BENEFITS:

Effective cohesion, cooperation and coordination from your team makes your job more exciting, puts victory after victory under your belt and reduces stress in the workplace. In this seminar you'll gain practical methods you can use to begin the blending process of becoming a more effective team member. 

OUTLINE:

1. Defining a Team vs. a Group
   1. Definition of teamwork
   2. Barriers to effective teamwork
   3. Characteristics of successful teams
   4. The four C's of team effectiveness
   5. The two major criteria for an effective team
   6. The six majo differences between a work group and work team
2. The Role of Personality in Teams
   1. A short personality test                                
   2. How personalities affect teams
   3. Professionalism in teams - what does it mean?
3. A Team Exercise in Decision Making 
   1. Team decision making excercise
   2. When to and not to use teams in decision making   
4. Lessons Learned in Team Based Organizations  
   1. Empowerment: It's benefits and limitations
   2. Conflict resolution: A must in effective teams
   3. Process improvement teams: Lessons learned
   4. Innovation and team creativity: a final lesson learned