
Building effective teams print version \| course feedback
This course examines what makes teams effective and motivated. You will learn how to address common challenges and explore a range of practical approaches for both immediate and more strategic team management and support. Considering team and group dynamics, you will develop approaches and skills to maintain a healthy team, manage tensions and change, challenge effectively and give and receive feedback.

This is an open program course, dates to be announced shortly

Notes:

Course Outline

Course aim:

To develop understanding and approaches to support, encourage and develop a positive, effective team

Course objectives:

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

Identify what makes an effective, healthy team
Explore team dynamics and common challenges
Consider practical approaches to support and encourage team development
Explore approaches to team development in the immediate and longer term

Agenda

Time	Session content	Methods
9.30	Introductions and climate setting Aims and outline	Input, Pairs & Whole group
10.00	Session one: Understanding teams and team working What do teams look like? Common difficulties and challenges Formal and informal roles and responsibilities Team aims and objectives	Input Small groups Exercise
11.00	Break
11.15	Session two: Effective communication within teams Understanding the essential components What can go wrong & why Communication methods and structures Ingredients for effective communication	Input Small group Pairs Whole group
12.30	Lunch
1.30	Session three: managing change and challenges Some theories into action Giving feedback Individual and collective responsibilities	Input Individual exercise Whole group
3.00	Break
3.15	Session four: Core expectations & action planning Creating core expectations Developing individual/team action plans for healthy, happy team working	Input Whole group Individual exercise
4.15	Evaluation and close	Individual and whole group