Seminar Objective
Organizations Organizations employ individuals, but almost all employees work in one or several teams (small cooperative groups engaged in coordinated activities to achieve a common goal). Research shows that managers from various categories consider “teamwork skills” as the most important attribute of a perfect employee, ahead of qualities such as decisiveness, problem-solving skills, experience, and communication.
As capable as an individual may be, they cannot conquer all the complexities of the business environment alone. They need the knowledge and abilities of others to achieve results. Just like in team sports, a group of excellent business individuals that doesn’t function as a well-coordinated team cannot outperform a highly coordinated team where individual players may be weaker.
Highly effective teams are characterized by the following traits: commitment of team members to a common goal, a high degree of connectivity and collaboration, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere where open communication and respect for the ideas and suggestions of all team members are valued, complementary knowledge and skills, and a team leader who ensures that people compete with their ideas rather than their egos. Although teams can have 2 to 20 or more members, the optimal team size is 5 to 9 members.
Creating and Leading Successful Teams
Successful teams don’t happen by chance; they need to be carefully built. The effectiveness of teams can be significantly improved by understanding the developmental stages of a team and the proper influence of the team leader on the team’s group dynamics.
Team learning and team building activities can greatly enhance the effectiveness of existing teams and the development of newly formed teams by developing knowledge and awareness of the need, benefits, and principles of teamwork, fostering collaboration, tolerance, and understanding among members, allowing members to get to know each other in more relaxed situations than what they are accustomed to in the business environment, and creating common pleasant and positive experiences and memories that often remain as the most beautiful moments of the business year.
The seminar aims to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for applying the key principles of successful team creation and leadership. The training will pay special attention to the psychological and practical aspects of team leadership, i.e., how to effectively apply specific knowledge and skills in practical business situations.
Inteted Audience
The seminar is intended for anyone who wants to improve their skill in creating and leading successful teams, especially managers and sales personnel at all levels.
After completing the seminar, participants will be able to
- Describe and explain the principles of creating and leading successful teams.
- Analyze, recognize, identify, discover, and evaluate correct and incorrect practices (mistakes) that occur in the process of creating and leading successful business teams and how to avoid typical mistakes.
- Apply successful principles of creating and leading successful business teams.
- Synthesize their own approach and method to creating and leading successful business teams based on various models they have learned.
Implementation Method
Implementation Participants are divided into teams that compete in solving a series of problem situations throughout the program. We use various methods during the program: facilitated discussions, role-playing, video feedback, case studies, group work, critical event analysis, demonstrations, presentations, brainstorming, questionnaires, panels, sharing experiences, and more. We focus on practicing skills rather than dryly conveying theoretical information, which dominates in traditional teaching methods.
Duration
The optimal duration of the seminar is 8 school hours, divided into four blocks of 90 minutes each.
Program Topics
- Team development stages
- Basic principles of teamwork
- Characteristics of successful and unsuccessful teams
- What managers can learn from the world of sports and the organization of sports teams
- Leading and motivating teams
- Team dysfunctions
- The role of a team leader
- Team roles
- Balanced teams
- Team health
Number of Participants
The optimal number of participants is 8-12.