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What you will learn - Create High Performance Teams That Will Lead to Optimum Productivity
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Get BIG Savings with our Ultimate High Performance Teams Inside the Company Online Bundle, 10 Certificate Courses
- High Performance Teams Inside the Company
- Teamwork and Team Building
- Managing Effective Meetings
- Performance Management
- Developing a High Reliability Organization
- Being a Team Player
- Beyond Workplace Politics
- Collaboration
- Conducting Effective Performance Reviews
- Building Better Teams
1. High Performance Teams Inside the Company: Create High Performance Teams That Will Lead to Optimum Productivity
High Performance Teams (Non-remote Workers) are organizations, teams or groups working inside an office environment that are focused on achieving the same goals.
Developing high performing teams instills intrinsic motivation within employees. They find meaning in their work, and this satisfies them more than extrinsic motivators such as commissions. When employees are intrinsically motivated at work, they are less likely to leave the organization. Satisfied employees are loyal, and loyalty reduces turnover. It ensures that only qualified employees staff the organization. Success is assured when qualified employees have a genuine interest in the success of the business.
With our High Performance Teams (Non -remote Workers) Course, you will begin to see how important it is to develop a core set of high performance skills while working in an office locale. By knowing and managing the way people interact in an office setting, you will be positioning your high performance teams for great success!
By the end of this High Performance Teams Inside the Company Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the benefits of high performance teams
- Address challenges
- Conduct effective meetings
- Be able to see the big picture
- Work collaboratively
- Adequately praise team members
2. Teamwork and Team Building: Teamwork is Vital in a Successful Organization
For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it's at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. Having a strong team will benefit any organization and will lead to more successes than not.
The Teamwork and Team Building course will encourage you to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch team performer. You will be given the details and concepts of what makes up a team, and what factors into being a successful team and team member.
Course Topics:
- Three Types of Teams
- T&J Four Phase Model
- Encouraging Teamwork
- The SWOT Analysis
By the end of this Teamwork and Team Building Online Course you, will be able to:
- Understand the concept of a team, and how to monitor success.
- Explain the four phases of the Tuckman team development model.
- Understand the three types of teams.
- Describe actions to take as a leader and as a follower for each of the four phases (Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing).
- Understand the benefits and disadvantages of various team-building activities.
- Describe several team-building activities that you can use, and in what settings.
- Follow strategies for setting and leading team meetings.
- Detail problem - solving strategies using the Six Thinking Hats model -- and one consensus-building approach to solving team problems.
- List actions to do -- and those to avoid -- when encouraging teamwork.
3. Managing Effective Meetings: Achieve Your Goals With Effective Team Meetings
This course is targeted at individuals and groups who require an understanding of the basics of workplace meeting management, and more importantly, how to ensure that meetings are effective.
You are on your first project and you have to organize and manage the project kick-off meeting. What do you do first? Do you create the agenda or the invitation list? How do you run a meeting? What preparation do you need? All of these are valid and real questions you, as the meeting manager, must address. There is no doubt about it. Meetings require skill and technique in order for the meeting to achieve its purpose. Disorganized and poorly managed meetings waste time and hurt your credibility as a meeting manager. Consistently leaving a poor impression with the attendees will haunt you if left unchecked.
The Managing Effective Meetings Online Course is designed to give you the basic tools you need to initiate and manage your meetings. You will learn planning and leading techniques that will give you the confidence to run a meeting that will engage your attendees and leave a positive and lasting impression.
By the end of this Managing Effective Meetings Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the basic requirements for any meeting – agenda, invitations, roles, minutes etc.
- Utilize the tips and techniques provided here to determine an appropriate approach to use for your business meetings in different situations.
- Understand how technology can help your meetings.
- List the logistical items that you may need to address for your meeting.
- Understand the need for following up after a meeting to ensure action.
- Understand how to continually improve your meetings.
4. Performance Management: Focus Everyone on the same Priorities to Improve Performance
Performance Management is making sure the employee and the organization are focused on the same priorities. It touches on the organization itself by improving production and reducing waste. It helps the employee or individual set and meet their goals and improves the employee manager relationship. This is key in keeping an organization and employee aligned, which improves performance and productivity, is Performance Management.
When changes occur Performance Management helps the transition to be smoother and less hectic. It helps the organization and employee have a stream-lined relationship which improves communication and interactions between the two groups. It will help close any gaps that exist in an employee's skill-set and make them a more valuable employee through feedback and coaching.
By the end of this Performance Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define performance management
- Understand how performance management works and the tools to make it work
- Learn the three phases of performance management and how to assess it
- Discuss effective goal-setting
- Learn how to give feedback on performance management
- Identify Kolb's learning cycle
- Recognize the importance of motivation
- Develop a performance journal and performance plan
5. Developing a High Reliability Organization: Learn What Constitutes A High Reliability Organization
High Reliability Organizations (HROs) are aware of their situations, they take stock of things and take the best approach to deal with trouble before it happens and afterwards as well. This course explores the principles of high reliability, looks at real examples of HROs, and probes the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster to help showcase the principles.
You will learn what constitutes a High Reliability Organization (HRO), the principles behind high reliability and take a look at a real life disaster that could have benefitted from those principles.
By the end of this Developing a High Reliability Organization Online Course, you will be able to:
- Define the characteristics of a high reliability organization.
- Define key concepts required for high reliability, including mindfulness and expectations.
- Describe the five principles governing high reliability organizations: preoccupation with failure, resistance to simplification, sensitivity to operations, commitment to resilience, and deference to expertise.
- Audit activities at all stages to assess the business’ reliability.
6. Being a Team Player: Learn how to become one with the team
The most remarkable feats are accomplished by people working together. To become a successful leader, you need to understand how and why teams work well, and what makes teams falter. At all levels, from the newest to the most senior member of an enterprise, personal and organizational success depends on having the skills and knowledge to work successfully with others.
Teamwork is essential in any organization, and strongly influences whether a venture succeeds or fails. Participants will learn what characteristics are common to team players, how to demonstrate to others that you are a good team player, types of teams and which ones are vital to every workplace, reasons teams fail, and strategies to ensure success. Other courses that may be of interest are Creating a Positive Work Environment, Making Your Business Better, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Team Building- Developing High Performance Teams, and Communication Strategies.
By the end of this Being a Team Player Online Course, you will be able to:
Most people like to think of themselves as good team players, but are you? Your personal success depends, to a large degree, on how well you support others.
Being a Team Player is a six-session course that teaches about the desirable characteristics of a team player, how to recognize one, different types of teams and which ones are essential to every organization. It then covers why teams falter, and how to better ensure success. After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of a team player and a non-team player
- Know the difference between a team player and a non-team player
- Learn the qualities possessed by a team player
- Determine what type of team player you are and how that functions in your workplace
- Know and understand what it takes to be a team player
- Discover the different types of teams that exist within a company
- Learn what working together as a team looks like
- Learn the different types of workplace teams and what types of teams successful organizations need
- Develop strategies to improve teamwork
7. Beyond Workplace Politics: How to Cope with Workplace Politics
This version of Beyond Workplace Politics will allow you to use Social and Emotional Competencies to lessen the impact of workplace politics in your career.
Upon completing this course you will have developed the skills that will allow you to cope with workplace politics which crop up in every workplace where there is more than one person. You will learn exactly what workplace politics are and then delve into learning lessons from social and emotional intelligence. The course takes you along through a look at self-awareness, self-management and into social awareness. Your learning journey continues with consideration of good relationship skills, responsible decision making and wraps up with a chance for you to create your own workplace philosophy.
By the end of this Beyond Workplace Politics Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand what Workplace Politics is and why it is not always bad.
- Distinguish between formal and informal workplace hierarchies.
- Use practical steps to negate the influence of rumors.
- Define Social and Emotional Intelligence and understand their importance in navigating workplace politics.
- Understand the importance of Self-Awareness in dealing with workplace politics and think about your own strengths and abilities.
- Understand the role of Self-Management in the workplace and learn to improve self-management through reflection
- Understand the roles of Empathy, Organizational and Service Awareness in the workplace and social awareness skill development.
- Identify good relationship skills.
- See the importance of responsible decision making and identify decision traps that should be avoided.
- Create your own Workplace Philosophy Statement.
8. Collaboration: Learn and master the art of Collaboration
Collaboration is the skill of working with one or more people to produce or create a result or shared goal. This course discusses why collaborating with colleagues is important in workplaces, and provides strategies to help your organization successfully use collaboration as a tool.
After completion of this course, you should understand the definition of collaboration, what it takes to work collaboratively with your colleagues and the advantages of collaboration. Obstacles to collaboration will be explored, and how to develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment. As well, you will know the six steps to make collaboration work, and the difference between collaboration, cooperation and teamwork.
By the end of this Collaboration Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of collaboration
- Distinguish collaborative qualities individuals often possess
- Know and understand what it takes to work collaboratively with your colleagues
- Discover the difference between collaboration, cooperation and teamwork
- Know what a collaborative environment looks like
- Know the six steps to make collaboration work
- Understand the advantages of collaboration
- Be aware of obstacles to collaboration
- Develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment
- Share tips for employers to reward collaboration
- Understand how technology affects collaboration
9. Conducting Effective Performance Reviews: Conduct Effective Performance Reviews
Trainers who work with HR consultants, managers, and supervisors can conduct a rich training experience in this training course, Conducting Effective Performance Reviews. You’ll teach the reasons why a performance review meeting is such an important aspect of career planning, and that the outcomes of the meeting should be known to the employee and supervisor before the meeting actually takes place.
By the end of this Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Online Course, you will be able to:
- To recognize the importance of having a performance review process for employees.
- How to work with employees to set performance standards and goals.
- Skills in observing, giving feedback, listening, and asking questions.
- An effective interview process and the opportunity to practice the process in a supportive atmosphere.
- How to make the performance review legally defensible, and much more.
10. Building Better Teams: Create Effective, Motivated, Productive Teams
Teams are the most important foundation on which successful organizations are built, and trainers who facilitate Teamwork: Building Better Teams as a one-day training course will help business leaders create effective, motivated, productive teams.
By the end of this Building Better Teams Online Course, you will be able to:
- Develop and enforce team norms and ground rules
- Generate and approach contracts
- Identify their own unique style and represent that in their team dynamic
- Leverage their knowledge to grow and lead effectively
- Build trust and develop the team’s maturity as a unit
- Communicate with presence and impact
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Ultimate High Performance Teams Inside the Company 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Certificate In High Performance Teams Inside the Company Online Course
Module One: Getting Started
- Course Objectives
Module Two: The Benefits of High Performance Teams
- Creates Loyalty
- Optimum Productivity
- Collaboration
- Creates Visibility
Module Three: Challenges of High Performance Teams
- Can Create Competition
- High Turnover Rate
- Negative Focus on Productivity
- Fear of Failure
Module Four: How to Build and Lead High Performance Teams
- Promote Understanding
- Provide Adequate Knowledge
- Facilitate Effective Interaction
- Conduct Effective Meetings
Module Five: Characteristics of High Performance Teams
- Understand the Big Picture
- Have Common Goals
- Work Collaboratively
- Produce Quality Results
Module Six: Roles of an Effective Team Leader
- Provides Adequate Training
- Timely, Constructive Feedback
- Views Mistakes as Opportunities
- Environment of Problem-solving
Module Seven: Leading High Performance Teams (I)
- Vision
- Patience
- Humility
- Humor
Module Eight: Leading High Performance Teams (II)
- Courage
- Compliance
- Tolerance
- Gratitude
Module Nine: Ideas for Motivating High Performance Teams
- Let Employees Be Idealists
- No Negative Criticism
- Give Ample Praise
- Have Lunch with Each Employee
Module Ten: Steps to Retaining High Performers
- Give Them Visibility
- Keep Them Entertained
- Reward Them
- Provide Them with Mentors
Module Eleven: Augmenting Team Performance
- Authority
- Ask Questions
- Quickly Resolve Differences
- Practice Unanimity
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 2 - Certificate In Teamwork and Team Building Online Course
Section One: Getting Started
Section Two: Defining Success
- What is a Team?
- An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model
Section Three: Types of Teams
- The Traditional Team
- What are Self-Directed Teams
- Virtual Teams
Section Four: First Stage of Team Development – Forming
- Characteristics of the Stage Forming
- A Leaders Role for Forming
- A Followers Role for Forming
Section Five: Second Stage of Team Development – Storming
- Characteristics of the Stage Storming
- A Leaders Role for Storming
- A Followers Role for Storming
Section Six: Third Stage of Team Development – Norming
- Characteristics of the Stage Norming
- A Leaders Role for Norming
- A Followers Role for Norming
Section Seven: Fourth Stage of Team Development – Performing
- Characteristics of the Stage Performing
- A Leaders Role for Performing
- A Followers Role for Performing
Section Eight: Team Building Activities
- The Benefits and Disadvantages
- Team-Building Activities That Won’t Make People Cringe
- Location for Team-Building
Section Nine: Making the Most of Team Meetings
- Setting the Time and the Place
- Trying the 50-Minute Meeting
- Using Celebrations of All Sizes
Section Ten: Solving Problems as a Team
- The Six Thinking Hats
- Encouraging Brainstorming
- Basic Brainstorming
- Building Consensus
Section Eleven: Encouraging Teamwork
- Some Things to Do
- Some Things to Avoid
- Some Things to Consider
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 3 - Certificate In Managing Effective Meetings Online Course
Getting Started
- What this course will cover
- Course Objectives
Section One – Meeting Basics
- What do I need for my meeting?
Section Two – The Agenda
- Agenda Structure
- Things to consider
- Preparation and time
- Choosing an Agenda Format
Section Three: Preparation, Pre-Reading
- What preparation might participants need?
- How can the organizer facilitate the participants’ preparation?
Section Four: Using Technology
- What Technology do I need?
- Managing the technology
Section Five: Logistics
- Logistical Needs?
Section Six: Regular Meetings
- Formal meeting needs
- Regular informal meetings
Section Seven: Larger Meetings/Events
- Additional requirements for larger meetings?
Section Eight: Conducting an effective meeting
- Running the Meeting
Section Nine: Role Play
- Role Play
Section Ten: Minutes and follow ups
- Format and taking of Minutes
Section Eleven: Improving your meetings
- What can be improved?
Section Twelve: Additional Considerations
- Do you need to have a meeting?
- Pre-warning
- Games
- Incentives/prizes
Course 4 - Certificate In Performance Management Online Course
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - The Basics (Part 1)
- What is performance management?
- How does performance management work?
- Tools
Module Three - The Basics (Part 2)
- Three phase process
- Assessments
- Performance reviews
Module Four - Goal Setting
- SMART goal setting
- Specific goals
- Measureable goals
- Attainable goals
- Realistic goals
- Timely goals
- Monitoring results
Module Five - Establishing Performance Goals
- Strategic planning
- Job analysis
- Setting goals
- Motivation
Module Six - 360 Degree Feedback
- What is 360 degree feedback?
- Vs. traditional performance reviews
- The components
Module Seven - Competency Assessments
- Competency assessment defined
- Implementation
- Final destination
Module Eight - Kolb's Learning Cycle
- Experience
- Observation
- Conceptualisation
- Experimentation
Module Nine - Motivation
- Key factors
- The motivation organisation
- Identifying personal motivators
- Evaluating and adapting
Module Ten - The Performance Journal
- Record goals and accomplishments
- Linking with your employees or managers
- Implementing a performance coach
- Keeping track
Module Eleven - Creating a Performance Plan
- Goals
- Desired results
- Prioritization
- Measure
- Evaluation
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 5 - Certificate In Developing a High Reliability Organization Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Preoccupation with Failure
- Resistance to Simplification
- Sensitivity to Operations
- Commitment to Resilience
- Deference to Expertise
Session 2: What is a High Reliability Organization?
- High Reliability Organizations
- Links in the Chain, Part One
- Links in the Chain, Part Two
- HRO Principles
Session 3: Key Concepts
- Expectations, Normalization, and Mindfulness
- Normalization
- Mindfulness
- Making Connections
- Case Study
Session 4: The Anticipation Principles
- Preoccupation with Failure
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Resistance to Simplification
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Sensitivity to Operations
- Case Study
- Making Connections, Part One
- Making Connections, Part Two
Session 5: The Containment Principles
- Commitment to Resilience, Part One
- Commitment to Resilience, Part Two
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Deference to Expertise
- Case Study
- Making Connections, Part One
- Making Connections, Part Two
Session 6: Auditing for High Reliability
- Auditing Techniques
- Churchill’s Four Questions
- Making Connections
- Sample Audit Questions
Session 7: Test Driving
- Case Study, Part One
- Case Study, Part Two
- Case Study, Part Three
- Task
Session 8: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 6 - Certificate In Being a Team Player Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Why Did You Take This Course?
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Being a Team Player
- What is a Team Player?
- Who is a Team Player?
- Characteristics of a Team Player
Session Three: Being a Good Team Player
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- How to Be a Good Team Player
- Are You a Good Team Player?
- Take 1
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork’ Question in an Interview
- The Interview
Session Four: Team Work
- Team Work Definition
- Types of Workplace Teams
- A Closer Look
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need
Session Five: Why Teamwork Fails
- Five Reasons
- Employee recognition
- Types of recognition
- Tips for recognizing employees
- One Bad Apple...
Session Six: Strategies to Improve Teamwork
- 20 Strategies
- Bringing it All Together
- Summary
Course 7 - Certificate In Beyond Workplace Politics Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment, Part One
- Pre-Assignment, Part Two
Session 2: What is Workplace Politics?
- Workplace Politics
- Formal Versus Informal Hierarchy
- What to Do About Rumors
Session 3: Lessons from Social and Emotional Intelligence
- History of Social and Emotional Intelligence
- Defining Social and Emotional Intelligence
Session 4: Self-Awareness
- Understanding Self-Awareness
Session 5: Self-Management
- Understanding Self-Management
- Improving Self-Management through Reflection
- Reflective Diary
Session 6: Social Awareness
- Empathy, Organizational and Service Awareness
- Empathy
- Organizational Awareness
- Service Awareness
Session 7: Good Relationship Skills
- Identifying Relationship Skills
- N’Derial III, Part One
- N’Derial III, Part Two
- Individual Action Steps
- Reflection
Session 8: Responsible Decision Making
- Decision Making
- Decision-Making Traps
- Decision Wheel
- Decision Wheel Method
Session 9: Creating Your Workplace Philosophy
- Philosophy Statement
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 8 - Certificate In Collaboration Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Setting the Stage
- Agenda Review
- Learning Objectives
- Action Plans and Evaluations
Session Two: Being Collaborative
- What is Collaboration?
- Qualities of a Collaborator
- Break
Session Three: Elements of Successful Collaboration
- Elements of Collaboration
- Five Elements of a Successful Collaboration
- Collaboration, Teamwork, Cooperation: What is the Difference?
- How to Make Collaboration Work: 6 Predictable Stages
- Morning Wrap-Up
- Lunch
- Energizer: What Did You Learn?
Session Four: Benefits of Collaboration
- What Are the Advantages of Collaboration
- Collaborative Workspace
- Corporate Culture of Collaboration
- Features to Help Create a Collaborative Workspace
- Break
Session Five: Common Obstacles
- Five Arguments Against Collaboration
- Tips to Overcome Collaborative Obstacles:
- Rewarding Team Collaboration
- Session Six: Technology and Collaboration
- Implementing Technology to Facilitate Collaboration:
- Wrap-Up
Course 9 - Certificate In Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Performance Appraisals Done Well
- What are Performance Appraisals?
- Making Connections
- Building Trust
Session Three: Errors We Make
- Three Slippery Areas
- Making Connections
Session Four: Types of Performance Reviews
- Choosing What Works
- Winning Performance Appraisals
Session Five: The Performance Management Process
- The Four Steps
- Sample Performance Appraisal Forms
Session Six: Goals with SPIRIT
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- My Dreams and Goals
- Putting it All Together
Session Seven: The Performance Management Cycle
- The Four Phases
- The Basis for Review
Session Eight: Setting Standards
Session Nine: Creating a Performance Development Plan
Session Ten: Feedback and Communication
Session Eleven: Listening Skills
- Active Listening
- The Mission: To Listen
Session Twelve: Communication Strategies
- Basic Skills
- Probing
- Non-Verbal Messages
- Interpretation Exercise
Session Thirteen: Giving Feedback
- The Importance of Feedback
- Six Characteristics
- Case Studies
Session Fourteen: Accepting Criticism
Session Fifteen: Planning the Interview
Session Sixteen: The Interview
- A Basic Format
- Preparation
Session Seventeen: Goal Setting Role Play
Session Eighteen: Providing Feedback
Session Nineteen: Coaching
- The Importance of Coaching
- Task Preparation
Session Twenty: Appraisal Preparation
Session Twenty-One: The Interview
Session Twenty-Two: Maintaining Performance
Session Twenty-Three: Handling Performance Problems
- Make the Commitment
- Behavior Contracts
- Recognizing Mrs. Stanford
Session Twenty-Four: The Part Where Someone Gets Fired
- If You Have To Let Them Go…
- Role Play
Session Twenty-Five: Pre-Assignment Review
Session Twenty-Six: Performance Management Checklists
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
- Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
- Personal Action Plan
Course 10 - Certificate In Building Better Teams Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Defining Teams
Session Three: Establishing Team Norms
- Characteristics of Teams
- Ground Rules
- Team Contracts
Session Four: Working as a Team
Session Five: Your Team Player Type
- What’s Your Team Player Type?
- What Does it Mean To Have a Number?
- My Team Style
Session Six: Building Team Trust
- Why is Trust Important?
- Building Trust
Session Seven: The Stages of Team Development
Session Eight: Team Building with TORI
Session Nine: Communication
- Defining Communication
- Listening Skills
Session Ten: Becoming a Good Team Player
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
- Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
- Personal Action Plan
Requirements
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Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
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OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
All systems
Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Requirements
Entry requirements:
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education:
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Device requirements:
Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.
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- High Performance Teams Inside the Company
- Teamwork and Team Building
- Managing Effective Meetings
- Performance Management
- Developing a High Reliability Organization
- Being a Team Player
- Beyond Workplace Politics
- Collaboration
- Conducting Effective Performance Reviews
- Building Better Teams
1. High Performance Teams Inside the Company: Create High Performance Teams That Will Lead to Optimum Productivity
High Performance Teams (Non-remote Workers) are organizations, teams or groups working inside an office environment that are focused on achieving the same goals.
Developing high performing teams instills intrinsic motivation within employees. They find meaning in their work, and this satisfies them more than extrinsic motivators such as commissions. When employees are intrinsically motivated at work, they are less likely to leave the organization. Satisfied employees are loyal, and loyalty reduces turnover. It ensures that only qualified employees staff the organization. Success is assured when qualified employees have a genuine interest in the success of the business.
With our High Performance Teams (Non -remote Workers) Course, you will begin to see how important it is to develop a core set of high performance skills while working in an office locale. By knowing and managing the way people interact in an office setting, you will be positioning your high performance teams for great success!
By the end of this High Performance Teams Inside the Company Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the benefits of high performance teams
- Address challenges
- Conduct effective meetings
- Be able to see the big picture
- Work collaboratively
- Adequately praise team members
2. Teamwork and Team Building: Teamwork is Vital in a Successful Organization
For most of us, teamwork is a part of everyday life. Whether it's at home, in the community, or at work, we are often expected to be a functional part of a performing team. Having a strong team will benefit any organization and will lead to more successes than not.
The Teamwork and Team Building course will encourage you to explore the different aspects of a team, as well as ways that they can become a top-notch team performer. You will be given the details and concepts of what makes up a team, and what factors into being a successful team and team member.
Course Topics:
- Three Types of Teams
- T&J Four Phase Model
- Encouraging Teamwork
- The SWOT Analysis
By the end of this Teamwork and Team Building Online Course you, will be able to:
- Understand the concept of a team, and how to monitor success.
- Explain the four phases of the Tuckman team development model.
- Understand the three types of teams.
- Describe actions to take as a leader and as a follower for each of the four phases (Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing).
- Understand the benefits and disadvantages of various team-building activities.
- Describe several team-building activities that you can use, and in what settings.
- Follow strategies for setting and leading team meetings.
- Detail problem - solving strategies using the Six Thinking Hats model -- and one consensus-building approach to solving team problems.
- List actions to do -- and those to avoid -- when encouraging teamwork.
3. Managing Effective Meetings: Achieve Your Goals With Effective Team Meetings
This course is targeted at individuals and groups who require an understanding of the basics of workplace meeting management, and more importantly, how to ensure that meetings are effective.
You are on your first project and you have to organize and manage the project kick-off meeting. What do you do first? Do you create the agenda or the invitation list? How do you run a meeting? What preparation do you need? All of these are valid and real questions you, as the meeting manager, must address. There is no doubt about it. Meetings require skill and technique in order for the meeting to achieve its purpose. Disorganized and poorly managed meetings waste time and hurt your credibility as a meeting manager. Consistently leaving a poor impression with the attendees will haunt you if left unchecked.
The Managing Effective Meetings Online Course is designed to give you the basic tools you need to initiate and manage your meetings. You will learn planning and leading techniques that will give you the confidence to run a meeting that will engage your attendees and leave a positive and lasting impression.
By the end of this Managing Effective Meetings Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the basic requirements for any meeting – agenda, invitations, roles, minutes etc.
- Utilize the tips and techniques provided here to determine an appropriate approach to use for your business meetings in different situations.
- Understand how technology can help your meetings.
- List the logistical items that you may need to address for your meeting.
- Understand the need for following up after a meeting to ensure action.
- Understand how to continually improve your meetings.
4. Performance Management: Focus Everyone on the same Priorities to Improve Performance
Performance Management is making sure the employee and the organization are focused on the same priorities. It touches on the organization itself by improving production and reducing waste. It helps the employee or individual set and meet their goals and improves the employee manager relationship. This is key in keeping an organization and employee aligned, which improves performance and productivity, is Performance Management.
When changes occur Performance Management helps the transition to be smoother and less hectic. It helps the organization and employee have a stream-lined relationship which improves communication and interactions between the two groups. It will help close any gaps that exist in an employee's skill-set and make them a more valuable employee through feedback and coaching.
By the end of this Performance Management Online Short Course, you will be able to:
- Define performance management
- Understand how performance management works and the tools to make it work
- Learn the three phases of performance management and how to assess it
- Discuss effective goal-setting
- Learn how to give feedback on performance management
- Identify Kolb's learning cycle
- Recognize the importance of motivation
- Develop a performance journal and performance plan
5. Developing a High Reliability Organization: Learn What Constitutes A High Reliability Organization
High Reliability Organizations (HROs) are aware of their situations, they take stock of things and take the best approach to deal with trouble before it happens and afterwards as well. This course explores the principles of high reliability, looks at real examples of HROs, and probes the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster to help showcase the principles.
You will learn what constitutes a High Reliability Organization (HRO), the principles behind high reliability and take a look at a real life disaster that could have benefitted from those principles.
By the end of this Developing a High Reliability Organization Online Course, you will be able to:
- Define the characteristics of a high reliability organization.
- Define key concepts required for high reliability, including mindfulness and expectations.
- Describe the five principles governing high reliability organizations: preoccupation with failure, resistance to simplification, sensitivity to operations, commitment to resilience, and deference to expertise.
- Audit activities at all stages to assess the business’ reliability.
6. Being a Team Player: Learn how to become one with the team
The most remarkable feats are accomplished by people working together. To become a successful leader, you need to understand how and why teams work well, and what makes teams falter. At all levels, from the newest to the most senior member of an enterprise, personal and organizational success depends on having the skills and knowledge to work successfully with others.
Teamwork is essential in any organization, and strongly influences whether a venture succeeds or fails. Participants will learn what characteristics are common to team players, how to demonstrate to others that you are a good team player, types of teams and which ones are vital to every workplace, reasons teams fail, and strategies to ensure success. Other courses that may be of interest are Creating a Positive Work Environment, Making Your Business Better, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Team Building- Developing High Performance Teams, and Communication Strategies.
By the end of this Being a Team Player Online Course, you will be able to:
Most people like to think of themselves as good team players, but are you? Your personal success depends, to a large degree, on how well you support others.
Being a Team Player is a six-session course that teaches about the desirable characteristics of a team player, how to recognize one, different types of teams and which ones are essential to every organization. It then covers why teams falter, and how to better ensure success. After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of a team player and a non-team player
- Know the difference between a team player and a non-team player
- Learn the qualities possessed by a team player
- Determine what type of team player you are and how that functions in your workplace
- Know and understand what it takes to be a team player
- Discover the different types of teams that exist within a company
- Learn what working together as a team looks like
- Learn the different types of workplace teams and what types of teams successful organizations need
- Develop strategies to improve teamwork
7. Beyond Workplace Politics: How to Cope with Workplace Politics
This version of Beyond Workplace Politics will allow you to use Social and Emotional Competencies to lessen the impact of workplace politics in your career.
Upon completing this course you will have developed the skills that will allow you to cope with workplace politics which crop up in every workplace where there is more than one person. You will learn exactly what workplace politics are and then delve into learning lessons from social and emotional intelligence. The course takes you along through a look at self-awareness, self-management and into social awareness. Your learning journey continues with consideration of good relationship skills, responsible decision making and wraps up with a chance for you to create your own workplace philosophy.
By the end of this Beyond Workplace Politics Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand what Workplace Politics is and why it is not always bad.
- Distinguish between formal and informal workplace hierarchies.
- Use practical steps to negate the influence of rumors.
- Define Social and Emotional Intelligence and understand their importance in navigating workplace politics.
- Understand the importance of Self-Awareness in dealing with workplace politics and think about your own strengths and abilities.
- Understand the role of Self-Management in the workplace and learn to improve self-management through reflection
- Understand the roles of Empathy, Organizational and Service Awareness in the workplace and social awareness skill development.
- Identify good relationship skills.
- See the importance of responsible decision making and identify decision traps that should be avoided.
- Create your own Workplace Philosophy Statement.
8. Collaboration: Learn and master the art of Collaboration
Collaboration is the skill of working with one or more people to produce or create a result or shared goal. This course discusses why collaborating with colleagues is important in workplaces, and provides strategies to help your organization successfully use collaboration as a tool.
After completion of this course, you should understand the definition of collaboration, what it takes to work collaboratively with your colleagues and the advantages of collaboration. Obstacles to collaboration will be explored, and how to develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment. As well, you will know the six steps to make collaboration work, and the difference between collaboration, cooperation and teamwork.
By the end of this Collaboration Online Course, you will be able to:
- Understand the definition of collaboration
- Distinguish collaborative qualities individuals often possess
- Know and understand what it takes to work collaboratively with your colleagues
- Discover the difference between collaboration, cooperation and teamwork
- Know what a collaborative environment looks like
- Know the six steps to make collaboration work
- Understand the advantages of collaboration
- Be aware of obstacles to collaboration
- Develop strategies to improve a collaborative work environment
- Share tips for employers to reward collaboration
- Understand how technology affects collaboration
9. Conducting Effective Performance Reviews: Conduct Effective Performance Reviews
Trainers who work with HR consultants, managers, and supervisors can conduct a rich training experience in this training course, Conducting Effective Performance Reviews. You’ll teach the reasons why a performance review meeting is such an important aspect of career planning, and that the outcomes of the meeting should be known to the employee and supervisor before the meeting actually takes place.
By the end of this Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Online Course, you will be able to:
- To recognize the importance of having a performance review process for employees.
- How to work with employees to set performance standards and goals.
- Skills in observing, giving feedback, listening, and asking questions.
- An effective interview process and the opportunity to practice the process in a supportive atmosphere.
- How to make the performance review legally defensible, and much more.
10. Building Better Teams: Create Effective, Motivated, Productive Teams
Teams are the most important foundation on which successful organizations are built, and trainers who facilitate Teamwork: Building Better Teams as a one-day training course will help business leaders create effective, motivated, productive teams.
By the end of this Building Better Teams Online Course, you will be able to:
- Develop and enforce team norms and ground rules
- Generate and approach contracts
- Identify their own unique style and represent that in their team dynamic
- Leverage their knowledge to grow and lead effectively
- Build trust and develop the team’s maturity as a unit
- Communicate with presence and impact
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Ultimate High Performance Teams Inside the Company 10 Course Bundle includes the following courses, below is a summary of each course:
Course 1 - Certificate In High Performance Teams Inside the Company Online Course
Module One: Getting Started
- Course Objectives
Module Two: The Benefits of High Performance Teams
- Creates Loyalty
- Optimum Productivity
- Collaboration
- Creates Visibility
Module Three: Challenges of High Performance Teams
- Can Create Competition
- High Turnover Rate
- Negative Focus on Productivity
- Fear of Failure
Module Four: How to Build and Lead High Performance Teams
- Promote Understanding
- Provide Adequate Knowledge
- Facilitate Effective Interaction
- Conduct Effective Meetings
Module Five: Characteristics of High Performance Teams
- Understand the Big Picture
- Have Common Goals
- Work Collaboratively
- Produce Quality Results
Module Six: Roles of an Effective Team Leader
- Provides Adequate Training
- Timely, Constructive Feedback
- Views Mistakes as Opportunities
- Environment of Problem-solving
Module Seven: Leading High Performance Teams (I)
- Vision
- Patience
- Humility
- Humor
Module Eight: Leading High Performance Teams (II)
- Courage
- Compliance
- Tolerance
- Gratitude
Module Nine: Ideas for Motivating High Performance Teams
- Let Employees Be Idealists
- No Negative Criticism
- Give Ample Praise
- Have Lunch with Each Employee
Module Ten: Steps to Retaining High Performers
- Give Them Visibility
- Keep Them Entertained
- Reward Them
- Provide Them with Mentors
Module Eleven: Augmenting Team Performance
- Authority
- Ask Questions
- Quickly Resolve Differences
- Practice Unanimity
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 2 - Certificate In Teamwork and Team Building Online Course
Section One: Getting Started
Section Two: Defining Success
- What is a Team?
- An Overview of Tuckman and Jensen’s Four-Phase Model
Section Three: Types of Teams
- The Traditional Team
- What are Self-Directed Teams
- Virtual Teams
Section Four: First Stage of Team Development – Forming
- Characteristics of the Stage Forming
- A Leaders Role for Forming
- A Followers Role for Forming
Section Five: Second Stage of Team Development – Storming
- Characteristics of the Stage Storming
- A Leaders Role for Storming
- A Followers Role for Storming
Section Six: Third Stage of Team Development – Norming
- Characteristics of the Stage Norming
- A Leaders Role for Norming
- A Followers Role for Norming
Section Seven: Fourth Stage of Team Development – Performing
- Characteristics of the Stage Performing
- A Leaders Role for Performing
- A Followers Role for Performing
Section Eight: Team Building Activities
- The Benefits and Disadvantages
- Team-Building Activities That Won’t Make People Cringe
- Location for Team-Building
Section Nine: Making the Most of Team Meetings
- Setting the Time and the Place
- Trying the 50-Minute Meeting
- Using Celebrations of All Sizes
Section Ten: Solving Problems as a Team
- The Six Thinking Hats
- Encouraging Brainstorming
- Basic Brainstorming
- Building Consensus
Section Eleven: Encouraging Teamwork
- Some Things to Do
- Some Things to Avoid
- Some Things to Consider
Section Twelve: Wrapping Up
Course 3 - Certificate In Managing Effective Meetings Online Course
Getting Started
- What this course will cover
- Course Objectives
Section One – Meeting Basics
- What do I need for my meeting?
Section Two – The Agenda
- Agenda Structure
- Things to consider
- Preparation and time
- Choosing an Agenda Format
Section Three: Preparation, Pre-Reading
- What preparation might participants need?
- How can the organizer facilitate the participants’ preparation?
Section Four: Using Technology
- What Technology do I need?
- Managing the technology
Section Five: Logistics
- Logistical Needs?
Section Six: Regular Meetings
- Formal meeting needs
- Regular informal meetings
Section Seven: Larger Meetings/Events
- Additional requirements for larger meetings?
Section Eight: Conducting an effective meeting
- Running the Meeting
Section Nine: Role Play
- Role Play
Section Ten: Minutes and follow ups
- Format and taking of Minutes
Section Eleven: Improving your meetings
- What can be improved?
Section Twelve: Additional Considerations
- Do you need to have a meeting?
- Pre-warning
- Games
- Incentives/prizes
Course 4 - Certificate In Performance Management Online Course
Module One - Getting Started
Module Two - The Basics (Part 1)
- What is performance management?
- How does performance management work?
- Tools
Module Three - The Basics (Part 2)
- Three phase process
- Assessments
- Performance reviews
Module Four - Goal Setting
- SMART goal setting
- Specific goals
- Measureable goals
- Attainable goals
- Realistic goals
- Timely goals
- Monitoring results
Module Five - Establishing Performance Goals
- Strategic planning
- Job analysis
- Setting goals
- Motivation
Module Six - 360 Degree Feedback
- What is 360 degree feedback?
- Vs. traditional performance reviews
- The components
Module Seven - Competency Assessments
- Competency assessment defined
- Implementation
- Final destination
Module Eight - Kolb's Learning Cycle
- Experience
- Observation
- Conceptualisation
- Experimentation
Module Nine - Motivation
- Key factors
- The motivation organisation
- Identifying personal motivators
- Evaluating and adapting
Module Ten - The Performance Journal
- Record goals and accomplishments
- Linking with your employees or managers
- Implementing a performance coach
- Keeping track
Module Eleven - Creating a Performance Plan
- Goals
- Desired results
- Prioritization
- Measure
- Evaluation
Module Twelve - Wrapping Up
Course 5 - Certificate In Developing a High Reliability Organization Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Preoccupation with Failure
- Resistance to Simplification
- Sensitivity to Operations
- Commitment to Resilience
- Deference to Expertise
Session 2: What is a High Reliability Organization?
- High Reliability Organizations
- Links in the Chain, Part One
- Links in the Chain, Part Two
- HRO Principles
Session 3: Key Concepts
- Expectations, Normalization, and Mindfulness
- Normalization
- Mindfulness
- Making Connections
- Case Study
Session 4: The Anticipation Principles
- Preoccupation with Failure
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Resistance to Simplification
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Sensitivity to Operations
- Case Study
- Making Connections, Part One
- Making Connections, Part Two
Session 5: The Containment Principles
- Commitment to Resilience, Part One
- Commitment to Resilience, Part Two
- Case Study
- Making Connections
- Deference to Expertise
- Case Study
- Making Connections, Part One
- Making Connections, Part Two
Session 6: Auditing for High Reliability
- Auditing Techniques
- Churchill’s Four Questions
- Making Connections
- Sample Audit Questions
Session 7: Test Driving
- Case Study, Part One
- Case Study, Part Two
- Case Study, Part Three
- Task
Session 8: A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 6 - Certificate In Being a Team Player Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Why Did You Take This Course?
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: Being a Team Player
- What is a Team Player?
- Who is a Team Player?
- Characteristics of a Team Player
Session Three: Being a Good Team Player
- Actions Speak Louder than Words
- How to Be a Good Team Player
- Are You a Good Team Player?
- Take 1
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork’ Question in an Interview
- The Interview
Session Four: Team Work
- Team Work Definition
- Types of Workplace Teams
- A Closer Look
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need
Session Five: Why Teamwork Fails
- Five Reasons
- Employee recognition
- Types of recognition
- Tips for recognizing employees
- One Bad Apple...
Session Six: Strategies to Improve Teamwork
- 20 Strategies
- Bringing it All Together
- Summary
Course 7 - Certificate In Beyond Workplace Politics Online Course
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment, Part One
- Pre-Assignment, Part Two
Session 2: What is Workplace Politics?
- Workplace Politics
- Formal Versus Informal Hierarchy
- What to Do About Rumors
Session 3: Lessons from Social and Emotional Intelligence
- History of Social and Emotional Intelligence
- Defining Social and Emotional Intelligence
Session 4: Self-Awareness
- Understanding Self-Awareness
Session 5: Self-Management
- Understanding Self-Management
- Improving Self-Management through Reflection
- Reflective Diary
Session 6: Social Awareness
- Empathy, Organizational and Service Awareness
- Empathy
- Organizational Awareness
- Service Awareness
Session 7: Good Relationship Skills
- Identifying Relationship Skills
- N’Derial III, Part One
- N’Derial III, Part Two
- Individual Action Steps
- Reflection
Session 8: Responsible Decision Making
- Decision Making
- Decision-Making Traps
- Decision Wheel
- Decision Wheel Method
Session 9: Creating Your Workplace Philosophy
- Philosophy Statement
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Course 8 - Certificate In Collaboration Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
- Setting the Stage
- Agenda Review
- Learning Objectives
- Action Plans and Evaluations
Session Two: Being Collaborative
- What is Collaboration?
- Qualities of a Collaborator
- Break
Session Three: Elements of Successful Collaboration
- Elements of Collaboration
- Five Elements of a Successful Collaboration
- Collaboration, Teamwork, Cooperation: What is the Difference?
- How to Make Collaboration Work: 6 Predictable Stages
- Morning Wrap-Up
- Lunch
- Energizer: What Did You Learn?
Session Four: Benefits of Collaboration
- What Are the Advantages of Collaboration
- Collaborative Workspace
- Corporate Culture of Collaboration
- Features to Help Create a Collaborative Workspace
- Break
Session Five: Common Obstacles
- Five Arguments Against Collaboration
- Tips to Overcome Collaborative Obstacles:
- Rewarding Team Collaboration
- Session Six: Technology and Collaboration
- Implementing Technology to Facilitate Collaboration:
- Wrap-Up
Course 9 - Certificate In Conducting Effective Performance Reviews Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Performance Appraisals Done Well
- What are Performance Appraisals?
- Making Connections
- Building Trust
Session Three: Errors We Make
- Three Slippery Areas
- Making Connections
Session Four: Types of Performance Reviews
- Choosing What Works
- Winning Performance Appraisals
Session Five: The Performance Management Process
- The Four Steps
- Sample Performance Appraisal Forms
Session Six: Goals with SPIRIT
- Identifying Dreams and Setting Goals
- My Dreams and Goals
- Putting it All Together
Session Seven: The Performance Management Cycle
- The Four Phases
- The Basis for Review
Session Eight: Setting Standards
Session Nine: Creating a Performance Development Plan
Session Ten: Feedback and Communication
Session Eleven: Listening Skills
- Active Listening
- The Mission: To Listen
Session Twelve: Communication Strategies
- Basic Skills
- Probing
- Non-Verbal Messages
- Interpretation Exercise
Session Thirteen: Giving Feedback
- The Importance of Feedback
- Six Characteristics
- Case Studies
Session Fourteen: Accepting Criticism
Session Fifteen: Planning the Interview
Session Sixteen: The Interview
- A Basic Format
- Preparation
Session Seventeen: Goal Setting Role Play
Session Eighteen: Providing Feedback
Session Nineteen: Coaching
- The Importance of Coaching
- Task Preparation
Session Twenty: Appraisal Preparation
Session Twenty-One: The Interview
Session Twenty-Two: Maintaining Performance
Session Twenty-Three: Handling Performance Problems
- Make the Commitment
- Behavior Contracts
- Recognizing Mrs. Stanford
Session Twenty-Four: The Part Where Someone Gets Fired
- If You Have To Let Them Go…
- Role Play
Session Twenty-Five: Pre-Assignment Review
Session Twenty-Six: Performance Management Checklists
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
- Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
- Personal Action Plan
Course 10 - Certificate In Building Better Teams Online Course
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Defining Teams
Session Three: Establishing Team Norms
- Characteristics of Teams
- Ground Rules
- Team Contracts
Session Four: Working as a Team
Session Five: Your Team Player Type
- What’s Your Team Player Type?
- What Does it Mean To Have a Number?
- My Team Style
Session Six: Building Team Trust
- Why is Trust Important?
- Building Trust
Session Seven: The Stages of Team Development
Session Eight: Team Building with TORI
Session Nine: Communication
- Defining Communication
- Listening Skills
Session Ten: Becoming a Good Team Player
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment
- Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
- Personal Action Plan
Requirements
Entry requirements
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education
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Computer requirements
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Minimum specifications for the computer are:
Windows:
Microsoft Windows XP, or laterModern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
MAC/iOS
OSX/iOS 6 or laterModern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
All systems
Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or fasterFlash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Requirements
Entry requirements:
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education:
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Device requirements:
Students will need access to a computer/any device and the internet.
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