Teamwork in Action: Turning Workgroups into an Outstanding Fire-Fighting Team

High-performing teams drive successful, sustainable organizations, but simply calling a group a team doesn't make it one. This 60-minute team building training shows managers and leaders how to build teams step by step.

You'll learn what a high-performing team looks like, the six characteristics of the winning team model, the four stages of team development and their challenges, and five team management skills that hold a team together. The session covers leading project, cross-cultural, virtual, self-managed and permanent teams, team building activities for trust and communication, and preventing silo thinking.

It uses four fire-fighter survival principles, from 'Dead heroes can't save lives' to 'Sometimes we need one good fire,' as practical guides.

• Recognize what a high-performing team looks like for your organization
• Define the six characteristics of the winning team model
• Identify the four stages of team development and the challenges of each
• Apply five team management skills to keep a team focused on its goals
• Use team building activities to build trust and communication and prevent silos
• Develop an action plan to grow your leadership and your team's performance

• What a high-performing team looks like for your organization
• The six characteristics of an effective team: the winning team model
• The four stages of team development, their purpose and challenges
• Five team management skills that bind a team to its goals
• Leading project, cross-cultural, virtual, self-managed and permanent teams
• Team building activities to strengthen trust, teamwork and communication
• Preventing silo thinking
• Four fire-fighter principles: stay alive, no surprises, morale and fun, and a common enemy
• An action plan for your leadership and team performance

Misunderstandings, dropped work and conflict keep many groups from performing like a trained fire crew. Effective teams raise innovation, creativity and the quality and quantity of results, and they develop future leaders.

Whether you're new to leading teams or experienced, you'll leave with a plan to improve your leadership and your team's performance. It suits CEOs, COOs, HR leaders, chief learning officers, directors, project and operations managers, supervisors, team leaders and new managers.

• CEO’s
• COO’s
• VP of Human Resources
• Chief Learning Officer
• Directors
• Project Managers
• Operation Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Human Resources Professionals
• New Managers 
• Supervisors

Marcia Zidle, the Smart Moves Coach, is a board-certified executive and career coach, business management consultant, and keynote speaker, with over 25 years of management, business consulting, and international experience in a variety of industries including health care, financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing, insurance, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, government and nonprofits.

 She has expertise in strategy and alignment; executive and team leadership development; social and emotional intelligence; employee engagement and innovation; career and organization change management; employee relations and talent management.
 
Marcia has been selected as one of LinkedIn Profinder’s top coaches for the past 7 years. Check out the 200 + LinkedIn articles she’s authored on Leadership, Management, and Human Resources topics that have facilitated organizations to leverage their leadership and human capital assets generating greater effectiveness and profitability.

Marcia’s claim to fame is as a world traveler having a multi-cultural spirit and perspective. She has lived as an expatriate with her family in Scandinavia and Australia. In fact, one of her children is an "Aussie". She’s traveled to over 30 countries throughout Europe, Middle East, Far East, and the South Pacific.