A mini case study in Team Development

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...developing team behaviours in an executive committee

Christian Salvesen

The Opportunity

To work with the Board of an organisation to help them focus on their behaviours as a team and how they manage the business

The Objectives

• To examine their approach to problem solving.
• To learn more about each other ,each individuals' potential contribution and to develop personal respect for each other.
• To understand that people are different and to respect and value those differences building an understanding of trust and the part it plays in teamwork.
• To see the value in collaborative teamwork and that it is OK to ask for help; it's OK to offer help; and that being given help is not a sign of weakness.
• To see the dangers of becoming too task focused and to understand the importance of lifting the eyes and considering the wider options.
• Defining the difference between strategy and tactics and applying it to their roles.

Aims to guide the Project tasks included:

• It should be challenging and fun with imaginative options and variety and be different from the usual Outdoor Management Development programmes.
• The team needs to be ultimately successful and the exercises must not be dependent on physical fitness.
• There should be choice about involvement in physical and/or intellectual activity and that each should contribute equally to the outcome.
• It must be a high quality exercise that involves co-operation rather than competition and the need to deliver a result together that depends on the contribution of the individuals and of sub-groups.

The Business Outcome
A re-focused team more reflective about their impact on the business and determined to continue the team development

Client Comments
It was a very successful programme. I think the balance of intellectual activity; teamwork and individual pursuit for the collective good was extremely good.

We are still discussing how to ‘take the team forward'.

I do believe it went very well and I can only hear positive reports.

Thank you for your efforts.

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