Building Team Synergy

Course Objectives

• Improve team bonding

• Have effective communication

• One team spirit

• Eliminate conflict

• Encourage more “WE” instead of “I”

• Common Objective or goal

Target Audience

This course is designed for all levels of employees in order to form a coercive force that is pivotal to achieving company’s vision and goals.

Methodology

This stimulating program will maximize the understanding and learning through lecture, demonstration, discussion, case studies and interactive & practical activities and /or video.

Course Modules

Module 1 – Team vs Teamwork

• Difference between teams and groups
• What is team building?
• Team characteristics
• Shared Goal
• People working together
• Payoff for the team
• Working in teams
• Distributing the workload
• Reinforcing individual capabilities
• Creating participation and involvement

Group Discussion – Team formation

Module 2 – High Performance Team Culture

• Shared leadership
• Group work skills
• Climate – team norms and behaviour
• Cohesiveness – agreement and commitment
• Team members contribution

Experiential Team Problem Solving – The Magic Carpet Ride

Module 3 – Aligning Team Goals to Organizational Goals

• Setting clear team goals
• Realigning team goals with organizational goal
• Understanding company’s basic mission
• Working towards common goals achieve higher performance
• Working together as one team aligning to common goal

Experiential Team Problem Solving – The Defender

Module 4 – Roles of Individual in Teams

• Understanding oneself
• Assessing strengths and weakness
• Show positive inner self
• Respect others

Activity – Bouncing Ball Challenge

Module 4 – Team Effectiveness

• Characteristics of effective team
• Building blocks of team effectiveness
• Characteristics of an INEFFECTIVE TEAM
• Team recruitment
• Payoff for effective teams

Experiential Team Problem Solving – The Chair Walk

Module 5 – Roles of Team Leaders

• Defining team mission
• Getting agreement on team mission
• Build teamwork and commitment
• Measure task performance
• Monitor team and individual performance

Experiential Team Problem Solving – High 5 Paper Race

Module 6 – Team Player Skills

• Team player skills – the 4Cs
• Team Constitution
• Team Collaboration
• Team Consensus
• Team Cooperation

Experiential Team Problem Solving – Menara Jabil

Module 7 – Team Effectiveness

• Characteristics of effective team
• Building blocks of team effectiveness
• Characteristics of an INEFFECTIVE TEAM
• Team recruitment
• Payoff for effective teams

Experiential Team Problem Solving – Alize with Maze