Team Power!

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1 day(s) , 7 instructional hours

About This Event:

A team is the most flexible and powerful unit of learning, change, and performance in any organization. However, the impact of teams on performance in organizations is woefully underexploited. This course focuses on the tools and skills needed for effective and efficient teams.

Recommended For:

Individuals who would like the fundamentals tools for successful teams
Individuals who need a refresher on team skills
Project leaders who want to ensure they have high functioning teams to complete complex projects
Organizations who would like to eliminate the 'silos' and create a more collaborative workplace

You Will:

Understand the importance of teams
Learn how to develop a team charter with a mission, vision, and success criteria
Assess their own team role and task preferences
Understand and practice communication skills and conflict management strategies
Be provided with a checklist for productive team meetings and overall team success
Learn team power tools such as brainstorming, consensus, cause and effect diagrams, force field analysis, and problem solving
Become skilled at addressing the typical obstacles and quicksand that teams encounter
Obtain the keys to effective team reward and recognition practices

Topics Covered Include:

The perfect team
Getting started
Team charters
Stages of team growth
Communication skills
Constructive conflict
Consensus and collaboration
Components of productive team meetings
Checklist for team success
Team power tools
Team troubleshooting
Team closure - communicating results and team closure
Reward and recognition

Instructor(s):

This event will be facilitated by qualified personnel from the NC State University Industrial Extension Service.