Team Work

Who is this course for?

Managers, Team Leaders, Supervisors, Company Directors who are working toward a vision, in fact, for everybody who has ever had to manage a team.

Objectives

• To demonstrate how effective teamwork is a critical factor in driving the success of an organisation


• To expand your knowledge on the features and functions of teams and team working


• To show you the different characters who make up your team


• Examining behaviour patterns and how to influence the different types


• To help you recognise the skills and talents of your team members to advantage


• To place you in an experience where you manage the team of delegates in practical projects


• To show you how to create an Outcomes or Vision Board for all types in your team to “buy into”

Benefits

• Identify the main features of your team: who is who?


• Examine the life cycle of a team: forming to performing


• Learn how to effectively lead a team and why morale can change so quickly


• Consider the characteristics of high performing teams


• How to get all team members seeing the same vision


• Practice a range of teamwork models

Key features of teamwork

What is teamwork?
How teams can work together even when working independently.
Sharing values, principles, culture and common goals
The most effective ways to communicate: Listening, questioning, reading what is not said, changing the way you speak to make sure others understand.
Strong leadership skills
The ‘We’ Culture: Does the staff ‘own’ the company? Are they engaged in seeing it become successful?
Adapt: Becoming flexible while maintaining standards
Never be too big for your boots: Asking for support and co-operation

Team lifecycle

Stages of Team Development
Defining your team
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, Adjourning
Team personalities and behaviours

Effective team leadership

Organising and managing your team
Identifying, communicating and agreeing to performance goals
Setting and managing expectations
Monitoring and reviewing team performance
Having fun …

Traits of high performing teams

Stability within the team
Stimulating team interaction and unity
Team coaching
Continuous learning
Complementary skills; how to set two opposite personalities working well together
Behaviour Assessment Profiling
Easy methods of seeing how you are all doing

Problems to resolve

Dealing with conflict, laziness, bad timekeeping and many other issues
Ambassadorial Training: Inspiring a failing team
CLARITY: Building a team performance model everyone can follow!

Face-to-face training

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites.

Lunch, breaks and timing

A hot lunch is provided at local restaurants near our venues:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Browse the sample menus and view joining information (how to get to our venues).

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Virtual training

Regular breaks throughout the day.

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

24 months access to trainers

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