Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Be aware of the characteristics of high performance teams.
• Be aware of the critical success factors of high performance teams.
• Be able to create purpose and direction for a team, and plan effectively for tasks.
• Understand the importance of matching individual preferences to tasks.
• Be able to assess the thinking preferences of team members and use this knowledge to influence and develop them, as well as to allocate tasks to them.
• Understand the stages of team development, and issues encountered at each stage.
• Understand what create and maintain trust in a team.
• Be aware of the key roles of a team leader.
• Be able to facilitate an effective team meeting.
• Be aware of the issues involved in managing a virtual team.
• Be able to use appropriate approaches to manage conflict.
• Understand the issues in creating and maintaining high morale in the team.
• Be able to identify team blockages and generate solutions to clear these blockages.
• Have presented a proposal for developing high performance teams.