Aim

The aim of this session is to give the participants the opportunity to explore how they can create a really effective team, how they can play their part in achieving this and how motivation and performance can be improved as a result.

Objectives

During the session team members will have had an opportunity to…

• Identify what makes a really effective Team

  • The differences between “real teams” and “groups of people”
  • What does Team-working really mean in practice?
  • What is appropriate team-work behaviour and what is not?

•  Discuss the questions “What’s in it for me? For the Team?  For the Organisation?”

  • The links; Team work = good practice = higher motivation and productivity 

•  What do I have to do to play my part?

  • What do my colleagues expect of me?
  • What do I expect of my colleagues?

•  Working together

  • Who do I rely on?  Who relies on me?
  • How can we strengthen these links?
•  Identifying the key skills underpinning team-working
  • Getting our communication right
  • understanding the importance of good questioning and listening 
  • using the appropriate methods of communication

•  Creating an action plan to take the team forward