For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life – at work or
personal, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team.
An effective team leader must have their follower’s trust and shares their
vision.
The workshop will encourage participants to explore the
different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch
team performer. Delegates will be given the details and concepts of what makes
up a team, and what factors into being a successful team and team leader.
- Describe the concept of a team, and its factors for success
- Identify the different types of teams and develop different strategies for leading them
- Explore the phases of team development and define their characteristics
- Identify the different types of teams
- Learn techniques to foster teamwork and create a supportive team culture
- Devise ways on how to create and maintain harmony within the team
- Learn how to develop a culture of trust
- Revise how to communicate more responsively
- Discover how to create a work environment that fosters synergism and creativity within and between teams and individuals
- Know how to manage change effectively and create buy-in during the change process
- Develop a high-performance attitude and team
- Identify what actions you need to take and those to avoid, when encouraging teamwork
Below is an example of the course content. The content can be
‘tailored’ to meet the exact requirements of the client.
Day One
Defining a team
·
What
is a team?
·
Types
of teams
·
Characteristics
of a high performance team
·
Fundamentals
of teamwork
The perfect team
·
Stages
of team development
·
Work
teams and work groups
·
Benefits
of good teamwork
Your role as a team leader
·
Characteristics
of an effective leader
·
The
emotional requirements of being a leader
·
Leadership
styles
Establishing your team’s brand
·
Success
factors for teamwork
·
Barriers
to good teamwork
·
Core
teambuilding competencies
·
In
and out of control when working in a team
Day Two
Managing and resolving team conflict
·
What
is conflict?
·
Causes
of conflict
·
Healthy
versus unhealthy conflict
·
Conflict
management styles
Motivating and inspiring for improved performance
·
Understanding
motivation
·
Managing
employee development plans
·
Handling
poor performers and demotivated employees
Effective Delegation
·
The
delegation process
·
Knowing
who, what and when to delegate
·
Monitoring
results
·
Common
mistakes when delegating
The process of creating trust
·
Establishing
confidence and trust with your employees
·
Encouraging
idea generation and interdependency
·
Creating
a culture of trust and integrity
Day Three
Communication
·
Communication
skills
·
Barriers
to communication
·
Team’s
communication styles
·
Empathy
Different behavioral styles
·
Identifying
the behavioral styles of your team members
·
Adapting
your influencing style to match different situations
·
Different
ways people prefer to interact
Solving problems and making decisions as a team
·
The
different thinking styles
·
Brainstorming
techniques
·
The
process of problem solving
·
Building
consensus
·
Promoting
an atmosphere of information sharing
Effective teambuilding activities
·
Effective
team meetings
·
Celebration
of all sizes
·
Teambuilding
and away days
The foundation of our training is anchored in activity-based
experiential learning. This methodology takes into consideration different
learning and communication styles, and more importantly language and cultural
differences. It is through active participation that the adoption and
application of theory is expedited.
Our training team pays careful attention to planning and
designing effective instructional methods essential for the transfer of
knowledge. It is the creative skill of our management trainers and consultants
that reveal untapped skills of the delegates through:
·
Group
discussion
·
Individual
and syndicate activities
·
Individual
and group tasks
·
Case
studies
·
Role
plays
·
Audio
and video evaluation
·
Action
planning
·
Experiential
learning games
·
Presentations
·
Assessments