Essentials of Teambuilding

Professional Education Classes - Management Skills

Teams have become a critical part of the workplace, and team effectiveness is crucial to productivity and success. Explore the stages and fundamentals of team development. Discover techniques to develop a group of individuals into a successful team. Learn to communicate with a team, motivate members to achieve more, and resolve conflict as it occurs. Experience team building exercises that give insight into team dynamics and provide tools to help in your workplace. This class is ideal for individuals or workgroups to attend together.

Instructor: Dana (Pigford) Brownlee, MBA, PMP, President, Professionalism Matters
1 session(s): Fri: Jan 29 / 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Additional Info: This class meets at the Alpharetta location
Registration fee: $345       

Who should attend

Managers or supervisors who lead or participate in teams

After this class, you will be able to

• Explain key theories on teams and motivation and how they can be applied in the workplace
• Identify and describe the three phases of the group development cycle
• Describe various conflict resolution styles
• Recognize effective communication principles
• Practice team building skills by engaging team building exercises

What will be covered

Background on Teams


• What is a team?
  
• Successful/unsuccessful team characteristics

  Team Development Cycle
  

• Forming
  
• Storming
  
• Norming
  
• Performing
  
• Adjourning

  Forming Stage
  

• Creative introductions activity
  
• Clarifying the vision
  
• Team objectives

  Storming Stage
  

• Cave rescue activity
  
• Thomas-Kilmann Conflict management assessment
  
• Conflict styles video

  Norming Stage
  

• Ground rules
  
• Team charters
  
• Building blocks communications activity

  Performing Stage
  

• Whitewater rafting simulation
  
• Group dynamics analysis

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