Description

What Will Students Learn?

• Identify different types of teams.
• Build teamwork by recognizing and tapping into the 12 characteristics of an effective team.
• Promote trust and rapport by exploring team player styles and how they impact group dynamics.
• Recognize the key elements that move a team from involvement to empowerment and how to give these elements to a team.
• Develop strategies for dealing with team conflict and common problems.
• Understand how action planning and analysis tools can help a team perform better.

What Topics are Covered?

• Organizations today, types of teams, team norms
• The TORI team building model
• A team’s activities
• The five stages of team development
• Characteristics of great teams
• Civilized disagreements and consensus
• Open communication
• Clear roles and assignments
• Shared leadership
• Team player types
• The trust/relationship model
• Lateral and vertical thinking
• Creative team thinking
• Team shaping factors
• Solving problems
• Interventions for team leaders
• Resolving conflict
• SWOT analysis
• Developing team action plans