Team Development

Every team has its own unique challenges. Newly formed teams face different issues from established teams struggling to fulfill their potential. Discuss your situation with us and we will design team development activities (including coaching or workshops) for you to deliver, or we can do it for you.

Examples of our approach include:

Team Building Workshop

A customised workshop which focuses on establishing the foundation for strong teamwork. Workshop length depends on need and may cover areas like:

Establishing our team's purpose and work plan
Clarifying the functions within our team - who does what
Understanding our work style preferences
Agreeing team ground rules and commitments
Building team communication skills
Developing trust and co-operation
Learning to give and receive feedback
Ensuring resilience and wellbeing
Addressing differences that can cause conflict.

This approach suits new teams, including project and management groups, as well as established units which have not yet gelled as a team.

Team Development Interventions

We start by analysing what is happening within the team, by using a questionnaire or through talking with you and team members. Typically we gather information on:

Clarity of team goals
Team cohesiveness
Roles of team members
Areas of conflict
Leadership behaviour
Communication patterns
Level of trust in the team
Decision-making processes
Adequacy of feedback

Based on the results of this analysis, we then work with you to design a programme to improve team effectiveness. It may be delivered by you or by us, whichever suits.