This one-day workshop provides an understanding of leadership vs. management, develops leadership skills, determines team leader responsibilities, teaches how to motivate people, addresses personality and style differences, and develops skills to facilitate improvement in teamwork. The workshop combines leadership exercises and group process exercises to develop leadership, coaching, and facilitative skills necessary for an effective team leader. Pre-workshop preparation is required to support workshop exercises.
1. INTRODUCTION
- Participant Expectations and Workshop Objectives
- Discussion of Participant Issues
- Exercise – Characteristics Needed for a Team Leader
2. LEADERSHIP vs. MANAGEMENT
- What is Leadership
- Situational Leadership Model
- Developing Facilitative vs. Directive Behavior
- Evolution from Directive Behaviors
- Exercise – Leadership Practices Inventory Evaluation
- Reviewing and Improving Your Leadership Practices
- Discussion of Development Plan
3. TEAM LEADER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Exercise – Team Leader Responsibilities
- Discussion of Team Leader Responsibilities
- Exercise – Leader and Team Priorities
- Role in Maintaining Group Process
4. MOTIVATING THE TEAM
- Motivation, Recognition and Rewards
- Motivation Recognition and Rewards Exercise – Gaining Consensus
- Motivating Team Members Discussion
- Addressing Motivational Issues
5. MANAGING PERTSONAL STYLES OF TEAM MEMBERS
- Review of Persoanl Style Types – Myers-Briggs Model
- Discussion of Same/Different Types Working Together
- Mapping of Team Members and Identifying Potential Issues
- Exercise – Identifying Personal Style Issues Within Your Team
6. FACILITATING THE TEAM
- Probing for Information & Removing Constraints
- Giving Contructive Feedback
- Managing Behavior
- Assessing Team Effectiveness and Problems
- Addressing Dysfunctional/Disruptive Team Member Behavior
- Intervention Skills
- Discussion of Addressing Various Types of Problems
7. WORKSHOP SUMMARY
- Discussion of Open Participant Issues from Start of Workshop
- Team Leader Development Process & Tools Beyond this Workshop
- Workshop Wrap Up and Next Steps