Working in High Performing Teams

In this workshop participants learn the team building skills needed to be members of high performing work teams. They study the critical elements of high performing teams, including the stages of team development. Participants learn the advantages and disadvantages of shared decision making and the value of building consensus. They begin to explore real organizational problems and issues in a team-based environment. They use role-plays and activities to practice shared decision making techniques. Participants are asked to complete several assessment instruments and an action plan.

Major Objectives
In this workshop participants will:

• Understand the role of a team member
• Define and discern individual reaction to change
• Identify and respond appropriately to team developmental stages
• Build trust and improve communication among team members
• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of shared decision making
• Apply consensus decision making
• Understand the effect of "Groupthink" on decision making
• Practice team decision making

Instructional Method
This is an interactive course which applies a variety of instructional methods to engage the participants. These include lectures, self-assessments, group discussion, video tapes, role-plays, group exercises, and the integration of real issues from the participants' work environments.