Team Process: Keeping Teams Effective and Efficient

Builds skills to help people prepare for and be a part of an effective team process

Overview

Meetings are perhaps the most universally despised part of organizational life. And yet, meetings can be one of the most efficient ways to share information, make decisions and plan actions. This program builds the skills to master both the administrative side of meetings—determining participation, building an agenda, keeping minutes, maintaining an action plan, etc--and the “problem” side--handling disruptions, side conversations, people who monopolize or who don't participate, etc. This program produces immediate and dramatic payoffs in reduced numbers of meetings, less time spent in meetings, and greater effectiveness of meetings.

Objectives

Participants are able to:

·         Set up and lead effective meetings.

·         Manage attendance, meeting room layout, agendas, minutes, and record ideas

·         Use the basic roles required in effective meeting. These roles include participants, facilitators, note takers, and time keepers

·         Lead 15-20 minute stand up meetings as well as longer problem-solving and staff meetings

·         Recognize and correct group-process problems without putting people on the spot

Tailored to Schedules and Participant Needs

Interact has two standard versions of this program, each designed to work optimally within a different set of time parameters.

Version A: "One-Day" Program

This version is designed to be trained in a day. 

Version B: Two “Half-Day” Sessions

This version is designed to be trained in 2 half-day sessions held about a week apart. Having a week between the sessions gives participants time to practice and consolidate their skills.

One version for all Employees

One version for all Industries