Team Dynamics in the Workplace
Learn how a dynamic and productive team can bring together knowledge, skills, experience and perspectives of a wide range of people to solve multifaceted problems, make good decisions and deliver effective solutions.
Through group activities, lectures and discussions, participants will:
- Examine the stages of team development and the factors that contribute to team success;
- Explore common communication problems and learn how to facilitate participatory team discussions;
- Discuss the impact of destructive conflict, as well as the value of constructive (conceptual) conflict, on team functioning;
- Explore how to create a shared vision for success by setting overall and supporting goals;
- Explore team decision-making and learn strategies for identifying and evaluating options/solutions;
- Examine the behaviours of an effective team leader;
- Learn how to avoid behaviours that may lead to team dysfunction.
Duration: 7 hours (1 day)
Prerequisites: There is no prerequisite for this course.