Objectives

A healthy culture of team working, collaboration and cohesion is essential for individual employee wellbeing and overall organisational success. Without cohesion, teams may experience disruptive conflict, poor performance and compromised results.  This practical and participative workshop helps employees understand team cohesion and adopt strategies to optimise team working, team cohesion and team effectiveness. 

Overall aim - To develop delegates’ appreciation of the factors that contribute to effective teamwork, and develop and build their skills in diagnosing and addressing team problems. It also focuses on inert-team collaboration & cross functional working –  dynamics, impact & benefits.

As a result of participating in this workshop, delegates will develop the skills needed to recognise both their personal strengths and weaknesses and those of their wider team; to encourage their team members to acknowledge and value the attributes of colleagues and the motivation to encourage their teams to play a role in determining their future direction.

  • Understanding teamwork – understanding the difference between ‘groups’ and ‘teams’.
  • The characteristics of effective teams.
  • The role of group dynamics
  • Why team cohesion is so important for employee wellbeing and successful organisational outcomes
  • Primary behaviours of dysfunctional teams and how to avoid them.
  • The building blocks for effective teamwork and the stages of team development.
  • Team purpose and team roles – the impact of individual styles, their strengths and potential weaknesses and the benefits of collaborative working

 



Content

  • Establishing team processes, structures and ground rules.
  • The importance of communication and co-operation in being an effective team player – building trust and respect.
  • Strategies for developing team cohesion at work.
  • Promoting goal clarity and shared commitment.
  • Inter team dynamics – Inter team competition, communication and co-operation and results.
  • Cross functional communication, collaboration and inter department / team partnerships and effective team working – methods, impact and benefits.
  • The role of conflict in team working – how the mature team responds to and uses conflict and disagreement.
  • Challenging situations in team working and team cohesion and overcoming them.
  • The mature team – balancing the needs for ‘support’ and ‘challenge’.
  • Making the most of the team’s resources.
  • Involving the team in planning and problem solving.
  • The leader’s role in building and developing the team...OPTIONAL ELEMENT - according to who is attending

How To Book

Please contact your Learning & Development Manager if you are interested in this course.