About the Workshop

Effective teamwork “pays its own way” with greater productivity and profits in your organization. This seminar addresses how to put together a strong team, focusing on the characteristics of a High-Performance Work Team. Participants will learn how to test the team’s effectiveness, and how to improve its performance.

Objectives:

• Recognize the symptoms of poor team performance
• Understand the importance of attitudes
• Get the right people on the team
• Improve communication
• Deal with conflicts

Topics:

• Characteristics of strong – and weak – teams
• Symptoms of poor team performance
• A practical test to determine team effectiveness
• Why effective teamwork is so highly prized
• How winning teams bring out the best in individuals and organizations
• Why people like to work on teams
• Differences in perspective
• Getting the team to work together

 

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