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Anything that creates success should have a process built in to make it repeatable. Apply attributes of a successful system process to create repeatable success. Analyze your successful system process using a 'Success and Effect Diagram.' Learning Objectives Describe the attributes of repeatable success, Analyze a successful system process for repeat success 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

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

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

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 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 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

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

Responsible risk-taking is understanding your organization's risk policies and decision parameters. Apply characteristics of responsible risk-takers to become a more effective change agent. Understand that preparation steps for risk-taking create a safe environment for risk and reduce uncertainty. Learning Objectives Define responsible risk-taking, Employ a risk-taking assessment calculator, Implement preparation steps for risk-taking Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams