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Team Development

Process Improvement Through Teamwork

  • Understand the typical stages of team development, and learn specific strategies for moving a team successfully through these stages
  • Understand the various task and team roles required of team members
  • Practice skills designed to enhance the effectiveness of team member contributions
  • Learn the "cardinal rule" of successful teams
  • Create a plan for the development of your team

Building and maintaining an effective work team demands an understanding of individual differences, the general needs of team members, and the dynamics of group process. It also requires an awareness of organizational reality, the goals of the team, and the goals and roles of individual team members.

Team members complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicatortm and combined results are analyzed to produce a team profile. This profile provides important insights into the different preferences and behavior tendencies of team members, and a establishes a foundation for enhanced team effectiveness.

Participants come to better understand the three key focuses in effective teams: the attention to tasks, roles, and relationships. The workshop explores "core competencies" team members need in order to function effectively as a unit, and provides practice opportunities for skill development in these key skills. A simulated team activity provides an understanding of group dynamics and the important elements of effective teamwork.

Intact teams that participate are encourage to complete a "team contract" and to engage in focused planning for how they can continue to develop and grow as individuals and as a team.

SPECIAL NOTE: This workshop is designed to be completed by teams or intact work groups together, and can help new teams get off to a fast start, or help teams that are further along re-focus and develop more quickly and effectively.

Course length: Three days

Class size: 10 minimum - 20 maximum

Working as a Team

The Workshop Outline

  • Building Effective Team relationships

General needs of team members 

Characteristics of highly effective teams 

Stages of team development

  • Team-Building Exercise

A group decision-making process 

Team action analysis and feedback 

Three types of communication and their impact 

Evaluation of group results

  • Team Leadership--Roles and Responsibilities

The influence of the team leader 

General roles and responsibilities 

Sharing the leadership responsibilities

  • Team Membership--Roles and Responsibilities

Learning roles 

Task roles 

Group process roles 

Team roles

  • Team Development Planning

Assessing "where we are" 

Creating a shared vision 

Moving forward together

  • Core Competencies For Team Members

Skill Block One: Communicating positive 

Skill Block No. Two: Listening for understanding 

Skill Block Three: Giving and receiving feedback 

Skill Block Four: Dealing with conflict and individual differences 

Skill Block Five: Managing meetings effectively

  • Team Member Self-assessment

Discussion of results 

Planning for continued personal development

 

Other 'Team Development' Topics:

Building Effective Work Teams

Leading High Performance Teams

Facilitation Skills for Group and Team Leaders