Have you ever witnessed a wining sports team or a well-rehearsed orchestra and then felt the commitment and energy the team demonstrated? What you saw was more than just teamwork – it was team synergy, a phenomenon that occurs when a team achieves greater results than the sum of its parts. Using learning instruments, hands-on activities, and an interactive team simulation, teams gain a clearer sense of direction, clarify roles and responsibilities, improve operating processes and bolster both interpersonal and interteam relationships.
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Program Length: One Day
Major Topics:
- Stages of Team Effectiveness
- Challenges to Synergy
- Mission, Vision and Goals
- Team Roles
- Operating Processes
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Interteam Relationships
Benefits To The Organization:
- Clearly identify the team’s goal and purpose
- Target specific methods for maximizing the productivity of a unique team
- Build a stronger relationship with each team member to enhance synergy and contribution
- Increase the team’s productivity overall
Benefits To The Individual:
- Understand the stages of team effectiveness
- Pinpoint the team’s current level of development
- Recognize and eliminate the blockages to maximum performance
- Define a criteria for meaningful mission, vision and goal statements
- Identify team member communication styles
- Capitalize on team members’ communication similarities and differences
- Determine ways to strengthen relationships with outside groups and teams
Participant Comments
"Excellent program, very helpful in showing our team where we needed to improve and how we could work together better. Thank you."
"I really enjoyed this! It far surpassed my expectations of the day."
"I had fun and got to know my team members better".
"As the Team Leader, I am really glad we did this. It made a big difference. Great Job!"