How to Develop the Environment

How to Develop the Environment

This course is part of Leadership and Talent Development in Football Specialization

Instructor: Marisa Sáenz

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply frameworks like Lencioni and GRPI to build high-performing teams and cultivate a culture of belonging, purpose, and psychological safety.
Master operational talent systems by defining role clarity, executing recruitment best practices, and managing the entire onboarding process.
Build effective internal talent systems, master training needs analysis, and implement elite sport succession planning models.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course explores the critical elements of constructing high-performing teams and fostering a thriving organizational culture within football. Learners will understand team dynamics through proven frameworks like the Lencioni and GRPI models, applying these principles to build foundational values and trust. The curriculum delves deeply into leading and managing organizational change, examining how to intentionally cultivate an environment rooted in belonging, purpose, and psychological safety.

The course also examines the operational talent systems and processes necessary for sustained success, from defining role clarity to executing best practices in recruitment and managing the complete lifecycle of onboarding. Finally, learners will explore internal talent identification and development, mastering training needs analysis, elite sport succession planning, and implementing academy-style development models for organizational excellence. By completing this course learners will be equipped to intentionally design and lead high-performing structures, aligning team culture and systematic talent growth to drive long-term success in the football industry.

This module focuses on how to build, assess, and develop high-performing teams by strengthening trust, clarifying goals and roles, improving team processes, and applying proven frameworks to move teams from dysfunction to sustained excellence.

What's included

6 videos4 readings3 assignments

6 videosTotal 26 minutes

The Foundation of Excellence: Defining High-Performing Teams5 minutes
Understanding Team Dynamics Through Proven Models4 minutes
Building the Foundation: Values, Trust, and Team Understanding5 minutes
Applying Development Models: Lencioni and GRPI in Practice4 minutes
Learning from Experience: Personal Case Studies and Ideal Team Characteristics4 minutes
Applying Lessons from Legacy and Creating Action Plans4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 100 minutes

Welcome reading10 minutes
complementary ressources on What Makes a High-Performing Team30 minutes
complementary ressources on How to Develop a High-Performing Team30 minutes
complementary ressources on Learning from Case Studies and Taking Actions30 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Developing and Leading Teams30 minutes
Developing and Leading Teams30 minutes
Developing and Leading Teams30 minutes

This module focuses on how leaders intentionally shape, sustain, and evolve organizational culture. It explores culture through the lenses of change, purpose, belonging, and psychological safety, and equips leaders with practical models and tools to diagnose culture, lead cultural change, and embed desired behaviors into everyday practice.

What's included

6 videos3 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

6 videosTotal 31 minutes

Leading and Managing Change4 minutes
Culture: Belonging and Purpose4 minutes
Culture: belonging5 minutes
Developing the Culture6 minutes
Culture: Psychological Safety6 minutes
Changing and Developing Culture6 minutes

3 readingsTotal 90 minutes

complementary ressources on Leading and Managing Change30 minutes
complementary ressources on Culture: Belonging and Purpose30 minutes
complementary ressources on Culture: Psychological Safety and Developing the Culture30 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Developing and Leading Culture30 minutes
Developing and Leading Culture30 minutes
Developing and Leading Culture30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Developing and Leading Culture10 minutes

This module focuses on building effective talent systems within football organisations, with particular emphasis on role clarity, recruitment, and onboarding. Learners will explore how structured people processes support performance, culture, and long term organisational success, and how poor talent systems create inefficiency, confusion, and risk.

What's included

8 videos3 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

8 videosTotal 37 minutes

Roles and Role Clarity5 minutes
Recruitment5 minutes
Onboarding5 minutes
Defining the Recruitment Process5 minutes
Best Practices in Recruitment6 minutes
The Early Process of Onboarding4 minutes
Later Stages of Onboarding4 minutes
Key Lessons and Practical Applications4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 90 minutes

complementary ressources on Roles and Role Clarity30 minutes
complementary ressources on Recruitment30 minutes
complementary ressources on Onboarding30 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Talent Systems and Processes30 minutes
Talent Systems and Processes30 minutes
Talent Systems and Processes30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Talent Systems and Processes10 minutes

This module focuses on identifying, prioritising, and developing staff capability through systematic assessment and structured development pathways. Learners explore how to diagnose performance and skill gaps accurately, and how to translate insight into targeted, sustainable talent development systems inspired by elite sport academies.

What's included

6 videos3 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

6 videosTotal 30 minutes

Recognizing Internal Potential - The Strategic Foundation of Talent Identification5 minutes
Implementation Strategies - Building Effective Talent Identification Systems5 minutes
Strategic Succession Planning - Building Leadership Continuity Through Systematic Development5 minutes
Elite Sport Succession Models - Learning from High-Performance Leadership Transitions4 minutes
Mastering Training Needs Analysis - The Foundation of Strategic Talent Development5 minutes
Systematic Talent Growth - Implementing Academy-Style Development for Organizational Excellence5 minutes

3 readingsTotal 90 minutes

complementary ressources on Internal Talent Identification30 minutes
complementary ressources on Talent Management and Succession Planning30 minutes
complimentary ressources on Staff Training Needs Assessment and Systematic Growth of Talent30 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Internal Talent Identification and Development30 minutes
Internal Talent Identification and Development30 minutes
Internal Talent Identification and Development30 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Internal Talent Identification and Development10 minutes

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Marisa Sáenz

Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea

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