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Quick Look Course Summary:Build Winning Teams to Achieve Company Objectives (1 day)
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Length: 1 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 5,654 EX VAT 3 Person R 3,982 EX VAT 10 Person R 2,954 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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Build Winning Teams to Achieve Company Objectives (1 day)
Team leaders who can turn a group of people into a working team – and keep it working when people, projects and pressures change.
Teams rarely stay still. New people join, projects reshuffle staff and restructures merge departments, and each change sends the team back to square one. This one-day team building training gives supervisors and team leaders a practical way to build their team deliberately: what makes a group a team, how teams develop, and what the leader has to do at each stage.
The day follows the life of a real team. Delegates learn the main types of team and Tuckman's forming, storming, norming and performing model, then work out where their own team is now. They plan team-building activities that serve a real goal rather than a day out that changes nothing, practise running shorter and more useful meetings, and use the Six Thinking Hats to solve a problem as a group and reach agreement.
It is activity-based and built for South African workplaces, where teams often span languages, cultures, sites and shifts. Delegates leave with a simple team health check and a one-page plan for their next 30 days. Managers who lead several teams, or who need to measure team effectiveness in depth, should look at the two-day version of this course.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Faster integration of new members, merged teams and project teams
- Fewer conflicts left to fester in the storming stage
- Shorter, more productive team meetings
- A shared model of teamwork that every team leader uses
For your delegates
- Know which stage your team is in and what to do about it
- Plan team-building activities that achieve a clear goal
- Run a meeting that ends with decisions and owners
- A one-page 30-day plan for your own team
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain the difference between a group and a team
- Describe traditional, self-directed and virtual teams and when each fits
- Recognise a team's stage of development and lead it through forming, storming, norming and performing
- Deal with conflict in the storming stage before it becomes entrenched
- Plan, run and evaluate a team-building activity with a clear objective
- Run focused team meetings that end in decisions and actions
- Use the Six Thinking Hats and brainstorming to solve problems and build consensus
- Complete a quick health check of their own team and plan improvements
Who should attend
Supervisors, team leaders and junior managers who lead a single team, and intact teams who want to train together. It suits newly formed teams, teams absorbing new members after hiring or restructuring, and cross-functional or project teams that must perform quickly with people they do not normally work with.
Course outline
Day 1 – Building and running your team
What makes a team
- Groups versus teams
- Why teams matter to company objectives
- Traditional, self-directed and virtual teams
- Roles in a team and why clarity matters
- Icebreaker: building trust in the room
How teams develop
- Tuckman's model: forming, storming, norming and performing
- What leaders and members need to do at each stage
- Handling conflict in the storming stage
- Bringing new members into an established team
- Exercise: placing your own team on the model
Planning team building that works
- Types of team building: activities, games, learning sessions and social events
- Choosing an activity for the outcome you want: trust, communication, problem solving or motivation
- Building a team identity
- Common mistakes: cliques, poor delegation, praising in private and criticising in public
- Checking whether the activity achieved its goal
Meetings that move the team forward
- Why team meetings fail
- The 50-minute meeting framework
- Agendas, roles and time-keeping
- Ending with decisions, owners and dates
Solving problems together
- The Six Thinking Hats approach
- Brainstorming without early criticism
- Reaching consensus and committing to a decision
- Practical: a team problem from your workplace
Team health check and action plan
- A quick team effectiveness check
- Choosing two or three priorities
- Your 30-day team plan
- Close and evaluation
How it is delivered
One day, 08:30-16:00. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or live online. One delegate or a group of up to 20, including intact teams training together. Workbook, team activities and a 30-day team plan included. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
What our clients say
“The training was practical, engaging and relevant to our workplace environment, providing participants with valuable knowledge and practical skills that could be applied in their respective roles.”
“The facilitator was excellent and took time to ensure that the employee understood the content and was able to apply the learning in order to develop the portfolio of evidence.”
“The facilitator who conducted the training was professional and tailored both the schedule and environment to ensure that learners had a safe space to share authentic, real-life experiences”
Frequently asked questions
Can you run this course at our offices?
Yes. Most groups are trained at the client's premises anywhere in South Africa; we can also host it at a BOTI venue or deliver it live online.
Can our whole team attend together?
Yes – and it works well. An intact team practises the model on its own real situation and leaves with a shared plan. Groups of up to 20 can attend; the price per delegate drops as the group grows.
Is it accredited?
No – it is a non-accredited short course and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
How is this different from the two-day course?
This one-day version is for supervisors and team leaders running one team and focuses on practical tools. The two-day Build Winning Teams to Achieve Company Objectives course is aimed at middle managers and adds team dynamics in depth, leadership styles and a full team effectiveness evaluation.
Is this a fun day out or a training course?
It is a training course with activities built in. Delegates take part in short team exercises, but the focus is on how to plan and lead team building back at work, not on the activities themselves.
Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?
Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.
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