High Performance Teams Workshop

Course Outlines:

Module One:

Teams and their Leaders

• The Relationship between Teams, Leaders and Managers
• Key Leadership Tasks and Responsibilities
• Balancing Influence, Authority and Power
• Different Leadership Styles and Style Flexibility
• Self-awareness and Getting Feedback
• Emotional Intelligence and Rapport

Module Two:

Vision, Direction & Alignment

• Creating a Shared Vision
• Aims, Objectives and Goal Alignment
• Developing Meaningful Objectives and Indicators
• Divergent Approaches to Problem-solving
• Communicating a Compelling Vision
• Taking a Coaching Approach to Problem Solving

Module Three:

Team Dynamics

• Stages of Team Development
• The Sociology of The Team
• Characteristics of High-performing Teams
• Balancing Different Team Roles and Personality Types
• Non-traditional Team Structures
• Delegation and Empowerment

Module Four:

Developing the Team

• Personality Types and The Mix Needed for Success
• Building a Coherent Team
• Self-managing Teams and Their Challenges
• Coaching, Mentoring and Self-directed Learning
• Feedback and Appraisal
• Leveraging Team Strengths for Peak Performance

Module Five:

Performance & Conflict Management

• Defining Performance
• Approaches to Measuring Team and Individual Performance
• Performance Management: Science or Art?
• Giving and Receiving Feedback Effectively
• Conflict as A Catalyst for Team Development
• Dealing with Challenging Interpersonal Relations