Building Skills for Working in Teams

Participants in this Building Skills for Working In Teams training course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the training course outline with the instructor using a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Training methodology includes video presentations, case studies, participative discussions, experiential activities, self and team assessment diagnostics and scenario building forums.

By the end of this Skills for Working in Teams training course, you will have learned to:

• Identify individual work styles differences and how to use them to develop your team
• Apply the modern principles of time and activity management and manage self and team by them
• Draw-up a comprehensive Team Purpose Analysis and objective set for the team’s foundation
• Use creative techniques to push the boundaries of team problem-solving and decision-making
• Apply modern motivation techniques to get the best out of team members
• Use communication techniques that help minimise “noise in the team system”
• Influence team members to embrace change and use it as a powerful, positive force

This Skills for Working in Teams training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• All people who manage teams - experienced, new or prospective
• Team Leaders
• Team Managers
• Team Supervisors
• Project Team Managers
• Office Managers

Organisational Impact

Your organisation will benefit from team managers and supervisors who return with a knowledge of how to build and develop teams that fulfill their potential and improve their motivation and productivity. They will be able to:

• Build a productive culture that acts as a role model for other teams in the organisation
• Work more efficiently and effectively by identifying real priorities and challenging activity that does not add value
• Recognise team issues and deal with them swiftly before they affect the rest of the team
• Identify star performers in teams and nurture them for the future benefit of the organisation
• Apply techniques of motivation and structured feedback to help turn around under-performing team members

Personal Impact

This Building Skills for Working In Teams training course will give participants the confidence, energy and skills to build and develop high performing teams. Participants will:

• Be able to use knowledge of their own work style to improve their relationships with team members and get the best from them
• Improve their ability to control inter-personal situations and outcomes that previously gave them cause for anxiety and stress
• Gain increased respect from their team members as they seek to help them fulfill their potential
• Manage their teams to improved productivity with less personal effort
• Be able to take on secondary teams as their ability to manage their core team with less personal effort grows
• Transfer the skills learned in the training course to managing people outside their team such as suppliers and customers
• Enhance their career prospects by leading successful high-performing teams that catch the attention of organisational leaders