| ACCELERATING
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Our services for teams vary as much
as the teams with which we work. It is our philosophy
that there is no off-the-shelf teambuilding program
that will fill all the needs of any given team. Often,
there is disagreement in understanding the priorities
for developing a team. Some team leaders are concerned
with such problems as improving workflow, setting
priorities or holding more effective meetings. Others
see the prime purpose of teambuilding as improving
relationships between team members.
Whatever the presenting issue is,
we work closely with team leaders to diagnose the
true issues and coach them and their team to success.
A brief description of our
team development process
• Assessing Needs/Commitment
A true consultative approach is utilized
to ascertain whether or not a team development process
is the answer to the problem. There are times when
an interpersonal conflict with one or two persons
is the real issue and a team development intervention
may not be the most appropriate solution.
• Data Collection
We gather as much data as possible
from team members prior to designing a team development
session. We know from experience that team members'
perspectives often are very different than the team
leader perspective.
• Identifying and Establishing
Objectives and Outcome Goals
A critical step in the process is
to establish and agree upon realistic objectives and
outcome goals for the intervention. All too often,
the expectation is that a one-day program will solve
all of a team's problems.
• Program Design Options
Options will be developed, discussed
and agreed to by the client. Elements could include:
1) Understanding the stages of team effectiveness,
2) Defining criteria for meaningful mission, vision
and goals, 3) Identifying team member communication
styles, 4) Developing ground rules, 5) Providing feedback
to one another, 6) Enhancing problem solving and decision
making. All activities and interventions are designed
collaboratively with our clients.
• Implementation
A typical start to a team development
process would be 1½ - 2 days with all team
members present. Off-site interventions are much more
effective and are strongly recommended. Follow-up
sessions are critical to the overall success of the
process.
TYPICAL CLIENT ASSIGNMENTS AND RESULTS
Accelerating team performance and productivity…
The client felt the need to ensure its U.S.
operation understood the overall mission of the global
organization and how it impacted them. The client
also wanted to get input from the top 30 people on
how to achieve their local priorities. We conducted
a two-day off site to review overall vision, mission
and strategy. We quickly gained input on all priorities
from everyone by utilizing a round robin process.
Task force teams established initial plans to address
priorities. These teams are still operating and the
company exceeded their profit expectations in the
first two quarters of its fiscal year.
Accelerating Individual
and Team Performance
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