Management and Leadership Courses
Building High Performing Teams
Course Overview
This workshop is designed for anyone who needs to get the best from a team, whether the line manager, or the project manager.
In today's workplace, business success requires teamworking. Teams don't just happen; it is important to recognise that a real team has to be worked at. It must be created, maintained and sustained as an entity. Many so-called teams are created by throwing people together and then expecting them to perform instantly! Team members are selected, assembled and then told “Now you are a team”. But, of course, they aren't a team – it doesn't work that way.
This practical workshop will introduce you to the key skills and behaviours to enable you to guide your team towards high performance.
A two day option is available, which includes the use of Myers Briggs to indentify individual preferences and how to adapt you personal style to meet differing preferences.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course you will;
- Have identified the characteristics of an effective team
- Have explored the role of team building verses team working
- Be able to explain the leaders role to facilitate team development
- Understand the different roles individuals might adopt when working in teams
- Be able to identify strategies to negate potential team blind spots
- Have a range of tactics to help you handle possible conflict situations
Course Content
Setting the Scene
- Groups v's teams
- Characteristics of an effective team
- Teambuilding and teamworking
Team Dynamics
- Understanding team roles
- Valuing difference
- Strategies to fill the gaps
Team Development
- Moving towards high performing teams
- The leaders role in developing teams
Team Working
- A shared purpose and common understanding
- Building consensus
Handling Conflict
- What is conflict?
- Why might it occur?
- Handling conflict situations?
Reflection and Personal Action Planning
