Pros of consensus-building are to gain widespread agreement with a group, but it's more time consuming that voting. There's no room for competitive positions trying to win over others in consensus. Agreement requires what's best for the team. Discover ways to navigate agreements and implement six steps for reaching team consensus. Learning Objectives Describe the conditions for successfully reaching consensus, Apply a quick-consensus model for urgent decisions, Implement six steps for reaching team consensus 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
Understand opportunities for providing feedback that include opinion, recurring errors, behaviors, and work habits. Learn how to deliver positive feedback by being specific, timely, and avoiding pitfalls mistakes. Deliver opportunity feedback with planning, remembering to point out what's going well with your observations and invite a discussion. Learning Objectives Explain the conditions for giving constructive feedback, Effectively deliver positive feedback, Apply a Fast Feedback technique Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Use the three steps and tips for creative problem-solving to define the problem-often the most challenging stage in the process. Use techniques such as brainstorming, COPPER, the 5 Whys, Cause and Effect Fishbone, and SWOT Analysis. If you have a more complex problem, use the four step formal process to assist you. Learning Objectives Describe the biggest challenge in problem solving, Apply steps for Creative Problem-Solving brainstorming in a team, Implement a four-stage process for creative problem-solving 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
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
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
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