Team Empowerment Program

Teams are potentially the most powerful human resource a company can call to action. when a group of individuals is given the opportunity to effectively merge its ideas, energies and ambitions toward a common vision or goal, anything -- from the most difficult, to the improbable, to the seemingly impossible -- can be achieved.

Reaching this potential in today's corporate environment, however, is no small task. As employees are faced with downsizings, budget cuts, tighter schedules, heavier workloads, greater cultural diversity, and rapidly changing technologies, they find it increasingly difficult to meet responsibilities, let alone become animated and inspired to deliver extraordinary service.

Team spirit is not just for high schools and sports fans. Building team spirit, morale and pride at work enhances productivity and efficiency and leads to tangible economic and relational benefits. This action learning program provides a framework for the organization for how morale, pride and spirit can make a positive difference at work.
Program benefits:

• Provides a positive safe learning environment to see individual and team behavior more clearly
• From these insights, the team can build to higher levels of functioning and performance to drive for results.
• Complete training program to either initiate new teams or to revitalize existing teams to achieve new levels of performance.
• Structured, experiential and action learning that builds and supports language from other development programs.
• Refreshing and custom-designed to fit the culture and team needs.
• Trained facilitators will provide suggestions for next steps for the individuals or team.

Program:  A three day teambuilding program. 

Uses well-established team models, such as Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Leoncini, Building Team Spirit by Barry Herrman, High Performance Team Assessment Model and several time-tested experiential tools. Both high and low ropes components can be added for more exciting and powerful team experiences.

Who would benefit from this program?:

• Anyone who operates in a group environment such as team members, team leaders, supervisors, managers, and senior executives
• Anyone seeking to discover more about how to be a better team player.
• Anyone seeking to discover how to be a better team leader.

Target training size:  The ideal is 15-25 participants

Program Format:

• Pre-Planning Session: In advance of the session, one or two planning meetings should be held with key stakeholders and participants to share an overview of the entire program and raise interest in the program.
• Pre-Work:  Three weeks prior to the session each participants is sent a Team Empowerment Profile, an assessment inventory (either Myers-Briggs Type Indicator or Strength Deployment Inventory) and a conflict management assessment.

Day One: Building Group Process Skills
Developing Team Awareness
Building Trust

Day Two: Building Team Effectiveness and Empowerment
Developing the Ability to Confront
Holding each other accountable
Celebrating Success         
         
Day Three: Driving To Results:  Total Team Empowerment and Effectiveness
Attention to Results
Celebrating Success continued
Continuing to Build Team Spirit

Next steps: Breaking Down Silos
Authentic Leadership Intensive