Building Effective Teams

From this class forward, participants will participate in team problem solving simulations and experiencing a teambuilding process with fellow participants

Summary: Align the mission, goals and priorities of a team with the overall business strategy.
Benefit: Managers foster greater collaboration between the members of their work team, resulting in less duplication of efforts, fewer communication breakdowns, improved business processes and greater productivity.

Process

  • Experience the challenges of teamwork in simulations demonstrating the elements that contribute toward effective teamwork:
    • alignment on mission/purpose and shared goals/priorities
    • shared responsibility/clearly defined complementary roles
    • shared rewards and recognition
    • effective communications
    • participative leadership/shared responsibility
    • mutual trust
  • Receive feedback from their actual work team on how well their work team performs against the traits and characteristics of effective teams

Class Objectives

  • Experience teambuilding as a process and distinguish that process from a single event
  • Identify conditions under which effective teambuilding successfully occurs
  • Gain commitment vs. compliance from team members
  • Understand the importance of having alignment of purpose and shared goals/priorities
  • Clarify roles within a team

Applied Skills

  • Have ideas for shared rewards and recognition for teamwork
  • Implement ideas to foster effective communications within a team
  • Know how and when to involve others in decision-making
  • Build trust in work teams
  • Assess the effectiveness of teams

Creativity and Innovation Course Content

Assessment Instrument: Team Performance Assessment
Course Length: ½ Day (3 ½ - 4 hours of content)

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