Working in a Team

The role of teams in organisations is now recognised as a vital factor in meeting business goals and objectives. But simply bringing together a group of highly skilled people and then leaving them to deliver will not always generate the expected results. Each member of the team must acknowledge their role in generating team success.

This programme explores the real characteristics of a team and its infrastructure to enable team members themselves to maximise from the strengths and talents of the team. The programme is designed to explore the facets of effective team working, and how to work through difficulties as the team develops its competence.

Programme Outcomes
By the end of the programme delegates will be better able to:

• Identify the key characteristics of the team, catalysts and barriers for synergistic team working.
  
• Evaluate the environment within which the team must operate including the impact and influence of its sponsors
  
• Be able to determine their own strengths and talents in the team
  
• Describe their own preferred role when working in a team.
  
• Devise those factors that are critical to the team"s success and focusing on planning the task ahead.
  
• Contribute to high impact team meetings, whether this is as a team member or as a team leader/project manager.
  
• Positively manage the sources of potential conflict situations.