How to develop a High Performance Team

“Individual commitment to a group effort–that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

– Vince Lombardi

This program provides a quick introduction to Tuckman’s ‘Stages of Team Development’ model and how to use the model to develop any group of people into a High Performing Team

Expected Outcomes

On completion of this program participants will:

• Understand how groups of people develop through predictable and important stages.
• Understand how to use the Stages of Team Development model to develop teams effectively.
• Understand what a High Performing Team is and what it is not.
• Know the key issues that must be addressed to develop a team through each stage of development.
• Draft a personal action plan on how to develop your team into a High Performing Team.

Topics Covered

• An overview of different theories and research on team development.
• The Stages of Team Development model; what it is, what it is not, uses and abuses of this model.
• Functional groups, dysfunctional groups and high performing teams.
• Synergy, productivity and morale as drivers of group and team development.
• Understanding each stage – Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing and Adjourning.
• Using the model to diagnose a team’s stage of development.
• Identifying and dealing with key issues for each stage.
• Applying the model to the real world.
• Applying the model to your team.
• Your team development plan.
• Next steps and support.