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Team Building

How to increase commitment and competency in today's workplace

Who should attend this workshop?

Managers who want employee involvement
Team Leaders who want improved team performance
Consultants who want expanded toolkits
Facilitators who want productive teams
Trainers who want motivated learners

Objectives
(Benefits for individuals)

Involve members in identifying team goals
Model and facilitate trust among members
Provide individual and team feedback
Recognize, accept, manage, and utilize member diversity
Facilitate team development through various stages
Identify and recruit appropriate team members
Avoid groupthink, excessive team dependence, and other dangers

Benefits for the organization

Task forces to solve problems
Work teams to manage total quality efforts
Cross-functional teams to reduce cycle time
Learning organizations to achieve continued prosperity
Negotiating teams to increase the competitive edge

Workshop content

Effective organizational teams-basic concepts

Role of teams in organizational success
Critical attributes of effective teams
Team type as related to team goals
Stages of team development

How to get a team going

Select and recruit appropriate members
Identify and facilitate critical team functions
Clarify and communicate the team mission

How to get the team job done

Share information with team members
Set team goals
Plan teamwork
Facilitate team decision making
Solve problems creatively and collaboratively

How to help members feel good about teaming

Celebrate and exploit diversity
Utilize and resolve conflict
Practice and encourage active listening
Give and receive feedback
Model and build trust

How to manage potential problems

Recognize and avoid dangers of teamwork
Take positive action when good teams become counterproductive
Plan for problems of multiple team membership

Thiagi's expertise at team building

Thiagi's team building experience began at 16 when, in a high school in India, he organized his fellow students for political action. He's been forming and studying teams ever since.

Thiagi has over 30 years of field experience in training and team building around the world. He is recognized internationally for this team building activities, games, and simulations. Currently, Thiagi is helping to build teams at major Fortune 500 corporations. His clients include IBM, Intel, Arthur Andersen & Co., Chevron, AT&T, and Harris Bank.

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