Identifying the Strengths and Blind Spots of the Team

• Personal Development Profile or Innovate Using:
  • The Creator Role
  • The Advancer Role
  • The Refiner Role
  • The Executer Role
• Using Ones Personal Style to Help Team Development
• Typical Behavioral Dimensions:
  • The Dominance Dimension
  • The Influence Dimension
  • The Steadiness Dimension
  • The Conscientiousness Dimension

Differences Between Groups and Teams

• Characteristics of Groups
• Characteristics of Teams (Team Basics)
• Effective Teams: Definition and Characteristics
• High Performance Teams (HPT)
• The Concept of Synergy

Group Process: How Groups Work

• Consensus: Definition and Guidelines
• Applying Consensus in Team Building Contexts
• Task and Maintenance Functions of Groups
• Dysfunctional Team Roles

Team Roles and the Team Development Cycle

• Belbin Team Roles
  • Action Orientation
  • People Orientation
  • Cerebral Orientation
• Stages of Team Development
  • The Forming Stage
  • The Storming Stage
  • The Norming Stage
  • The Performing Stage
  • The Adjourning Stage
• Behavior and Communication Style at Each Stage

Team Leadership Concepts

• The Right Team for the Right Challenge
• Dealing with Weak Members
• Developing Good Communication between Teammates and Leaders
• Team Leadership:
  • Theory X and Theory Y
  • The Managerial Grid
  • Situational Leadership

The Laws of Teamwork

• The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork