Teamwork Classes

Becoming a Team Player

Team work is critical to an organizations productivity and profitability; teams solve problems better and accomplish tasks faster. Each individual on a team has unique qualities that make that team stronger and more effective, learning what those qualities are and what role they play on the team will help to create an environment of trust and success.

Learning Outcomes

• Define what a team is and the traits of a good team member
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of being on a team 
• List the fundamental roles on a team and identify your role
• Recognize when to use a team approach
• Describe strategies to build trust in teams
• Define the stages of team development

Leading a High Performance Team

Today’s organizations demand that their teams do more. Good, solid, or adequate team outputs won’t produce maximum business results, but high-performing teams will. The secret to helping teams perform at their best? The leader. Their knowledge, skills, and abilities can transform an acceptable team into an exceptional one. This course provides team leaders with the tools and skills to perform three primary responsibilities—diagnose, coach, and reinforce—that support their team’s growth. Leaders learn to diagnose behaviors and conditions that limit team performance. They are equipped to assess team strength and weakness, as well as to use coaching and reinforcing skills to be a catalyst for high performance and continuous improvement.

Learning Outcomes

• Focus their team’s efforts on high-priority actions that directly support the organization’s goals and strategies.
• Enhance their team effectiveness by identifying and eliminating conditions that are preventing them from achieving high levels of performance.
• Accomplish and surpass team and organizational goals and objectives.
• Create an environment in which team members are moved to strive harder to realize the potential of the team.
• Accomplish more by capitalizing on the unique talents of each individual team member.

Understanding Yourself and Others with the MBTI

The nationally recognized Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is used to help participants understand differences and find new ways of working more effectively with each other. During the session we identify individual personality types and focus on understanding how different team personalities can interact more effectively and respectfully. Emphasis is placed on conflict resolution, communication, interpersonal interaction, and problem-solving.

Learning Outcomes

• Increase self-awareness—get to know yourself better
• Gain appreciation of others’ differences
• To help company leaders get to know one another better
• To understand the work-related impact of your Myers Briggs type
• To assist the team in addressing challenges together
• To facilitate improved communication

Team Development

This program is designed to help intact teams to develop and evolve in order to achieve their goals and objectives. This session will provide an opportunities for team members to get to know each other and make decisions regarding the future of the team. This session will help team members understand what is involved with working on an effective team and how to best contribute to team success.

Learning Outcomes

• Define the stages of team development
• Explain the advantages & disadvantages of being on a team
• List the fundamental roles on a team & identify your role
• Describe strategies to build trust in teams
• Outline team building activities & when to use them
• Describe inclusive leadership & associated practices