Course Outline
Module One: Getting Started
- Icebreaker
- Housekeeping Items
- The Parking Lot
- Workshop Objectives
Module Two: Defining Success
- What is a Team?
- An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model
Module Three: Types of Teams
- The Traditional Team
- Self-Directed Teams
- E-Teams
Module Four: The First Stage of Team Development – Forming
- Hallmarks of This Stage
- What To Do As A Leader
- What To Do As A Follower
Module Five: The Second Stage of Team Development – Storming
- The Hallmarks of This Stage
- What To Do As A Leader
- What To Do As A Follower
Module Six: The Third Stage of Team Development – Norming
- The Hallmarks of This Stage
- What To Do As A Leader
- What To Do As A Follower
Module Seven: The Fourth Stage of Team Development – Performing
- Hallmarks of this Stage
- What To Do As A Leader
- What To Do As A Follower
Module Eight: Team Building Activities
- The Benefits and Disadvantages
- Team-Building Activities That Won’t Make People Cringe
- Choosing a Location for Team-Building
Module Nine: Making the Most of Team Meetings
- Setting the Time and the Place
- Trying the 50-Minute Meeting
- Using Celebrations of All Sizes
Module Ten: Solving Problems as a Team
- The Six Thinking Hats
- Encouraging Brainstorming
- Building Consensus
Module Eleven: Encouraging Teamwork
- Some Things to Do
- Some Things to Avoid
- Some Things to Consider
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
- Words from the Wise
- Review of Parking Lot
- Lessons Learned
- Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations