|
| |
The Team Development ProcessTM
Developing effective teams takes time...
Only an ongoing process of development will produce sustainable change.
The Team Development ProcessTM was developed to address the
key reasons why most team building programs don't achieve anything in the long term, even if they appear to have worked in the short term.
- Changing behavior takes time. You cannot expect people to change their behavior and continue with those changes from a 2 or 3 day training experience.
- The focus of team building must be on improving results,
not just improving relationships.
The Team Development ProcessTM starts by measuring how clear team
members are on their purpose, vision, values and goals, and goes on to focus on all aspects of the program for achieving those goals.
Background
The starting point for any team must be to have clarity about why they
exist as a team (their purpose), what they have to achieve, and what each team member
has to do so that the team can achieve the desired outcomes.
Oftentimes teams don't have this clarity due to ineffective
communication.
The Team Development ProcessTM not only achieves a high level of
clarity and agreement about the team's purpose, vision, values and goals, it provides insight into the factors that get in the way of
effective communication about these critical issues.
Trust is another key factor in determining a team's success, but trust doesn't happen automatically as a result of being trustworthy. We explore the impact trust levels are having on communication and explore the innovation process and shared leadership roles.
Benefits of the Process
The Communication and Trust outcomes of this program are:
- Clarity and agreement on purpose, vision, values, goals, procedures and roles.
- An increase in open, straightforward communication about important issues.
- A measurable increase in the trust level within the team.
- Greater appreciation of the strengths that each team member brings to the team.
- Stronger team spirit.
- Action plans and commitments for each team member to follow-through and achieve goals that are focused on improving team results.
The Innovation and Change outcomes of this program are:
- Increased understanding of the impact of change on the team and the skills needed individually and as a team to effectively deal with change.
- Awareness of the innovation styles of all team members, and how each team member can contribute to innovatively responding to change.
- Knowledge of how to use the Z-Process to capitalize on team innovation strengths to continuously improve products, services, processes, and results.
- The ability to overcome roadblocks to achieving goals.
- Increased team flexibility.
- Increased cohesion and team spirit.
The Shared Leadership outcomes of this program are:
- Team members understand the difference between management and leadership.
- Team members taking responsibility for team performance.
- An understanding of the leader/follower cycle (i.e., when to lead and when to follow).
- Know how to use Focus of Attention to ensure that all team members
are clear on how they can best contribute to the team's success.
- See an increase in contribution from all team members as they focus on performing acts of leadership.
Kinds of Teams That Will Benefit
- Senior Management Teams
Many senior management teams battle with conflicting priorities,
politics, and a lack of clarity and agreement about the organization's
vision and goals.
The team that is leading your organization above all needs to work
together cohesively, innovatively and provide the leadership that
the organization needs to succeed.
The Team Development ProcessTM provides the structure to align team members, remove the politics, and
achieve the results you know are possible.
- Project Teams
Project teams often get stuck before they get started while members
get to know each other, sort out ego conflicts, and develop a process
for working together. The Team Development ProcessTM will fast track
the process and get results twice as quickly.
- Quality (Six Sigma) or Continuous Improvement Teams
Quality teams often lack the balance needed to be truly innovative.
Some have great ideas, but lack the analytical and implementation
skills necessary for turning ideas into reality.
Other teams have a shortage of ideas, and so nothing new gets implemented.
The Team Development ProcessTM can be used to create balanced
quality teams by measuring team roles and implementing the innovation
process.
- Work Teams
Many work teams do not function as teams, that is, they are a group of
people who work together every day, but do not capitalize on the benefits of effective teamwork.
By taking the time out to clarify and get agreement on their purpose,
vision, values, and goals these teams can significantly improve their
output, and individual team members satisfaction from their work
The Team Development ProcessTM Outline
For training to achieve high levels of retention and transfer into
the workplace, there are a few things that must be done:
- Training needs to be delivered in such a way as to ensure
that participants can apply what was learned..before they learn anything else.
- The environment at work must not only support the training,
but also require that it be applied and measured against pre-agreed
training objectives and outcomes.
- There need to be many follow-up meetings with the team in the workplace to review how the process is proceding, answer any questions, and make and measure improvements.
The Team Development ProcessTM has been designed with those needs in mind. It consists of a series of training events focused
on building skills over an 8 to 12 month time frame coupled with coaching and facilitating as required. The steps are:
- Team Analysis QuestionaireTM
- Communication and Trust Workshop (two days)
- Focus on Results Workshop (one day)
- 4 Follow-up Meetings (2 hours each, every 2 to 4 weeks)
- Team Analysis QuestionaireTM
- Innovation and Change Management Workshop (two days)
- 4 Innovation and Change Management Follow-up Meetings (every 2 to 4 weeks)
- Shared Leadership Workshop (two days)
- 4 Shared Leadership Follow-Up Meetings (every 2 to 4 weeks)
Trainer's Kit and Pricing
The Team Development ProcessTM package provides everything
trainers need to conduct this program. The Personal Profile System for Windows and Role Behavior Analysis can be used for in-depth coaching
where behavioral style issues cause conflict and stress for other team members.
- Team Development ProcessTM (U-205) - $2,495.00
- DiSC PPSS (Personal Profile System® Software) (W-220) - $735.00
- For each participant:
- Team Analysis QuestionaireTM - Call
- DiSC® Classic (C-888) - $17.00
- Coping & Stress Profile (C-260) - $19.00
- Team Dimensions Profile (C-463) - $17.00
- Dimensions of Leadership Profile (C-278) - $17.00
- Role Behavior Analysis (C-205) - $17.00
- Personal Profile System Software Usage Clicks (W-500) ($5.45 each) - (depends on what's needed)
Call 978-394-3326 for more information, price list, shipping, taxes, terms, or to place an order.
"DiSC", "Dimensions of Leadership Profile", "Innovate with C.A.R.E. Profile", and "Personal Profile System" are registered trademarks of Inscape Publishing, Inc.
"Role Behavior Analysis" is a trademark of Inscape Publishing, Inc.
"Coping & Stress Profile" is a registered trademark of Life Innovations, Inc. "The Team Development Process" is a trademark of Integro Learning. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. "Personal Profile System for Windows" is a copyrighted product of Inscape Publishing, Inc. and The Gary Little Company, Inc.
© 2002-2003 Russ Pratt. All Rights Reserved.
|
