Team Collaboration

• Working in a team within an organization

Audience

• Team members
• Team leaders

Team collaboration is a project management and communication method that promotes teamwork, participation, innovation, and conflict management to achieve collective goals. Collaboration is essential in building high-performing and effective teams.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at team members and team leaders who wish to learn and apply team collaboration principles and best practices within their teams.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create a shared direction to set collective vision, mission, and goals.
• Foster a culture of collaboration to develop positive values and motivate teams.
• Engage teams through team building activities, innovation, and conflict management to increase collaboration.
• Measure team collaboration performance to analyze teamwork and team productivity.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction

Overview of Team Collaboration

• Team collaboration essentials
• Effective collaboration
• Healthy collaboration

Understanding Collaboration Principles

• Challenges and benefits
• Defining roles and responsibilities
• Operationalizing collaboration

Building a High-Performing Team

• Characteristics of a high-performing team
• Setting a shared direction (vision, mission, goals)
• Defining core competencies
• Team diversity and chemistry

Enhancing Team Dynamics

• Overcoming defensiveness
• Truthfulness
• Active listening
• Self-awareness and awareness of others

Creating a Culture of Collaboration

• Motivating teams
• Sharing work
• Incentivizing employees
• Shared accountability

Leading and Working in Teams

• Teams and teaming
• Risk-taking and safety
• Working across boundaries
• Building consensus

Leading a Collaborative Team Environment

• Collaborative leadership skills
• Collaborating across the organization
• Running effective meetings

Increasing Collaboration in Teams

• Teamwork
• Team building activities
• Fostering innovation
• Addressing conflict and barriers
• Using existing technologies

Measuring Teamwork and Collaboration

• Quantitative and qualitative metrics
• Setting benchmarks and KPIs
• Team collaboration best practices

Summary and Conclusion