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Team Tune-Up

4 weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Team Tune-Up is a practical course designed to help managers and leaders create a high performing team with simple, engaging interventions.

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Google
American Express
BBC Studios
Abbott
Oxford Economics

Course overview

Learn practical tools to build a high performing team.

This course is the ultimate toolkit for team leaders who want to run impactful sessions and activities with their teams. Built on a highly successful workshop format that has been delivered hundreds of times for teams of all sizes and industries, it provides everything you need to foster collaboration, build trust, and achieve team goals. Through a variety of proven exercises and activities, you’ll gain practical, ready-to-use strategies to align your team, improve communication, and sustain high performance over time.


- Create psychological safety and foster a culture of open communication.

- Celebrate individual strengths and maximise team effectiveness.

- Develop a shared vision and a concrete action plan to sustain your team’s momentum.

Who is this course for?

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Whether you’re leading a growing startup or managing a department in a larger organisation, this course will help you build a thriving team.

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Team Tune-Up is ideal for managers of small to mid-sized teams looking to improve group dynamics and encourage proactive collaboration.

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It's especially useful for leaders of teams navigating challenges like communication breakdowns, trust issues, or misaligned goals.

What you’ll get out of this course

Align your team on shared goals and priorities for improved focus and collaboration.

Learn to identify what matters most and align your team to achieve greater focus and clarity.

Boost team trust, communication, and effectiveness with proven methods and tools.

Learn about key teamwork drivers including psychological safety and dependability, to create an environment where team members can take risks and thrive.

Recognise and celebrate individual strengths to foster strong team relationships.

Use engaging exercises to uncover the unique contributions of each team member and harness their full potential.

Create a shared vision and actionable plan to sustain high performance.

Work through the Team Health Canvas to define clear goals, map challenges, and chart a path forward that inspires confidence and ownership.

Equip your team with strategies to work smarter, plan effectively, and thrive together.

Through sessions like Super You, identify marginal gains that enhance both individual and team performance.

What’s included

James Allen

Live sessions

Learn directly from James Allen in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

6 live sessions • 12 lessons

Week 1

Mar 7—Mar 9

    Foundation & Team Dynamics

    • Mar

      7

      Team Tune-Up Session 1: Foundation & Team Dynamics

      Fri 3/79:30 AM—11:00 AM (UTC)
    2 more items

Week 2

Mar 10—Mar 16

    Building Trust & Collaboration

    • Mar

      14

      Team Tune-Up Session 2: Building Trust & Collaboration

      Fri 3/149:30 AM—11:00 AM (UTC)
    3 more items

Week 3

Mar 17—Mar 23

    Alignment & Shared Vision

    • Mar

      21

      Team Tune-Up Session 3: Alignment & Shared Vision

      Fri 3/219:30 AM—11:00 AM (UTC)
    2 more items

Week 4

Mar 24—Mar 30

    Future Focus & High Performance

    • Mar

      28

      Team Tune-Up Session 4: Future Focus & High Performance

      Fri 3/289:30 AM—11:00 AM (UTC)
    2 more items

Week 5

Mar 31—Apr 4

    Action Plan & Next Steps

    • Apr

      4

      Team Tune-Up Session 5: Action Plan & Next Steps

      Fri 4/48:30 AM—10:00 AM (UTC)
    2 more items

Post-course

    Reflection & Support

    • Apr

      25

      Optional: Team Tune-Up Live Q&A

      Fri 4/258:30 AM—9:30 AM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

What people are saying

        James delivered a great session, he was so patient with the team as they explored their challenges and what bonds them. There has been an immediate shift in team dynamic and cohesiveness as a result of the workshop. James guided us, but did so lightly and ensured we had enough time to discuss the areas that were most important to us.
Rob Hucker

Rob Hucker

International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
        The workshop offered a chance for the team to think in different ways using different tools, some of which they have already put to use in other meetings. It freed me as manager to be more involved, and the team to be more confident about speaking up.
Jane Stewart

Jane Stewart

England Athletics
        From the minute I spoke to James, he came across as an expert who was incredibly knowledgeable and wanted to understand our business and objectives so he could get the very best out of us. The workshop was run exceptionally well and James tailored his approach to ensure everyone was heard - from physicists to HR!
Kath Pallas

Kath Pallas

Smartkem
        James facilitated an excellent workshop for my Management Team. With three new members we wanted to make sure we were all aligned behind a clear purpose and to bring each member’s individual’s strengths to the forefront to help us perform at our best. Everyone came away feeling positive and we had a clear set of actions to take forward together.
Antonia Seymour

Antonia Seymour

IOP Publishing

Meet your instructor

James Allen

James Allen

Highly experienced team facilitator

With 15 years experience and hundreds of workshops delivered, James is a trusted name in team facilitation. He has worked with a diverse range of clients, from startups to global leaders like Google, to create actionable strategies that improve teamwork, collaboration, and results.

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Collaboration Playbook

20+ ideas for fostering better collaboration in your team.


Collaboration and teamwork is really important. Over the past 20 years, the time spent by managers and employees in collaborative activities has grown by over 50%. But a great team is not just a group of great individuals: how a team works together is more important than who’s on the team. Great teams work really hard at collaboration.

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Active hands-on learning

Participate in live workshops and apply what you learn through engaging, interactive projects.

Interactive and project-based

Collaborate with peers on activities like the Rollercoaster Check-In, a powerful way to explore challenges and celebrate momentum.

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded leaders, share insights, and grow together.

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