Team Building Course

Team Building Course

Course Description

“Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a teamwork, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

–Vince Lombardi

This Team Building course from ALPs is designed to assist the participants in developing their team working skills. This course will help the team identify a common goal, know how to work jointly, and build an understanding of the necessary etiquette to boost team performance. If you’re a team leader, this course is essential!

In this modern corporate landscape, teams are very diverse. Differences are normal, and challenges would often present themselves. It is very important to keep team members equipped with tools to help them perform. At the same time, they are doing their best to achieve individual goals. They should also contribute to the overall team success. This Team Building course is for your team!

A team needs to work in a unified, solid, and well-planned manner to guarantee the success of a project. Team building and teamwork are two essential elements in the success of any business plan. A company is only as strong as its staff, so creating the best teams will help you to determine your success.

This team-building course will help you achieve success for your team and your organization.

Course Objectives

• Learn to identify the different types of teams & develop further strategies for leading them
• Recognize the different team development stages and behaviors
• Master techniques to manage teams at each stage of development, known as Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing & Adjourning
• Develop a range of great team building activities
• Gain strategies & techniques to ensure effective & productive team meetings
• Develop great team problem solving & facilitation skills
• Learn techniques to foster teamwork & create a supportive team culture

Course Modules

Lesson 1 – Getting Started

• Workshop Objectives

Lesson 2 – Defining Success

• What is a team?
• Factors for success
• An overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model

Lesson 3 – Types of Teams

• The traditional team
• Self-Direct teams
• E-Teams

Lesson 4 – The First Stage of Team Development – Forming

• The Hallmarks of this stage
• What to do as a leader
• What to do as a follower

Lesson 5 – The Second Stage of Team Development – Storming

• The Hallmarks of this stage
• What to do as a leader
• What to do as a follower

Lesson 6 – The Third Stage of Team Development – Norming

• The hallmarks of this stage
• What to do as a leader
• What to do as a follower

Lesson 7 – The Fourth Stage of Team Development – Performing

• The Hallmarks of this stage
• What to do as a leader
• What to do as a follower

Lesson 8 – Team Building Activities

• The benefits and disadvantages
• Team building activities that won’t make people cringe
• Choosing a location for team building

Lesson 9 – Making the Most of Team Meetings

• Setting the time and place
• Try the 50-Minute meeting
• Using celebrations of all sizes

Lesson 10 – Solving Problems as a Team

• The Six Thinking Hats
• Encouraging brainstorming
• Building consensus

Lesson 11 – Encouraging Teamwork

• Some things to do
• Some things to avoid
• Some things to consider

Lesson 12 – Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Action Plans