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Third Dimension Teams
TAKING TEAMS TO THE THIRD
DIMENSION
Creating productive team strategies for organizational
success
with
Andrew Grant
Managing Director of Tirian and
Co-Author of Several Resource Books on Interpersonal Dynamics
For increased organisational performance, understanding and developing team
dynamics is no longer a luxury option but a necessity.
Teams are the most effective functional units of organisations, and learning to read and
guide the team motivates and empowers team members. Anyone can help to foster an
understanding of how and why people behave the ways they do and how this affects
the group. Whether you are the leader or member of a team, you can learn to take your
team to success.
Join Andrew Grant, one of Asia’s leading presenters and facilitators in the area of
interpersonal dynamics, and discover how you can inspire, develop and lead your
organisation to success through effective teamwork.
Third Dimension Teams
Creating productive team strategies for organizational
success
Imagine the potential when talented individuals learn to work together effectively
Did you know that it takes over 1 million individual parts make up an airplane? Though there are many
unique parts, each part of the plane can never function as the plane itself. It is not the individual parts but
the completed construction that makes the plane work and gives it definition. The identity of the airplane
exists only in the function and design of the whole.
Did you realise that it is not the individual people within a group or organisation that make it work and give
it definition, but the way they interact? Like the aeroplane, the identity of the organisation exists only in the
function and design of the whole.
In groups, it is not what we achieve as individuals, but how well we combine our efforts that will produce
the best results. Each person has their own individual, specialised role to play, but without a coordination
of efforts and a similar overall goal, the whole picture is incomplete.
Combining the creative talent of individuals is vital for organizational success
Most people, as knowledgeable as they may be, have little idea of the factors that affect team functioning.
Many forces can threaten teams and hinder individuals within them from working to their best ability. Until
these are recognized and effectively dealt with, the team will struggle to perform well.
What makes a good team? How do teams learn? What are the barriers to effective group performance?
Heavy on participation and energetic dialogue, this experientially based workshop will stretch your
perceptions on the way we and the systems we live and work in either restrict or enhance our abilities to
function together.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Ideal for Executive Leaders, Managers and Supervisors in any area of the organisation. Also suitable for
developing potential leaders, and for building teams at any level. With a particular focus on the
contemporary Asian context, this workshop meets the specific needs of “cross-cultural” teams and “virtual”
teams (teams with members based in different locations).
These sessions are highly involving and challenging. Rather than conducting simple “training” sessions,
Andrew creates “targeted learning experiences”, introducing relevant ideas which can be effectively
implemented back into the organisation.
DAY ONE
Factors for team success
What is the way ahead for improving organizational performance?
Organisations are made up of individuals. Those organizations that are keeping up with the latest
performance trends focus on the needs of the individual, not simply on reaching performance targets or
output-based goals. Individuals can best be supported in groups, and can maximize their potential in
groups, by combining their talents effectively with those of others. By identifying the strengths of groups
and developing groups into synergetic teams, the organization flourishes.
How can contemporary organizations build and support effective teams?
Working with a team is an art. Steering a team through the obstacles that lie ahead and doing it in a way
that is both efficient and considerate is not easy. By following the productive 3D Process™, your own
personal abilities will improve and you will understand how to have a positive influence on any team that
you find yourself a part of.
"No One is an Island" is one of Tirians’ uniquely designed activity programs. It is a fun and focused
way to understand about and learn to utilise different roles within a team. This workshop involves
participants in a physically challenging "Island Hopping" exercise, which explores forms of communication
and interaction and then provides the opportunity to analyse these in the context of the regular work
environment.
The DAY 1 program will empower you to:
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Recognise the important factors for team success
Understand your own personal behaviour, learning and thinking profiles and how they
contribute to your team
Identify your team’s make up
Work with cross cultural and virtual teams
Manage differences in teams
Improve relationships within a team for mutual success
Session Outline
Session 1: Defining successful teams
Outlining the factors for team success
Sessions 2 & 3: Understanding team dynamics
Analysing team dynamics in practice with Tirian’s experiential learning activity “No One is
an Island”
Session 4: Applying team principles
Useful principles for improved team performance
DAY TWO
Streamlined team performance
What can hinder team progress?
All too often teams end up under pressure and individual differences erode the progress of the team. As a result
teams can end up working at cross-purposes – pulling in different directions . For total success teams need to learn
to work in alignment, towards the same goal and with the same intentions.
How can team performance be maximized?
By helping the team to identify with the organization as a whole and recognizing the important roles each individual
plays, you can start to inspire and empower the individuals in the team. There will be a common enthusiasm and
drive to achieve when the group starts to feel motivated by having a common goal and purpose.
You can make a difference to your team, whether you are the leader or just a participant. By learning the importance
of collaboration rather than competition within teams, and by exploring practical collaborative tools, you will have the
resources to transform ineffective groups into efficient teams.
The DAY 2 program will enable you to:
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Identify barriers to team growth
Encourage constructive conflict resolution
Build collective knowledge that will permeate the organisation
Set practical team goals
Develop strategies for effective implementation
Session Outline
Session 1: Working through obstacles
Using conflict constructively
Session 2: Changing perspectives
Creating collective learning teams
Session 3: Developing positive team attitudes and skills
Facilitating, negotiating and mediating skills
Session 4: Effective implementation
Setting goals
ABOUT ANDREW GRANT
Andrew Grant (BEd Dip Tch) is enthusiastic about expanding people’s views of themselves, their work and their
personal environment. His innovative and motivating approach to individual and group development adds energy
and depth to any conference or training program. Andrew has the ability to get right to the heart of important matters,
tackling them in a strong but sensitive way. A skilled communicator in all areas, from keynote speaking to facilitating,
he is able to bring groups to new levels of understanding and appreciation of themselves and others.
He has consulted to and trained some of the top executives in multinational companies throughout the world,
including Accenture, Deutsche Bank, Cisco Systems, Salomon Smith Barney and the Four Seasons Resorts.
Drawing from his background as an Educator, Communications teacher and Wilderness Program Director, Andrew
is able to ensure that his methods of training have a significant impact. He knows how to practically implement
successful business communication principles, and is able to combine his extensive experiences to help companies
design and implement top quality programs that ensure outcomes are clearly identified and fully met. Andrew is the
writer and designer of Tirian's programs. He is the founder of Tirian and the Australian director
He and his partner Gaia Grant (BA Dip Ed BD Hons MEd Hons (cand)) have authored several books,
including “The Rhythm of Life”, and “A Patch of Paradise” with a team development book soon to be
released “The 3D Dynamic: Positive Person to Person Networks”. They have also co-authored the Indian
Schools Total Health Program and trained senior educators to implement the program, targeted to reach
25 million children. Gaia has specialised in Education and Psychology, particularly orgranisational
psychology. Having taught education and communications at tertiary level, they are able to combine their
practical grounding and formal education to ensure that theory is transformed into action. Along with
business and corporate work, they have been involved in many other fields of training, including working
with aid projects in El Salvador and the Philippines and tribal groups in Thailand. From their cross-cultural
experience and working with such a wide range of groups they are able to provide a unique perspective on
interpersonal communications and team development.
Find out more about Andrew Grant and TIRIAN at www.tirian.com
Hear What Others are Saying about Andrew’s Workshops
“A very memorable program that will not be forgotten for a long time. Everybody got something out of it. We had a lot
of fun, but we also learned and internalized the message about what we can do to work as a team.”
Christian Machate Managing Director & Regional Head of Human Resources
Deutsche Bank Asia Pacific
“Well organised, tremendous and extremely worthwhile” - Liz Lawson, Director, Channels Asia, Cisco
Systems Singapore
"You managed to open the minds and attitudes of the most skeptical in the group - and there were plenty.
I think one measure of your success is that before the conference, many felt the time allocated was too
long, while afterwards, the same people said the program could have gone for longer.” - Wilbur Maxino,
Citigroup, Salomon Smith Barney Hong Kong
"What you gave us was a better understanding of the group dynamics and a better way to benefit from
unrecognised strengths, opening up important sources of talent and energy that we had not recognised.
Even to this day your input still has an impact on how we solve problems and work together as a team." Chris Norton, General Manager, Four Seasons Resort Bali Indonesia (voted the number one resort
in the world)
“All of us thoroughly enjoyed the content, your incredible way of teaching, and the pace it was presented.”
- Erhard Hotter, GM Sheraton Hotel Sydney (Former Regional General Manager, Sheraton
Indonesia)
“Highly effective – all participants were highly engaged for the entire time. Transferred to the workplace,
the skills discussed will improve the speed in which teams get started and increase the quality of their
results.” - Phil Pirkle, International Director of Training and Development, Newmont Mining USA
“This was a great way to find out about ourselves, our team and our leaders. You gave great thought to
the whole process.” - Don Kennedy, Vice President Sales, Seagate Technology Asia
Additional Requirements:
Please note that for this seminar we will need a ratio of 1:10 extra staff for day 1 to assist with
the “No one Is an Island” activity and debriefing. Numbers are restricted to 30. (For 30 pax 2
more staff will be needed)– Depending on dates and availability Singapore based staff may be
available.
Room set up: two adjacent rooms preferably with opening walls. The room for the games will
need to be large (depending on size of group).