Teamwork – The Extra Degree
“The difference between mediocre and Highly Effective Teams lies not so much
in their collective mental equipment but in how well they use their abilities to
THINK and how well they work together.”
KEY AREA 1: Individual and Team Purpose and Values
• Consolidate foundation Values to assist building a " Working Together
Agreement. * using Wundertraining Values cards
• Clarify individual personal drivers and team purpose.
ACTIVITY: Helium Stick - reinforces the need for one voice, common goals and
working together.
KEY AREA 2: Strengths Evaluation
Team and personal insight into individual strength in the team is empowering
and also provides a Big Picture view of the current team overall strength and
potential challenges. * using Wundertraining Strengths cards pic below.
• Individual STRENGTHS evaluation of 34 recognised
leadership strengths and insight into key findings from
the research - based on 34 Strengths consolidated
from the Gallup Studies of 20,000 interviews with
senior leaders, studies of over a million teams and
50 years of research into the world’s most
admired leaders.
• The leadership strengths underpin -The four leadership domains as identified
in the research:
1. Executing: those who know how to make things happen.
2. Influencing: those who help their teams reach a much broader audience.
3. Relationship Building: those who are the glue that holds the team
together.
4. Strategic Thinking: those who keep us focused on what could be.
ACTIVITY: Play BALL - game to support utilising team strengths- listening skills
and collaboration to build performance.
KEY AREA 3: Team Development and Dynamics:
ACTIVITY: LOST AT SEA.
Group Development and Dynamics in practice. Evaluation of how they traveled as a
team and the roles team members played in the process.
*we have a selection of mariner and pirate hats to support this activity.
• Tuckman's Team Development theory and evaluation of where the team is
currently.
• Team Dynamics theory - awareness of the need for the balance of the 3
key areas of Task, Maintenance and Individual Needs
• Identify and share functional and dysfunctional behaviours that participants
currently practise within these areas.
*Using Wundertraining playing cards.
ACTIVITY: Working Together Agreement –
preferred and unacceptable behaviours
Utilise the Japanese KJ method -uses lots of
post it notes and allows for all voices to be
heard!
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ACTIVITY: Validation- Appreciation and gratitude at its finest!
Participants write messages to each team member about what they admire or
respect about each individual team members contribution to the team.
KEY AREA 4: INTERPERSONAL- Building Trust, Constructive Conflict and
Eliminating Workplace Drama
• TRUST fundamentals
• 5 Dysfunctions of a team- Evaluation and sharing current areas of
opportunity.
• Brief insight into Conflict stages and fighting fair in the Storming stage.
• Style under Stress individual evaluation and a big picture view of the team.
• 3 Key Thinking Strategies for enhancing team dynamics.
1) Seek to Understand, then to be Understood (Stephen Covey)
2) Focus proactively on Goals: Proactive vs Reactive focus
3) Kapmams Triangle- The Victim, The Persecutor, The Rescuer
Create an awareness of how workplace drama often 'plays' and the roles
we may take. (And how to eliminate the Drama!)
Key Area 5: "Working Together Agreement"
Final Consolidation of the "Working Together Agreement" which underpins
how ‘we work together’ includes- Team purpose, Values and supporting
preferred and unacceptable behaviours. The formal document will be
emailed to the group leader within 2 days of the workshop.
Concept SAMPLE: compiled from the team input on the day.
Additional TAILORED OPTIONS:
We will happily tailor to suit to your needs. Another option which can be
incorporated into the program and an area withdrawn eg. "The Lost at Sea" activity
The 6 Thinking Hats- Edward De Bono concept
Workshop an innovation or idea using 6 thinking styles - supports collaboration and
contribution. This also creates self-evaluation of individual and team predominant
thinking style. Includes an array of hats to suit and Wundertraining cards!
See- workshops- team building- 6 Hats Collaborate and Think-big for further insight.
*Ideal for a stable team looking to grow innovation or efficiency.
Recent Testimonials:
10/10 Brilliant! A must do for all Leadership teams.
Karen - Bendigo & Adelaide Bank
10/10 Great team builder. All the content was very informative and fun.
Kim – B&A
“A BIG Thank you! Great positive outcomes and will change things for the better! '
Anon Department of Education