Course Outline
Communication and Collaboration
- Communication – what communication style is and why it is important for effectively conveying objectives, motivating, and interacting with teams and colleagues
- Components of effective communication
- Effective messaging – tools and techniques
The Modern 'Boss' – Models of Team Collaboration and Self-Organisation
- If people 'want to do it', the whole team has a good chance of performing well
- The 'desire' to make independent decisions
- Aiming for a single goal
- Aligning what people want with what they are capable of
- Supporting the effective self-organisation of the team as a system
- Learning through experience
Communication – Fundamentals
- Principles of effective communication
- Leadership style and reactions
- Proactive communication
- Barriers and disturbances
- Feedback
- Tools and techniques for effective communication
Roles and communication styles:
- Diagnosis and identification of preferred roles and communication styles
- Effective communication between different roles and styles
- Colours in communication – the foundation for effective collaboration
Conflicts
- Problems and conflicts – characteristics and potential causes
- The 'Conflict Spiral'
- Effective resolution of problems and conflicts
External Communication
- The communication process
- Communication planning
- Information management
- Communication with the external environment
- Partnership and collaboration within the organisation – SRMM® model
- Maturity model levels - Spontaneity (Ad hoc)
- Procedures (Procedural)
- Relationships (Relational)
- Integrated collaboration (Integrated)
- Predictability and forecasting (Predictive)
- Who do I collaborate with?
- Identifying Partners
- Mapping interactions with Partners
- Improvement plans
Summary – Good and Bad Practices in Communication and Team Management
Requirements
This training is designed to be highly interactive, with participant engagement exceeding 80% of the time. Each session follows a similar dynamic: an opening exercise to foster new habits (building awareness), a mini-lecture on techniques (knowledge), and the practice of new tactics and techniques (skills). Upon completion of each session, participants receive supplementary materials related to the topics covered. Practical exercises are summarised by mini-lectures that provide the theoretical foundations and explain the basic psychological mechanisms participants experience during the workshop.
Testimonials (4)
Meeting efficiency is something that's fairly "basic", but not thought about a lot and with really large implications on people/company time. Understanding these best practices and keeping them top-of-mind will be of immediate help.
Dan Moffatt - Chris Courtemanche
Course - Personal Efficiency and Managing Meetings
Provided and explained very clearly a lot of foundational concepts, which fit well with the team's level of learning. The exercises were very engaging and I believe my team were comfortable and participated very well. Coordinating with the trainer as well was very seamless.
Christlan Tolentino - Canadian Blood Services
Course - Critical Thinking
I especially appreciated the instructor’s ability to give thorough, well-explained answers to questions specific to my personal situation.
HASAN TAHA URLU - Huber Turkiye
Course - Assertiveness
the exercises and the way the trainer was explaining
