Team Training by Shirley Fine Lee - Teams for Excellence

Team graphics created by ---.Jonathan D. Lee --- exclusively for Shirley Lee.	Technicomp or Wizard's Team Building Courses Teams for Excellence Series Holding Effective And Efficient Team Meetings Conflict Management for Teams Series Advance Team Problem Solving Series Self-Directed Teams Series Achieving Excellence with Process Improvement Skills for Teams Simplified Project Management For Teams


Teams for Excellence (Estimated time as full workshop 2-3 Days) Target Audience: All workers involved in teams as members, leaders, facilitators and recorders; and also any others who must support team efforts. Introduction to Teams for Excellence (Estimated Time: 2 - 4 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) What is a team? What benefits do teams offer? When should teams be used? What makes a high-potential, high-energy team? Stages of Team Development (Estimated Time: 2 - 3 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Gain acceptance Build trust Achieve cooperation Perform the task Roles of Team Participants (Estimated Time: 2 - 3 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Team members Team leaders Facilitator Recorder Conducting a Meeting (Estimated Time: 2 - 3 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Creating and following an agenda Stating the purpose and expected outcomes Assigning between-meeting responsibilities Evaluating meetings Types of Teams (Estimated Time: 1 - 2 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Choosing the right team for the task Characteristics that define team types Technical Requirements of Teams (Estimated Time: 3 - 6 hours) Primarily lecture with simple activities towards team results(great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Identifying goals and tasks Identifying a results-oriented approach Problem solving methods Monitoring progress Decision Making (Estimated Time: 1 - 2 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Pros and cons of several methods Decision by authority or by default Decision by consensus Interpersonal Skills (Estimated Time: 2 - 5 hours) Primarily lecture with simple activities (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) Importance of clear, open communication How to speak effectively How to practice good listening skills How to give and receive constructive feedback Handling Potential Problems (Estimated Time: 2 - 3 hours) Primarily lecture with a simple activity (great for brown bags or to start a team meeting) How to recognize and address problems How to address a team's lack of energy How to keep a team moving forward

Team meetings are an important way to get ideas shared and important tasks accomplished. Help make meetings more effective by offering a quick look at basic meeting management and the key process skills necessary to team using the R.A!R.A! Approach. Team members will learn: necessary meeting roles, why an agenda is important, ways to accomplish more in each meeting, how to insure meeting ideas and decisions are captured, assign actions for appropriate follow-up outside their meetings, take good minutes, and how to improve future meetings.
** Based on book: R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach.
Benefits: This training will increase the effectiveness of team meetings and teach team members valuable efficiency skills.

Advance Team Problem Solving (Not offered as full workshop, only as facilitated modules)

Target Audience: Unless specified otherwise - All team members who are responsible for improving their internal or external relationships.

Achieving Excellence - Process Improvement Skills for Teams (Estimated time as full workshop 1.5 Days)

Most team project do not require formalized project management, instead a quick study in general project management processes and related outputs is all that is necessary. Teams and team leaders will learn a simple process called O.P.I.E. (Open, Plan, Implement, End) for their project management. Key components covered include: typical project roles and types, how to start and end projects on time, how to accomplish more with the resources available, how to measure and improve future projects as well as what kind of problems may put projects at risk.
** Based on book: O.P.I.E. Project Planning and Implementation for Teams
Benefits: Your company teams will learn a simple approach to quickly start and end projects effectively.
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