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Program Description |
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Title |
Team Strength,
Insight and Strategy |
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Description |
This
program develops the communicative skills necessary to working
more efficiently and effectively in teams. Using a methodology by
which team members report on ideas arising from their experience,
which are in turn critically evaluated and built upon by team
colleagues, a unique collective knowledge, insight, and cohesion
is developed within the group. This communicative dynamic is then
utilized to clarify key team issues and to overcome obstacles to
success.
The
main focus in this course is on developing trust in communications
between team members as a basis for optimising team productivity,
work quality, creativity, and morale. A recommended option is a
confidentiality agreement signed by participants and the
facilitator concerning details of team member discourse. |
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Objectives |
On
completion of the workshop participants will be able to:
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Understand the
dynamics of team communication.
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Understand how
other team members think about and relate ideas.
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Think critically
and constructively about the ideas of other team members.
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Use the ideas of
other team members as a starting point for new ideas.
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Communicate
frankly and positively with team members.
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Address and remove
blockages to team motivation and productivity.
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Appreciate how to
maximize their individual contribution to the team.
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Express unusual or
creative ideas.
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Audience |
- Teams
that would like to maximize team efficiency and effectiveness
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Attendees |
A maximum of 16
participants is recommended.
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Delivery Style |
Facilitation;
small group knowledge generation; power pauses; group focus
sessions.
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Duration |
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Three
two-hour workshops for first “cycle” of the course.
(Recommended completion period: within one week).
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Follow-up
sessions are recommended for continued team support.
- Three two-hour workshops are advised as part of the “Creating ‘A’
Teams” program.
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Prerequisites |
All members of the work-based team should attend.
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Resources |
- Room to
accommodate the team members at a round table
- Overhead
projector, flipchart and whiteboard
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