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How to lead a young team – effective strategies for managing Y and Z generation employees

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Training process

Training needs analysis

If you have specific requirements regarding the training programme, we will carry out a training needs analysis for you. This will guide us on which aspects of the programme should receive greater emphasis, so that the training programme meets your specific needs.

What will you gain?

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Clearer generational insight - You will learn to spot key differences between Gen Y and Gen Z, so you can better understand their needs, work habits and expectations toward you as a manager and team leader.

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Stronger leadership credibility - You will discover how to build authority without relying on distance or pressure, so you can lead a younger team effectively, strengthen trust and improve cooperation every day.

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More effective team management - You will explore practical management methods, including the manager's role, the Pareto principle and situational leadership, to match your approach to people and real challenges.

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Better task delegation - You will learn how to assign tasks clearly, divide roles wisely and use team resources well, helping you reduce misunderstandings and increase ownership across the whole team.

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Stronger progress oversight - You will learn how to track task execution, assess employee potential and identify barriers early, so you can respond faster to issues and evaluate work results with greater accuracy.

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More effective motivation - You will get familiar with different motivation models and learn how to choose the right incentives for younger employees, boosting engagement, independence and commitment to team goals.

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Better communication and feedback - You will practice building relationships, tailoring messages to the audience and giving constructive feedback, making it easier for you to handle everyday and difficult conversations.

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More confident remote leadership - You will learn how to organize remote work for a young team, follow progress and use tools that support evaluation and task coordination in a distributed work environment.

Training programme

1. Representatives of generations

  • Generation Y,
  • Generation Z.

2. How to build a manager's authority towards generations Y and Z

3. Methods of managing a young team

  • the role of the manager in the team,
  • manager – employee relationship,
  • the Pareto principle in management,
  • situational management according to K. Blanchard.

4. Delegating tasks for representatives of generations Y and Z

  • use of resources,
  • division of roles,
  • formulating tasks,
  • models / delegation techniques.

5. Monitoring and analysis of tasks

  • employee potential,
  • obstacles on the way to completing tasks,
  • methods of assessment,
  • process automation.

6. Motivation of a young team

  • traditional model,
  • cooperation relations model,
  • human resources model,
  • effective employee motivation.

7. Communication in the team and constructive feedback

  • building relationships,
  • adapting the message to the audience,
  • clear formulation of messages.

8. Determining the group's main goal

  • determining the team's direction,
  • clearly communicating priorities,
  • engaging the team.

9. Remote team management

  • tools useful in the process of automating assessment,
  • ways of monitoring assigned tasks,
  • programs enabling remote tracking of progress.

10. Remote team management

  • SWOT analysis.

11. Analysis of one's own style of action

  • how to build authority?
  • building a vision of the manager's role.

12. Conducting conversations with employees

  • motivating conversation style,
  • feedback using the (FUO) technique.

13. Managerial decisions

  • difficult conversations with employees,
  • correcting recurring errors,
  • ways of dealing with a difficult employee.

What are the prerequisites for participating in the training?

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Management basics - You should understand core team management concepts such as goals, tasks, responsibility and the role of a supervisor in everyday work with people and team processes.

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Teamwork experience - It is helpful if you already have experience working in a team or some first leadership practice, because it will make it easier to apply the methods to real situations.

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Communication basics - You should feel comfortable holding workplace conversations and giving simple feedback, because the training develops these skills rather than teaching them from scratch.

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Remote work awareness - It is useful if you know the basics of organizing remote work and using online tools, so you can more easily transfer the training content into daily management practice.