Team Building Training

Team Building Training Course Outline

By Dr. Marcus Clarkson

Course Overview

This comprehensive team building course transforms groups of individual contributors into unified, action oriented teams. Beyond the superficial activities we all know so well, participants build invaluable skills required for true collaboration, effective communication, and long standing team productivity that actually makes things happen.

The programme tackles the real life issues teams encounter in today's workplace, dealing with varying personalities and conflict resolution. By using evidence based techniques and hands on learning, teams learn to use their diversity as a competitive asset with trust and accountability embedded in their DNA, principles that drive success.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this train the trainer, learners will:

Discover and take advantage of the best of each team member to maximise team performance and team role assignment

All the while deploying communication strategies that prevent the breakdown of understanding and the loss in efficiency.

Resolve workplace conflicts without losing your cool You draw the line at never reading a book on conflict resolution, but you can certainly pick something up on the topic without getting yourself in trouble.

Set up accountability mechanisms that hold people to high standards but aren't about a culture of blame.

Conduct and lead effective meetings with decision making and clear action items

"Be genuinely trusting by acting it and communicating openly."

To give and receive feedback that leads to increased motivation to improve and develop as a professional

What You Will Learn

Module 1: Understanding Team Dynamics

Groups versus real teams

Recognising the team's and individual's preferred roles and working styles

Fischer 17 February 2021 No Comments As Raphael Cohen Almagor pointed out in a 2013 essay, the development of each team goes through 5 stages.

Evaluating existing team's strengths and areas they can improve on

Module 2: Communication Excellence

Strategically modifying communication based on personality types

Listening skills: How to be a better listener

This is by asking great questions that bring clarity.

Managing difficult conversations with confidence

Module 3: Resolving Conflict and Problem Solving

Early identification of potential conflicts

De escalation strategies for heated situations

Collaborative problem solving frameworks

Turning disagreements into innovation opportunities

Module 4: Trust and Accountability

The five pillars of trust in your team

Establishing an environment for honest conversation

Establishing clear expectations and consequences

Supporting team members through challenges

Module 5: Productive Meeting Management

Pre meeting preparation for maximum effectiveness

A facilitation method that includes everyone

Decision making processes that stick

Follow up systems that ensure implementation

Module 6: Feedback and Ongoing Development

Timing, delivery, and follow through The feedback sandwich

Cultivating a 'learning' culture

Performance coaching conversations

Creating ongoing development opportunities for team growth

Module 7: Sustaining Team Performance

Maintaining momentum through organisational changes

Team health checks and tweaks as required.

Onboarding new team members effectively

Long term strategies for team development

Course Delivery Method

Session format Interactive workshop Breakout style with: Brief presentations Small group exercises Role playing scenarios Real world case study analysis Learners solve real team problems on the job whilst in the programme, so that they can immediately apply learnt material.

Duration and Format

Full Programme: 2 day or 4 half day sessions over 2 4 weeks Refresher Option: 1 day condensed programme exclusively for established teams Follow up Support: Optional 90 day implementation coaching available

Target Audience

Leaders and Managers of teams who want to increase team effectiveness

HR professionals developing a deeper skill set inhouse

Project managers who manage cross functional teams

Solo entrepreneurs who want to improve collaboration skills

Teams who have just "come together" and are in the process of "working together"

Concluding Remarks

This team building course is a hands on, practical guide that gives you easy to use tools and strategies that you can immediately implement to create high performing teams that get results and work together in harmony. Instead of the usual temporary exercises to bond with team members, the programme develops long term competencies in working together, communicating and resolving conflict.

Participants walk away with practical, immediately applicable tools, as well as the confidence to handle sensitive team interactions with professionalism. The end result is to have teams that are not only successful, but offer a worthwhile place of employment, whilst employees have an opportunity to maximise their own strengths and celebrate personal and group successes.

The training focuses on real world application, not just theory, so participants can put their learning to work making measurable improvements to team performance, employee engagement, and overall output. Teams that finish this course commonly experience better communications, quicker problem solving, and increased job satisfaction of all team members.