Participating On A High Performance Team

In this two-day course you examine the workings of a live group by examining its processes. Focus is on the development of a group from its inclusion stage to the final level of cohesive affection. An effective leader demonstrates conflict and role conflict management as part of the forces requiring facilitation.

The High Performance Team course is an analysis of what is required to participate as a fully functioning member of a team dedicated to results. This course looks at the roles and relationships for leading and managing the numerous dynamics of a team as it develops through three distinct stages. This course helps you master:

1.       Factors affecting team results

2.       Principles of a high performance team

3.       Role behavior as a management tool

4.       Power alternatives to achieving results with minimum resistance

5.       Conflict management to productive results

Who Should Attend

Designed for members of existing and newly formed teams required to produce high quality results in short timeframes. This course is a must when new and exciting outputs are expected from the investment of using a team and drawing from the organizations potential but dormant, untapped intellectual capital.

Objectives

1. To enhance knowledge of the Team Building Theory

2. To develop leadership skills appropriate for a team environment

3. To develop team-building skills

4. To develop facilitation skills needed to get maximum results

5. To learn effective methods to manage conflict within the team

Practical Skills and Applications

As a result of this activity you should understand and apply the following:

1.       Facilitation of group process from three views

2.       Use power bases with a team dynamic

3.       Manage conflict to productive results

What You Will Cover

·         The Goals and Purposes of Building a High Performance Team

• Factors Affecting Team Effectiveness
• Principles that Make Teams Work
• A Team Performance Curve
• Team Management Issues
• Roles of the Individual on a High Performance Team
• Direction as The First Stake in the Ground for Team Performance
• Team Values as They Affect Participation
• The Developmental Needs for Membership, Control/Power, and Affiliation
• The KSU Model of Team Development
• Seven Power Bases to Use With a Team
• Internal and External and Forces That Influence Role Behavior
• Forces That Hinder Effective Team Work
• The Ineffectiveness of Unmanaged Competition
• The Results of Individual Roles on Team Results