Building and Sustaining High-Performance Teams

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Dr. John Austin

Time Allocation - Topics

25% Understanding the drivers of high team performance • Creating a mental map of team effectiveness • Focusing team members with clear meaningful goals and appropriate boundary management • Motivating team members to identify with team goals • Developing team member skills to increase future performance 30% Creating conditions for team member success • Aligning team resources with task and situational demands • Building a dynamic, situated expertise tool to manage knowledge resources • Developing a culture of team innovation 30% Making high-quality team decisions • Identifying and overcoming common group decision making biases • Using structured group decision making tools • Learning from previous team decision-making processes 15% Unique team challenges • Designing and leading: • Virtual teams • Cross-functional task forces • International teams • Teams in high velocity environments

Seminar Description

Today, businesses rely on teams more than ever to meet increasingly challenging goals. However, few leaders have a clear understanding of best practices for getting their teams to consistently exceed expectations. This interactive program is designed to help leaders develop strategies for improving the performance of their teams. The strategies and tools learned in this executive education program help participants increase their effectiveness at designing and leading all types of teams, including executive teams, task forces, virtual teams, and cross-functional teams. The High Performing Teams program is designed for (1) team members seeking to increase their available skill set, (2) team leaders seeking to move their team to a higher level of performance, and (3) senior executives with an interest in expanding teamwork throughout their organization. Participants will learn to reduce coordination costs and improve effectiveness of team decisions, effectively utilize team knowledge for new tasks, recognize and overcome common group decision-making biases, and align team efforts with client and organizational demands.

Guide to Participant Selection

Department

Admin

Distrib

Engr

Finc

H.R.

Legal

Mktng

IT

Opr

Plng

Pchsg

R&D

Sales

Senior Executive
(Pres, Exec & Sr VP) 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2

Executive
(VP & Gen'l Mgr)
1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1

Senior Managers
(Div & Reg. Mgrs) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Middle Managers
& Superintendents 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

APPLICABILITY:
1 indicates primary target audience.
2 indicates a good fit if the level of material is appropriate.
3 indicates (in the opinion of the institute and the faculty) very limited applicability.


	Dallas-Ft. Worth - November 9

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