Description
Your organization’s people are its greatest asset, and when they work together as a team they accomplish even more. But teamwork doesn’t just happen. Teams have to be created, developed, and continuously nurtured as a manager. A solid team building strategy can create an environment of greater collaboration and collegiality, which is good not only for the bottom line for your people themselves. There are many different ways to build a team and to continue fostering a sense of teamwork. Developing a diverse team building toolkit helps your people.
Designed for
Managers and leaders.
- Project managers, leads and senior executives who attend meetings on a regular basis.
- Those managing many projects across many teams.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:
- Learn to Plan and Prepare for meetings ahead of time.
- Identify the right Participants and Stakeholders.
- Learn about choosing the right time and place to hold meetings
- Learn how to create the right agenda.
- Establish the meeting space and expectations.
- Incorporate your electronic options if needed.
- Learn about being in control of your meeting and chairing the Meeting.
- Learn how to how to deal with disruptions and derailleurs.
- Learn how to take popper minutes.
- Learn to make the most of your meeting using games, activities and prizes, when needed.
Getting Started
Just to make sure the experience is as smooth as possible we’d like to suggest a couple of things you may or will need to get on with the course:
- While we are happy for anyone to enrol in the course, we suggest that you should be at least managing/leading a team (big or small) or preparing for a role that requires your leadership skills
- Internet connection is a big must
- Readiness to learn, remember this is about you and so you need to be ready to take time to yourself and motivate yourself
- Maybe something to write some notes down or ideas, but don’t worry the course documents can be downloaded at the end of the course for you to review and use at any time
Have fun!
The Journey
Planning and Preparing for the meeting
What’s in it for me: Learn about applying reasoning, open mindedness analysis and using login in critical thinking.
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Non-Linear Thinking
What’s in it for me: Learn about how to step out of your comfort zone and rather than jumping to obvious conclusions, expect and initiate change; and be ready to adapt to change.
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Logical Thinking
What’s in it for me: Learn how to ask the right questions and organize the data you get to draw the best conclusions from effective information evaluation.
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Critical Thinkers, the necessary skills
What’s in it for me: Learn to adopt those essential qualities for being a critical thinker: active listening, be curious, be disciplined and be humble.
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Critical Thinkers, beyond the surface
What’s in it for me: Learn to see the big picture beyond the surface with clear objectivity. Step into self-awareness to express your emotions wisely.
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Evaluating the Information
What’s in it for me: Learn how to evaluate information by asking clarifying questions and making non-bias assumptions. Learn to use SWOT analysis in critical thinking.
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Benefits of Critical Thinking
What’s in it for me: We will discuss the benefits of critical thinking such as increase persuasion and emotional intelligence; enable better communication and problem solving.
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Changing Your Perspective
What’s in it for me: Know the limitations of your point of view and learn to consider others’ viewpoints. Beware of the influences on bias and learn how to analyze new information when it arrives.
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Problem Solving
What’s in it for me: Learn to identify inconsistencies and the need to ask why. Know when to trust your instincts and evaluate all the possible solutions.
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Putting It All Together, skills, reflection and case study
What’s in it for me: Learn how to retain your new skills, reflect and learn from mistakes. Always ask questions and practice your critical thinking often to internalize the skills.
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Closing up the course
What’s in it for me: You’ve done it, well done! But don’t stop here. Let’s summarise all you have learnt and remember knowledge is no good kept in a cupboard. Implement what you have learnt, try the tools and see the outcome until you find a combination that works for you! Congratulations we know you got what it takes to make a great leader!
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