Building Teams

Like it or not, teams are here to stay. An effective team, more often than not, produces first-rate results. High-performing teams exhibit accountability, purpose, cohesiveness, and collaboration. How do you turn a dysfunctional group into a productive team? Can you make a good team better? Find out the answers to both of these questions during a full schedule of active team building training. In this workshop, we discuss the following topics: I. Why the Emphasis on Teams? Everyone in an organization plays an important role in its overall performance.  To solve complex problems and sustain a competitive edge in a rapidly changing marketplace requires a broad mix of skills.  A team of individuals with highly specialized knowledge and diverse skills will provide you with greater mind power and more innovation. II. Creating Winning Teams Creating a winning team begins with creating a culture in which people are encouraged to challenge, to question, to try, and to innovate.   Participate in an interactive discussion of what makes a successful team and where teams are falling short. III. Team Competency? Competency is important when creating highly effective teams.  There must be clear expectations of a team goal or task. Each team member must assume personal responsibility for success.  IV. Team Leadership Teams are groups of individuals who have come together from different backgrounds to become a productive working unit that is results-oriented.  It is the responsibility of the leader to weld them together into a productive team.  Leaders need to know how to adjust personal and group factors in order to achieve teamwork and to achieve individual, group, and organizational goals. V. Supporting Successful Teams The success of teams and team building throughout the organization will be affected by the support (or lack thereof) of senior management and the leaders throughout the organization. VI. Developing Trust Trust is essential to teamwork.  Outstanding performance and winning teams build on trust and competencies that produce results.  When people fail to work well together, it is often because there is no trust. VII. When are Teams Appropriate? Teams can thrive and make significant contributions to an organization if they feel their efforts are recognized and their ideas and recommendations are seriously considered and implemented where appropriate and feasible. Please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request additional information regarding our Building Teams Workshops.