Teams and groups are not the same
Turn groups into high-performing teams
Most people in work don’t realise that they are not, and have likely never been, on a fully-actualised team. Anatomy of a Team is designed to address one of the most common questions we hear from leaders in the course of our work: how can groups of talented people be converted into the high-functioning teams essential for sustained success through times of disruption?
The Anatomy of a Team program highlights the characteristics required to create and sustain a team: individual mindsets and behaviours that are the glue in an optimal team. For those in a ‘high-functioning group’, which represents the majority of people who think they are actually in teams, Anatomy of a Team explains why it’s worth making the extra effort and how to achieve this goal through group discussion and commitments to simple pro-team behaviours.
Who it’s for: Senior leaders and managers
Objectives: Help participants understand the status quo of teamwork and how to move towards being an optimal team by:
- Break down the cognitive behavioural differences between groups of elite individuals and high-performing teams
- Understanding how functions or business units are operating currently and where they sit on the APS Groups & Teams Continuum
- Understanding the business case for inclusive leadership
- Learning the mindsets and behaviours required in teams
- Understanding personal responsibility and accountability
- Mastering difficult conversations and viewing them as a function of optimal teams
Workshop duration: 3 hour interactive session
Outcomes: Participants will understand the personal mindsets and behaviours that will contribute to true teaming. They will learn about the “collegial contract” – the interpersonal commitment that facilitates the performance boost experienced when part of a team.
The APS Groups and Teams Continuum
People often erroneously assume a collection of elite individuals in any environment makes a team.
