Creating the Successful Team
This customized 1 day program is targeted for teams interested in elevating the level of functioning in their organizations, developing their communication skills as a group, and strengthening relationships, while having fun doing it.
Building a highly functioning team requires a great deal more than simply amassing individuals with complimentary subject matter expertise. Communities of people that work well together, and constantly improve their performance have three things in common:
- They are aware of, and consciously work with their functional strengths and weaknesses
- They cultivate inclusiveness around varying personality and communication styles
- They deal effectively with diverse perspectives and conflict
- Team Functioning
IE consultants facilitate a series of fun and highly interactive exercises designed to explore and develop key issues related to team functioning including:- Creativity and Innovation
- Trust
- Leadership and Collaboration
- Communication
- Personality/Communication Styles
- Explore a model delineating 4 common personality/communication styles
- Create a dynamic assessment of communication styles within the team
- Begin applying awareness of communication styles in various interactions
- Managing Conflict
- Skills development and coaching will focus on:
- Projecting openness through communication behaviors
- Persuasiveness and communication clarity
- Demonstrating good listening
- Understanding other team member concerns
- Defusing hostility
- Acknowledging diverse points of view without giving up your own
- Using positive, forward-moving, and listener focused language
- Promoting true win/win results