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Enriched Communication, Teamwork and Trust PARTICIPANTS must work together to solve progressively more challenging exercises. Succeeding together accelerates team development, learning and trust. PROFESSIONAL FACILITATORS lead participants to discover changes they can make to improve individual and team performance. ALL PROGRAMS ARE TAILORED TO MEET YOUR OBJECTIVES. These workshops can be conducted at any location of your choice. A conference room with audio/visual support is required. BENEFITS Have fun learning about yourself and each other. Understand why people do the things they do. Build appreciation and mutual respect. Reduce friction and frustration. Strengthen teamwork and trust. Experience success--together Listening is more important than any amount of technical savvy What you know about listening to people has more to do with breaking into the highest levels of management than any amount of technical savvy. While working with over 4,000 managers to set workplace oriented, personal development goals, I have found that many of them struggle with one particular issue - they don't know how to listen effectively. Oh, these managers listen. That is not a problem. Why most managers aren't good listeners One of the main reasons managers don't listen effectively is they are so busy. Frantic schedules and tight deadlines are simply the reality for most managers. But listening effectively doesn't need to take lots of extra "warm fuzzy" time. You can push for productivity and listen effectively at the same time. For instance, here is a way that same boss could have handled the same conversation and validated that employee; "That's great! It sounds like you have put a lot of thought into this idea. How long have you been working on this?" By responding with an (on the topic) follow up question, the manager validates the employee and the employee knows they have been heard. The manager can then get right back on task; "You know, I want to explore your idea further, but right now we've got a tight deadline and I need you to do XYZ. Bring this up with me again when we have some more time, OK?" Asking a follow up question assures the person you have been listening. Reflective listening Another tip for letting your mouth do the listening is reflective listening. This form of listening summarizes what a person has just shared and asks for a response. This works great in meetings, especially meetings where everyone seems to be saying the same thing over and over again (ever been to that meeting?) My wife used reflective listening at a volunteer child care meeting recently. She was asked to come in and give input on how to manage the program. As new ideas were shared on how to improve the program the outgoing director would tell the volunteers why their ideas wouldn't work - she had tried them all. The meeting went nowhere fast. My wife began to listen to the director's frustration and mirror her emotions back to her in the form of questions. She used questions like these: "It sounds like you're disappointed that more parents didn't volunteer. Management Training Workshops Conflict Resolution Building High Performance Teams Strategic Planning Managing Change Leading Organizational Change Creating Sensational Customer Service Effective Delegation Coaching for Results Communication Skills Managing Difficult People Brainstorming Breakthroughs Goal Setting Time Management for Busy Execs 5 Levels of Effective Decision Making TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES Here are some photos of a recent youth team building day. The hammeroid team building exercise challenges participants to suspend a hammer in mid-air using only a string and a 12 inch ruler. The only thing allowed to touch the table is 1/2 of an inch of the ruler. This activity brings out innovation, teamwork and communication. Is that how you feel?" "If I'm hearing you right, you don't think a new check-in system would work because you tried something similar three years ago. Is that right?" It worked! The outgoing director calmed down and the meeting became productive. Try it in your next conversation and watch the results. It works! But most don't listen effectively. This article will coach you on how to use a tool you already have in your management toolbox. If you use this tool effectively, you can expect your stock to rise with senior management and your effectiveness to increase with your direct reports. "Teamwork" Participants gain an appreciation of self and others that provides a common foundation upon which your organization can build more effective teamwork, cooperation and customer service. Workshop features the 'DiSC" Personal Profile. Team members will have the opportunity to: Complete a work-style assessment using the popular "DiSC" Personal Profile. Tackle several challenging exercises selected to focus on your objectives. Learn what really motivates people.When people repeat themselves it is often because they haven't felt heard Many times when people say the same thing again and again, or communicate with aggression or frustration, it is because they haven't felt heard. Reflective listening ensures a person's point is recognized, enabling the group to move forward. Reflective listening will keep your emp-ployees communicating and your meetings on target. Managers who have mastered the art of communication are rare. You will be noticed and your career will move forward much quicker by letting your mouth do the listening. Learn more about themselves and each other. Learn how to communicate and work with different behavioral styles Your most important tool for listening is your mouth First, the tool. You've heard it before - "God gave you one mouth and two ears for a reason." However, in spite of this clever observation, the best tool for letting others know you are listening is not your ears - it is your mouth - if you use it right. Your mouth? Yes - if you use it right. Think about it. How do you know if someone has really listened to what you've just told them? The best clue is the first thing that comes out of their mouth. |
| Teamwork Your Way To The Top By Alan Weiss, Ph.D., CMC "It is amazing what can be accomplished, when you don't care who gets the credit." --- John Wooden I'm sitting poolside at the Marriott Resort in Lihue, Ka Yet unlike most birds I've seen, from pigeons to sea gulls, they are not fighting over the morsel, but cooperating. The birds form a disciplined circle around the bread, reminiscent of a rugby scrum, but without the eye-gouging violence. As the crust is pecked and flipped around, the scrum moves to new locations, always intent on surrounding the bread, now progressively disappearing under the jack-hammer attacks of the syncopated beaks. The eight birds all eat heartily. Other doves, on the perimeter, make no attempt to horn-in. There is no room. Nor is there any apparent animosity. These birds are engaged in a win-win exercise. Finally, the remnant of bread is tossed inadvertently (I presume) well outside the scrum, where a lone sparrow, biding his time, grabs the gift and flies away as though jet- propelled. The doves seem to shrug it off, gather up the remaining crumbs, and Our
Teambuilding sessions can incorporate a number of educational topics based
on your particular needs. The goal is always to tailor our strategy to
your current situation and develop opportunities to your desired state.
wander off to search under other lounge
chairs. They form a well-organized search party, and head toward what
appears to be a lone French fry. For a longer time than I like to admit I
viewed the world as a zero-sum game. If I were going to "win," then you
had to "lose." And if you were "winning," then I must surely be losing.
Too often I would deride others to elevate myself, which is not really an
elevation but actually a descent. There is a thin line between healthy
competition and malice aforethought. uai. There are four waterfalls embracing five Jacuzzis, a bridge connecting to an island in the middle of the pool, and enough palm trees to constitute a coconut plantation, shielding the pool from the Pacific. But I'm focused on a small patch of ground beside my chair where my wife has accidentally dropped a two-inch piece of bread from her lunch. There are eight dove-like birds focused quite determinedly on devouring this manna. |
| Goal Setting What would your employees say is your most important issue as a company? What does your workforce see as your most crucial quality concern? To maximize quality, productivity, and employee involvement; employees need to be included in issues that they influence. than your opponent! Well this game is life size and the players are Human Beings attached to the bars that span the pitch. They may only move from side to side which results in a hilarious spectacle for all to see. Watch out for the red card and do not end up in the Sin Bin!The corporate market has become increasingly aware of the benefits of improving team work and camaraderie through team building excercises. Teambuilders has developed motivational team building programmes and innovative solutions specifically designed to meet the individual requirements of our clients. Whilst these programmes require a high degree of co-operation between team members, ultimately the result is an increase in the level of commitment and enthusiasm amongst individuals and groups.After 20 years of providing organizational development for a wide range of companies across the globe, the most satisfying has been the positive impact well-planned teambuilding sessions can have on an organization. It's very rewarding helping teams achieve a common vision, overcome communication problems, thrive on change, or improve processes. These benefits are realized when teams truly gel. Great teambuilding sessions are a combination of terrific adventures, the right tools for the job, and amazing facilitators that can bring out the most with your team. I have assembled the cream of the crop when it comes to facilitators. Our experience covers the automotive industry, high-tech, manufacturing, military, municipal groups, oil industry and many others. We will produce a program with all of the right ingredients that is specific to your team and your needs. Your team will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to continue their improvement back in the workplace. Teambuilders motivational team events can be designed for any venue, whether it be a stately home, a hotel, or even your own office. These unique events are designed to be presented both indoors and outdoors, as part of your conference, or as the sole purpose of your meeting. Teambuilders have developed an itinerary of over 20 different team tasks with a strong emphasis on mental agility rather than just physical assertion, thus enabling the right balance of activities to meet your team building objectives. The teams can only use the items purchased at the auction, some items may have a reserved price, some items may be withdrawn at the last moment, while other items are entered during the sale. We can supply a PA and music system to control the event or make use of any in-house systems, we start with some warm up exercises, these include trying to make a ball run around the outside the full perimeter of the chutes in a Mexican wave Understanding Diversity This workshop is designed to heighten awareness of Diversity (much more than race or gender), and how it can help teams to produce their very best. |
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