The one-day Team Building module addresses how groups can become effective decision-making teams. You will increase your awareness and understanding of attributes of high-performance teams, needs of a team, and ways to overcome challenges teams face to work more effectively together to deliver results. The module includes applying course material in a team building exercise.

Prerequisite: None

Topics include:

• What is a team?
• Types of teams
• Elements of a winning team
• Aspects and benefits of high-performance teams
• What do high performance teams need from managers/companies in the way of support to succeed?
• Understanding team dynamics
• What stages do teams go through
• Types of team building
• Understanding your team styles
• Barriers to effective teams
• Five dysfunctions of a team
• Evaluating team performance

Upon completion, you will be able to:

• Understand how teams can effect an organization's performance
• Know the stages of a team’s development
• Understand the five dysfunctions of teams
• Define the characteristics that make a winning team
• Understand what high-performance teams are