Teamwork & Team Building
For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it's at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. Having a strong team will benefit any organization and will lead to more successes than not.
The Teamwork And Team Building workshop will encourage participants to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch team performer. Your participants will be given the details and concepts of what makes up a team, and what factors into being a successful team and team member.
Duration: 2 Days
Objectives
After this workshop, the participants will be able to:
- Identify their personal style of communicating with others
- Recognize the dynamics of a healthy, communicative team
- Use basic and advanced communication skills with their team members
- Develop strategies for dealing effectively with personality types and work styles
- Improve the team's willingness and ability to share relevant data
- Conduct productive team problem-solving meetings
- Recognize the leader's roles regarding initiating change, coping with imposed change and communicating with the team about change
Outline
- Part I: Introduction to Team Communication
- Communication Model
- Identifying and analyzing our personal style of communicating in groups
- What does effective team communication look like?
- Part II: Communication Skills for Effective Leadership
- The communication model
- Perception checking
- Questioning Skills
- Active Listening Skills
- Feedback Skills
- Sharing good news and bad news with the team
- Positive Validation: Acknowledging work well done
- Assertiveness Skills: Differing; expressing ideas; saying "No"
- Team Problem-solving and decision making skills
- Facilitating Skills: Leading team meetings
- Inclusion Skills: Positive, supportive practices in tough times
- Part III: Leading and Communicating Through Change
- The Bridges Change Model
- Every change starts with a decision and a plan
- Planning change with the team
- Setting objectives for the change, with and for the team
- What to do when change is imposed on you and your team (changing priorities, new projects, re-orgs)
- Coping with stress in a changing environment
- The Wisconsin Model for improving team communication
- Course Closure and Evaluation