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Making Teams Work Brilliantly
This title is part of the Take Away Training Series
Duration: 14 minutes
Synopsis
Learn how to set clear directions, facilitate open communication, provide sound leadership and develop cooperation.
Key Learning Points

1. Set clear direction

  • Clarify the organisation's goals, objectives and timeframes
  • Clarify the team's role and contribution to support the organisation's goals
  • Communicate direction in an inspiring way by providing examples, telling stories and generating excitement
  • Lead team meetings effectively with variation, and links between team and individual roles

2. Facilitate open communication

  • Set up ground rules/list of agreed behaviours (meetings confidentiality, day-to-day work issues)
  • Group discussion

3. Provide appropriate leadership

  • Flexible direction according to situation (strong direction, eg. new person; standing back, empower team)
  • Fostering self direction

4. Develop cooperation

  • Be a positive role model - pitch in
  • Give rewards
  • Positive public feedback
  • Manage relationships with other groups - cooperation within and across

5. Continuous improvement

  • Review mistakes
  • Feedback culture

6. Common mistakes for team leaders

  • Providing insufficient coaching to bridge gaps
  • Expecting a 'team building' activity to carry everyone for a year
  • Not enough shared leadership
  • Not enough celebration of success
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
  • Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
  • DVD
Available in the following language(s)
  • English
Media Type
 Video Recording
Presentation Style
  • Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT46
ISBN
9781921909665
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2001
Remastered year
2006
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions