MANAGING
UNDERPERFORMANCE.
WHAT THIS MODULE IS ABOUT.
Every business has a performance problem. The good ones name it. The rest pretend it's not happening until a star leaves, a complaint lands, or a customer notices first. Performance, accountability and team culture sit together because you can't fix one without touching the other two.
Clarity sets the standard. Accountability holds the line. Culture decides whether either of those actually sticks. Get all three right and a team starts to lift on its own. Get any one wrong and the manager spends their days chasing, reminding and putting out fires that should never have started.
MTA's Performance, Accountability & Team Culture modules are built for managers who are tired of carrying their team. Every module targets a specific moment — the underperformer nobody addresses, the KPIs that don't drive anything, the team that's stopped speaking up. Practical content. Real tools. Behaviour change you can measure.
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WHAT PROBLEM IT SOLVES.
Sound familiar? These are the everyday frustrations this module is built to fix.
Whatever a team tolerates becomes the standard. The late starts. The half-finished work. The eye rolls in meetings. Nobody set out to build this culture — it built itself in the spaces where the manager didn't act. By the time it's obvious, it's calcified. And the good people have started leaving.
Managers who try to hold the line — and end up looking like the bad guy. Team members who treat feedback as a personal attack. Performance conversations that turn into HR complaints. The result: the manager backs off, accountability becomes optional, and the team learns that consequences only apply when the boss is in a bad mood.
Everyone knows who it is. The manager knows. The team knows. The customer's starting to notice. But the conversation never happens — because the manager doesn't have the framework, doesn't want the conflict, or genuinely doesn't know where to start. Meanwhile, the strong performers are doing the underperformer's work and quietly updating their LinkedIn.
WHAT'S COVERED.
6 sections · 90 minutes total · CAT03·MOD07
LEARNING OUTCOMES.
Culture becomes intentional
Underperformance gets addressed early
KPIs drive behaviour, not paperwork
People speak up earlier
HOW THIS FITS.
Available for individuals and groups. Self-paced for individual learners. Coach-led for individuals or groups — face-to-face, online or hybrid. Delivered across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart and regional Australia.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT.
Every module ends with a Monday Morning Action — one specific, named commitment each participant takes from the session and applies before the week is out. Accountability is built in. No theory left on the table.
Conversations focus on behaviour and impact — not character.
Team norms get named, modelled and held — not left to chance.
Managers stop avoiding. Conversations happen when they're still small.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
MTA CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
MTA modules are delivered online and require only a modern web browser and a stable internet connection. No specialist software or hardware is needed.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
Name what's happening, model the behaviour you want, set clear non-negotiables, and address the loudest offender first. Culture follows tolerance. Toxic cultures don't appear overnight — they're built in the spaces where small things weren't addressed.
Name the behaviour, describe the impact, agree clear expectations and a timeline, then follow through with weekly check-ins. Document everything. What works is a private, specific, non-emotional conversation — early — that focuses on the behaviour (not the person), names the impact, agrees what good looks like and sets a realistic timeline.
A team where clear expectations, real feedback, psychological safety and shared accountability are the norm — not the exception. Google's Project Aristotle found that how a team works together matters far more than who is on it. Psychological safety came out as the strongest single predictor of team performance.
PAIR IT WITH THESE MODULES.
Managing Underperformance works best when supported by strong communication and performance habits. These modules complete the picture.
Set the Standard — a practical 90 minutes module for Australian managers and team leaders. Certificate of completion included.
Performance Conversations That Work — a practical 90 minutes module for Australian managers and team leaders. Certificate of completion included.
Your Next Step
STOP REACTING.
START LEADING STRATEGICALLY.
Start self-paced today as an individual, or bring the whole team in with coach-led delivery. Not sure which is right for you? We'll figure it out together in 15 minutes. No obligation.