming from a technical background.
- Adopt a manager's posture
- Give constructive feedback
- Motivate the team and help it grow
- Lead change and manage conflicts
- Give difficult feedback without it turning into a conflict, a rare and valuable skill
- Motivate a demotivated developer or keep the best people on your team
- Manage the transition from technical expert to manager without losing credibility in either role
- Run an effective technical meeting: decisions made, clear actions, everyone's time respected
The programme
Day 1 - Posture & leadership
- From technical expert to manager: changing your professional identity
- Situational leadership styles (Hersey & Blanchard): adapting your style
- Effective delegation: skill/motivation matrix, delegating without abdicating
- First 90 days: diagnosing the team, building your credibility
- Workshop: style self-assessment + individual action plan
Day 2 - Communication & team dynamics
- Constructive feedback: SBI model (Situation-Behavior-Impact), difficult feedback
- Conversations: effective 1-on-1s, annual review, setting boundaries
- Motivation: Deci & Ryan theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness)
- Conflict management: Thomas-Kilmann modes, de-escalation, mediation
- Workshop: filmed role-plays - feedback and difficult conversations
Day 3 - Organisation & steering
- Change management: ADKAR model, handling resistance
- Team rituals: daily, retrospective, OKR vs KPI
- SMART objectives and performance tracking without micromanagement
- Managing a hybrid or distributed team: remote specifics
- Workshop: building your management plan for the next 3 months
Who is this for
Managers, tech leads and future team leaders.
Prerequisites
- Be or become a team manager
Format
Frequently asked questions
Is the course eligible for OPCO or CPF funding?
No. Sphinx-Digital is not Qualiopi certified and is not listed on Mon Compte Formation. The course is invoiced directly to the company or the individual, with no external funding.
What is the difference between the public (inter-company) and in-company formats?
In the public format, you join a session with participants from other companies (3 to 10 people). In-company, we run a session dedicated to your team, on your site or remotely, with content adapted to your context. In-company pricing is available on quote.
Remote or on-site: what are the practical differences?
Content and labs are identical. Remotely, labs run on cloud environments accessible from a browser, with nothing to install. On-site, you provide the workstations; labs can run in the cloud or locally depending on your infrastructure.
How many participants per session?
3 to 10 participants at most. This deliberate limit ensures everyone can ask questions, adapt the exercises to their context and get a detailed answer.
What is the evening format?
The evening format spreads the same course over 4 sessions of 3.5 hours (14 hours in total), in the evening from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Same content, same labs, same price, so you can build skills without taking days off.
How does payment work?
Courses are invoiced on quote, by bank transfer. Payment in instalments is possible. We issue a training agreement for companies that want their training department to cover the cost.
Interested in this course?
Join the next session or request a tailored in-company session.
What participants say
Technical team management course: concrete, equipped and straight-talking. Frameworks you can apply right away for 1-on-1s, feedback and hiring. I recommend it.Management
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