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Teambuilding from the Inside:

Leadership Skills for Team Members

1-day Workshop

 

This course can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

 

Contact us for more information.

 

 

What People Said About Teambuilding from the Inside

 

"Activities were fun and engaging.  Learned some measurable metrics for teaming."

 

"I liked the simple tools - explained, demonstrated, applied."

 

"The product development exercise was fun and informative.  Having people share their experiences was valuable.  I learned a lot!"

 

"Very helpful ideas about team operating agreements, assessing strengths and weaknesses, personality profiles, and factors that lead to trust."

 

"I learned about myself, what I can do for a team, and what not to do."

 

"Very interactive.  The course was fun and I really enjoyed the enthusiasm of the instructor."

 


 

Workshop Description

 

This unique course -- designed to be effective in an open-enrollment setting where attendees don't necessarily work together -- provides practical tools and techniques for improving teamwork for anyone who works as part of team and wants to raise team performance.  Through a series of interactive exercises where participants create an actual “product,” key concepts of teamwork are progressively learned and practiced throughout the day.

 

Teams create their work product during the session, given clear guidelines and challenging time constraints.  Participants must quickly learn to work together in an effective way to complete a high-quality deliverable.  Participants leave with an in-depth understanding of five major issues that teams must resolve to be highly successful, and seven steps for overcoming each of these obstacles.

 

Benefits

 

This workshop enables participants to:

  • resolve the five major issues that interfere with teamwork

  • identify and build teamwork skills needed as individual contributors

  • implement teambuilding activity in their teams at work, no matter what their role is on the team

  • develop a high level of trust among peers and managers

  • overcome fear of conflict

  • define and achieve measurable results

 

Who should attend:

 

Anyone wishing to improve teamwork and team performance.

 

Instructor:  Gary C. Hinkle

 


 

Workshop Outline

 

Introduction

The Five Major Teamwork Obstacles

Other Issues that Interfere with Team Performance

What Does it Take to be a Successful Team Player?

 

The Importance of Trust

What is Trust?

How to Achieve the Level of Trust Needed on High-Performing Teams

Trust Building Exercises

Team Operating Agreements

Communication Practices for Building Trust

 

Healthy Conflict

Why Conflict is Needed

Ideal Operating Point

Focusing on Common Interests

Simple, But Effective Conflict Profiling Tools

 

Commitment: A Powerful, Yet Misunderstood Word

What is a Commitment?

Team Commitment

Personal Commitment

Use of Proper Language to Clarify Expectations

 

Roles and Accountability on Projects

Assessing Team Member Strengths and Weaknesses

The Power of Peer Pressure

Helping Peers be More Accountable

Setting the Tone

 

Results and Measurements of Success

Defining Success

Measurable Objectives for Teamwork

Traps and Challenges

 

Effective Team Meetings

The One Thing All Meetings Need

Keeping Boredom Out of Meetings

Three Steps to Interesting and Productive Meetings

 

Teambuilding Exercises

Key Elements of Adult Learning

Appropriate Exercises for “Professionals”

Integrating Teambuilding Exercises with Project Work

 


 

Our Guarantee

 

If for any reason you are not satisfied, write to us within 30 days after attending the workshop and return the course materials and we'll arrange for you to receive a full refund - hassle-free!

 


 

Workshop fee includes a comprehensive workbook and email/phone follow-up with the instructor after the workshop to assist with implementation.  This course can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

 

Minimum of 12 participants needed.

 

Contact us for more information.

 

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