This course enables participants to develop and maintain high-performance, productive teams within their organizations, and to ensure maximum group and individual commitment in completing projects, achieving goals, and meeting objectives. Special attention is given to project teams in matrix organizations. The content is based on two books by Dr. Gottlieb: Managing Group Process, and The Matrix Organization Reloaded.

Audience: Technical and non-technical Managers and Supervisors with four or more direct reports.

Objectives

• Identify characteristics of effective teams in order to improve departmental and organizational productivity and objectives.
• Diagnose and intervene in the improvement of dysfunctional teams.
• Understand and practice specific team-building techniques to ensure successful completion of projects and tasks.
• Identify and apply team building strategies to motivate staff and improve the department’s performance and effectiveness.

Topics

• Defining the Characteristics of High-Performance Teams
• Diagnosing Teamwork Problems and Applying Effective Intervention Strategies
• Developing Maximum Participation
• Action Planning for Team Success

Related Materials

• Book: Getting Things Done in Today’s Organizations: The Influencing Executive, by Marvin Gottlieb, PhD (1999).

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