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The biggest reason for lack of team motivation are psychological (work satisfaction) and performance obstacles. Take steps to remove or reduce those obstacles within your control or influence. Understand how you can be responsible for creating the workplace in which you want to be-an individual's motivated attitude is contagious. Learning Objectives Apply six steps for removing work satisfaction obstacles, Implement nine ways to keep team members motivated Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Uncover the benefits of goals as they prioritize what's important and organize task urgency. Follow 4 rules for effective goal setting - write them down, set objectives, communicate to the team and review. You will learn how to apply seven elements of team goals to achieve the end goal. Learning Objectives Describe the benefits of goal setting, Apply WOCR rules for effective goal setting, Implement SMARTER team goals Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

There are both advantages and disadvantages to working in a team, but if formed with the right foundations in the forming stage, the team increases its chances of success. Teams often fail because of interpersonal 'people' conflict, not because of tasks completed. We will help you how to manage this conflict and why it is important to establish, publish, and refer to the ground rules at each meeting so that they become a habit. Learning Objectives Identify the advantages and disadvantages of teams versus groups, Explain the benefits of creating ground rules, Follow eight steps for setting high-performance team ground rules Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

The single greatest job motivator is recognition for a job well done. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of rewarding teams, Apply 'Thank-you' recognition tips, Implement creative ways to reward team members Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

The benefits of team decision-making include more diverse information, multiple perspectives, greater understanding, knowing next steps, and better buy-in. Use decision-making in teams when you need support, the impact is significant or controversial, you need other expertise, and want to spread the risk. Understand how to prepare for team decision-making by allowing for pre-work and use the three techniques for team-decision making. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of team decisions, Implement strategies to prepare for team decision-making, Apply three methods for team decisions Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Understand the factors that contribute to poor performance include lack of understanding roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities. We will show you how to measure team performance by individual behavior, individual results to the team, team group dynamics and, team group results. Use the RASIC matrix system to bring clarity and structure to unclear team roles and responsibilities so that you can structure high-performance results. Learning Objectives Apply four ways to measure team performance, Implement the RASIC method for structuring high performance Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

All conflicts have one bottom-line trigger-differences in values of what's important. Beliefs define values by an idea, principle, or opinion that we judge to be true. Understand how to resolve conflict around issues and situations, not people. Discover the three-stage process to resolve team conflict. Learning Objectives Identify the underlying cause of all interpersonal conflict, Apply options for handling conflict, Implement a three-stage process for resolving conflict Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

The most important communication behavior is being able to communicate in an open, safe, and supportive culture. High performance teams use a wide variety of effective communication skills, the bottom line is to be understood. We will show you how to practice the three R's - be reliable, responsible, and reasonable. Understand how to maintain optimal levels of communication awareness. Learning Objectives Explain common team communication challenges. Implement 20 communication traits of effective team members Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Trust is a prediction of reliance on an action. Understand the elements for building trust and how the elements of earning respect includes continuous learning, being productive, showing appreciation, getting competent, being passionate, listening, being considerate, using no excuses, building trust, and respecting yourself. Learning Objectives Define trust, Apply nine ways to build team trust, Implement ten ways to earn respect in a team Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams

Understand the importance of a written team charter when a team is newly formed and how you set up the team's foundation for success. You will learn how to ensure everyone understands what needs to be done, measures for success, who is responsible for the work to be done, and what resources are available. Discover how to increase acceptance and buy-in and how you can get a dysfunctional team back on track. Learning Objectives Explain the consequences of a poor team start, Identify the four stages of building a team, Describe what's needed for success in the Forming Stage of team building Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams