Teamwork as a management practice has grown over the last 20 years and has become the standard in many industries. However, successful teamwork is not automatic. If you have the right team composition and approach, team synergy can take over. But it has to be set up correctly. The team members have to be willing and ready to participate. This 1 day program will teach you the skills and techniques required to set up teams effectively.

A Synergistic Team Development Program

Rationale

Teams are two or more people who contribute their individual knowledge and skills but working together to achieve a common goal. Teams are a way of organizing people to support inter-dependence and cooperation that requires close coordination among the team members.

Many organizations have embraced teams and teamwork as an effective way of doing business. The last 20 years has seen the replacement of supervisors by team leaders. Companies have embraced these concepts because they work. Employee motivation and morale improves dramatically when people feel valued and when their contributions make a difference.It is good to be part of something that is worthwhile.

Successful team work depends on three important fundamentals:

Synergy. The situation where the collective whole is greater than the sum of the individual parts often occurs where teamwork is working well. Teams benefit because individuals often do not have all the knowledge and skills necessary.
Harmony and a positive attitude are critical. If the team is not working together, then the expected gains will not materialize.
Common Goal. An understanding of the common goal/task is also critical. People have to be clear as to why the team exists and what the purpose is.

Program Objectives:

After the training, the participants are expected to:

Explain the value of working as a team
Demonstrate team-working skills
Identify ways to participate and lead in a team setting
Enumerate the different types of teams
Enumerate the factors that leads to effective teams
Communicate effectively among and with other teams
Explain the need for team leadership and how it is developed
Recognize the critical role their communication skills will play in maintaining a team atmosphere
Develop and practice techniques for handling counterproductive team behavior
Provide an opportunity for team members to get to know one another, to enhance respect and to develop team spirit