Teamwork and Team Building

1 Defining Success
• Icebreaker
• Ground rules
• The parking lot
• Workshop objectives
• Action plans and evaluation forms

2 Defining Success
• What is a Team?
• Factors For Success
• An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model

3 Types of Teams
• The Traditional Team
• Self-Directed Teams
• E-Teams

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

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

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

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

8 Team-Building Activities
• The Benefits and Disadvantages
• Team-Building Activities That Won’t Make People Cringe
• Choosing a Location for Team-Building

9 Making the Most of Team Meetings
• Setting the Time and Place
• Trying the 50-Minute Meeting
• Using Celebrations of All Sizes

10 Solving Problems as a Team
• The Six Thinking Hats
• Encouraging Brainstorming
• Building Consensus

11 Encouraging Teamwork
• Some Things to Do
• Some Things to Avoid
• Some Things to Consider

12 Wrapping Up
• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations