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
How do you use the six influence techniques? Understand how to use persuasion, asserting, visioning, involving, disengaging and the 'Z' model. Be in control and master the skill to spot the required influence technique to achieve the desired result. Learning Objectives Describe how to use six influence techniques, Apply guidelines for each methods, Utilize a "Z" model to increase influence when you have no authority 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
Negotiation is a strategy for resolving differences. Discover what is required to collaborate, create win-win outcomes and when you should compromise. Understand the five levels of negotiations and how you can best be prepared for any negotiation. How can you use a variety of strategies to advance the conversation and follow the seven steps of effective negotiation? Learning Objectives Identify opportunities for negotiation, Explain the qualities of win-win negotiations, Prepare for a negotiation, Employ five negotiation strategies 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 how to use trustworthiness and expertise to inspire belief with those people around you. Discover ways to build credibility and playing devil's advocate against your case. Understand how to restore lost credibility using tools such as apologizing, explaining and recovering with a plan. Learning Objectives Explain why credibility is the core of influence and its two dimensions, Apply seven ways to build credibility to increase your influence, Implement three steps to restore damaged credibility 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