There’s a new science of leading teams—and it unlocks the full potential of everyone in the room.

You’ve got smart people. Hard workers. Good intentions.

So why is it that when you put a group of capable people in a room together…
...decisions stall ...
...hard choices are avoided...
...meetings feel flat...
...great ideas die on the whiteboard...
...and some team members feel overworked while others feel ignored?

Because leading a strong team takes more than trust, offsites, and personality tests.

Because having a group of talented individuals doesn’t automatically make you a team.

This Course Teaches You What Traditional Team Building Can’t

No amount of psychological safety or ropes courses will fix a group where people neglect the essential roles required to function. Just like a jazz band, a championship team, or a rock group, your team needs to cover 5 distinct roles—decision-makers, doers, organizers, challengers, and peacemakers—that all work in harmony.

You can’t run a great team by making everyone the same—you need to organize each of your people into one of the 5 vital roles every team needs to succeed.

This course will show you how to understand the hidden dynamics that make or break group performance—including how to put your people into the 5 vital roles every team needs to succeed.

But that’s just the beginning.

You’ll also learn the most advanced techniques for leading teams in the real world:
 ...how to make faster decisions without defaulting to consensus,
 ...how to end groupthink without triggering conflict,
 ...how to run meetings with measurable outcomes (not just discussion),
 ...how to create accountability without micromanaging,
 ...and how to organize your team to prevent burnout and passive disengagement.

You’ll walk away with a new way to lead teams & groups—where every person knows what they’re contributing, and your team actually works like a team.

Taught by Mark Murphy

Mark Murphy is a New York Times bestselling author, Senior Contributor to Forbes, and Founder of Leadership IQ. His groundbreaking research & techniques have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, among others. And he's trained the leaders at Harvard Business School, the United Nations,  Microsoft, IBM, MasterCard, Merck, and thousands more.

How This Course Works

This is a two-day live online bootcamp for leaders who want to master the art of leading high-performing teams—with real-world tools & live advice they can implement immediately.

Part 1 takes place on Thursday, May 15th: Live Zoom session from 12–2:30 PM ET, followed by an optional Q&A session from 2:30–3:30 PM ET

Part 2 takes place on Friday, May 16th: Live Zoom session from 12–2:30 PM ET, followed by an optional Q&A session from 2:30–3:30 PM ET

That’s up to 7 hours of hands-on training and live coaching, all delivered via Zoom so you can join from anywhere.  And all sessions are personally taught by Mark Murphy.

NOTE: If you have to miss any of the live sessions, you’ll have 2 weeks to watch the recordings, so you won’t miss any of the content!

All of the handouts, tools, exercises, scripts, etc. are yours to keep and use every time you lead a team or group!

After the sessions, you’ll receive a brief test to earn your Certificate in Leading Teams (suitable for showcasing on your LinkedIn profile and resume).

Course Content

• How to find the right role for every person on your team
  (You’ll learn how to unlock each person’s unique strengths and make sure everyone is contributing real value in a way that fits how they’re built.)
• How to stop meetings from turning into unproductive time drains
  (You’ll learn how to use structure, roles, and purpose to eliminate endless updates, vague discussion, and off-topic spirals.)
• How to make decisions when no one wants to take the lead
  (You’ll learn how to break deadlock with adaptive hierarchy—so the right person leads at the right time.)
• How to keep your team focused instead of chasing squirrels
  (You’ll learn how to prevent tangents, get clarity on goals, and redirect conversations without creating tension.)
• How to fix uneven workloads without calling people out
  (You’ll learn how to rebalance effort across the team using role-based responsibilities—not blame.)
• How to reduce friction between talkers and doers
  (You’ll learn how to align contributions so both voices and execution matter—and neither dominates.)
• How to get everyone on the same page—without forcing consensus
  (You’ll learn how to use roles and clarity to align direction, even when priorities and styles differ.)
• How to lead a team where things actually get done between meetings
  (You’ll learn how to create shared expectations around follow-through, ownership, and visible progress.)
• How to bring quiet contributors into the conversation
  (You’ll learn how to engage underutilized voices who have ideas but often get drowned out.)
• How to avoid burnout when a few people are doing all the work
  (You’ll learn how to create a team structure that prevents overload and rewards meaningful contribution.)
• How to lead people who have other priorities, different agendas, or just aren’t showing up
  (You’ll learn how to re-engage team members by clarifying value, role fit, and the cost of disengagement.)

This Course Also Includes

• Real-world scenarios and examples from teams that got stuck—and how they got unstuck using the Five Roles
• Team-mapping exercises to assess your group’s role balance, uncover hidden gaps, and fix performance issues fast
• Reflection prompts to help you pinpoint your dominant role—and how it shapes your strengths, blind spots, and leadership style
• Practical tools and templates for decision-making, meeting design, and team structure you can start using immediately
• Coaching scripts and conversation starters to help you re-engage burned-out team members or address role misalignment without awkwardness
• Action planning worksheets so you leave with a real plan—not just notes
• Frameworks for structuring collaboration, and reducing friction without top-down control
• A brief test to earn your Certificate in Leading Teams (suitable for showcasing on your LinkedIn profile and resume)

Detailed program curriculum

Part 1: Why Great Teams Really Work (How To Organize People Into The Five Roles That Drive Group Greatness)

Part 1 takes place on Thursday, May 15th: Live Zoom session from 12–2:30 PM ET, followed by an optional Q&A session from 2:30–3:30 PM ET

Most teams don’t fail because of personality clashes or poor communication—they fail because they’re missing something far more fundamental: the right mix of roles. On Day 1, you’ll learn how to assess your team through a totally new lens, discover the Five Roles every team needs, and organize people into a group where every person is playing to their strengths (Director, Achiever, Stabilizer, Harmonizer, Trailblazer).

• The hidden reason high-performing people underperform in teams—and how to fix it without replacing anyone
• The Five Roles every team needs to function—and what happens when even one is missing
• How to assess your current team and map each person to their most effective role
• Why some people feel undervalued or overloaded—and how to unlock their best contributions
• The danger of “role clusters”—and how to rebalance a team that’s too heavy in one type of thinker
• How to organize the right mix of talents to match your team’s mission, not just job titles
• How to help each team member discover their dominant role—and why it’s more important than personality
• What to do when your own strength is secretly weakening the team (and how to fix it fast)
• How to build the ability to “think like all five roles”—even if one comes most naturally to you
• How to use role clarity to make group leadership and power dynamics smoother, not messier

Part 2: How to Execute, Decide, and Lead as a Real Team

Part 2 takes place on Friday, May 16th: Live Zoom session from 12–2:30 PM ET, followed by an optional Q&A session from 2:30–3:30 PM ET

Day 2 turns insight into action. You’ll get practical tools to make decisions faster, lead better meetings, use AI more strategically, and keep execution moving—without burning people out. This is where performance meets structure, and teams move from “potential” to actual results.

• The real reason your team keeps revisiting decisions—and the tool that stops it cold
• The Three Role Formula for decision-making—and how to apply it in any group setting
• How to use a simple but powerful meeting structure that drives clarity, alignment, and action
• The one technique that instantly shows when a key role is missing from your meeting
• How to use AI to support decision-making and prep smarter meetings—without losing human judgment
• How to involve the right people at the right time—so no one feels sidelined or overloaded
• How to transform “quiet” team members into confident contributors (without putting them on the spot)
• How to set post-meeting expectations that actually lead to progress—not ghosted action items
• The single most important thing to do in your first week back to avoid the “snapback” to old team habits
• Advanced tools to avoid groupthink, the spiral of silence, and the herding effect in meetings and decision-making

Frequently asked questions