Project Team Building

"Learn how to work more effectively together as a team and produce greater results than you have ever managed to do so in the past"

Course Overview

Working as part of a team is crucial to the success of any organisation. People need to be able to work together in a variety of ways, taking responsibility as individuals, working in functional groups and contributing to project groups for specific tasks. Cross-organisational and multi-disciplinary groups are becoming increasingly important ways of achieving results and remaining competitive in the current deregulated global economic climate.

To create a successful team dynamic it is necessary to establish a stable and effective relationship between individual team members and also between the team and other groups.

This three (3) day training will cover the essential techniques and strategies so that the participants will be able to work better as a team, understand each other and will be able to appreciate and implement ways of working what will make their team deliver outstanding results.

Training Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Understand what role they play in a team environment based upon theories of team dynamics and what this means for effective team working
• Understand their own preferred learning and working style and that of their team members so they can maximize productivity and effectiveness
• Understand and appreciate the world according to other people and how to use this to get the best out of each team member
• Understand their own leadership strengths and weaknesses in the team environment
• Appreciate and understand the demands and pressures on other people and how to work together to achieve common goals
• Apply advanced communication skills to get what they want, when they want it and from whomever!

Who Should Attend

• Management staff and team supervisors
• Individuals required to fill leadership roles
• Anybody who wants to understand how teams work

Course Agenda

• What makes an effective team?
• Understanding your team role by setting team objectives
• Understanding group dynamics
• Enhance decision making, leadership, problem-solving and strategic thinking
• Interactive training and exercises, covering:
• Physical exercise
• Mental exercises like critical thinking group sessions, strategic thinking group
• Stages of teambuilding,
• Effective communication,
• Conflict resolution, among others
• Team building activities and role play
• Be able to use appropriate team motivation techniques
• Overcoming barriers to performance
• Understanding your own team role