Creating Collaboration and Effective Teams

Principles of Leadership Excellence Plus

Teams are easy to form. But teams that achieve true collaboration, as famed author Patrick Lencioni says, are so rare that when collaboration is managed well, it becomes a competitive advantage. In this module, you will gain the tools to lead your teams from the early stages of discovery through their growing pains to become highly effective, innovative units that can take your business to new heights. None of us is as effective as all of us.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the value of “diversity of thought” and expertise in team innovation.
• Decide which of five decision-making options will garner the best results in a given situation.
• Categorize the characteristics in each stage of team development and determine the leader’s actions at each stage.
• Identify the four components of the team effectiveness model.
• Assess the strengths of your team and the opportunities for improvement.
• Employ strategies for building consensus on your team.
• Create a departmental purpose statement using a three-step process.
• Follow a process to develop a communication and integration plan for goals.
• Implement strategies to align departmental goals with company goals.
• Design goals that align and integrate daily work with the organization’s vision, mission, and strategy.

Who Should Attend:

This course is designed for supervisors with ideally at least 1-2 years of experience. Individual contributors who have a high potential for a leadership position or those new to their roles also find this series invaluable to their growth and development.