There is a direct correlation between a team’s effectiveness and its health
High performing, healthy teams:
- Have a shared understanding of their goals and objectives and are aligned with the organisation’s strategy.
- Create trust and psychological safety: team members feel safe to express their opinions, take risks and admit mistakes without fear of retaliation or ridicule.
- Communicate openly and respectfully with each other and actively listen to each other’s ideas and feedback.
- Are diverse in terms of skills, experiences and backgrounds and actively seek out and include different perspectives.
- Hold themselves and each other accountable for their actions, commitments and outcomes.
- Work together collaboratively to achieve their goals, and are willing to help each other and share their knowledge and expertise.
- Are able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and is open to trying new approaches or ideas.
- Are committed to learning and improving, and they regularly reflect on their performance and seek feedback to identify areas of growth.
- Have a positive attitude and support each other through challenges and setbacks.
- Values the well-being of work-life balance of its members and the they prioritise self-care and time off to recharge.
Why is Team Development Important?
Team development is the process of building and improving the effectiveness of a team to achieve its goals and objectives. It involves a series of activities and interventions aimed at enhancing the team's dynamics, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Actively focusing on team development can help teams and team members to progress to high performance faster and more effectively. It is important for:
- Improved Performance, which leads to increased productivity, higher-quality work and better outcomes.
- Better Communication, which leads to fewer misunderstandings, better decision-making and more efficient workflows.
- Increased Engagement, which leads to increased motivation and commitment to goals and objectives.
- Stronger Relationships, which create a positive work environment where team members feel valued, appreciated and empowered.
- Individual Growth, which leads to personal and professional development, increased job satisfaction and improved career prospects.
Managing Team Development in Organisations
Team development is a core leadership skill and requires the following to be done effectively:
- Providing clear direction and input on strategy, goals and objectives;
- Facilitate team development through various interventions and approaches;
- Utilise various tools to support healthy team dynamics and collaboration through awareness and interpersonal skills development;
- Assess team needs and monitor progress.
Leadership Roles and Responsibilities in Team Development
Leaders play a crucial role in team development. They are responsible for creating a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters continuous learning and growth. Key roles and responsibilities include:
- Setting Clear Expectations and Providing Direction and Guidance
- Encouraging Open Communication
- Developing Team Skills and Fostering Collaboration
- Resolving Conflicts
- Recognising Achievements
- Creating a Positive Work Environment
Leaders need the right skills and competencies to support their teams and focus on the most impactful development actions.
Solutions For Your Team
Teams consist of individuals, each with their own personality, experience and way of engaging with others and their work. Leaders need the right skills and competencies to support their teams and focus on the most impactful development actions.
ChangeVerve offers team assessments, interventions and interactive corporate games to assist in developing high-performing teams.
Assessments and debriefs on individual and team dynamic profiles to assess:
- Natural individual preferences and characteristics
- Preferred individual focus areas and communication styles
- Team dynamics and interpersonal interactions
- Team challenges and dysfunctions
- Current and desired team culture
- Culture and team gaps
- Inter-teams silos
- Individual and team change state
Based on the outcomes of the profiles and assessments a tailor-made plan can be developed to facilitate improving team performance and health.
Contact us for more information.
Interventions & Games
ChangeVerve offers several focussed interventions that can be implemented as stand-alone team sessions or incorporated into a larger team development journey.
Solutions Include:
Interventions
As stand-alone corporate interventions, these sessions allow organisations to provide targeted and focused learning experiences for designed to address specific challenges or skills/knowledge gaps.
| Intervention | Description |
| 1. Know your team (Team Dynamics, Diversity, Inclusion, and Communication) | |
| 2. Enneagram profiling and team dynamics | |
| 3. Strategy Development | |
| 4. Basic Business Acumen | |
| 5. Dynamics of Conflict Management | |
| 6. Dynamics of Problem Management | |
| 7. Change Curve Training |
Simulated leadership and team education games and dialogue tools
Simulated corporate games are a practical, engaging and effective way to learn and apply new skills using a realistic business. It creates a safe environment to experiment, gain experience and promote healthy team dynamics. It has also been proven to improve knowledge retention and enable immediate application within the workplace. Our list of simulated corporate game experiences for leadership skills includes:
| Simulated Corporate Learning Games | Description |
| Executive and Senior Leadership Team Games | |
| 1. Portfolio Management Game | |
| 2. Uncovering Team Dynamics | 3. Strategy Execution and Stakeholder Management |
| Leadership team and team development | |
| 4. Leading High Performing Teams | |
| 5. Change Leadership Simulation | |
| 6. ChangeVerve Change Management Game (Coming Soon) | |
| 7. Project Management Game | |
| Leadership Dialogue Tools | |
| 8. Key Leadership Conversations | |
| 9. Change and Transformation | |
| 10. Operational Excellence | |
| 11. Team Performance | |
| 12. Digital Transformation | |
| 13. Compliance | |
| Personal Effectiveness Game Simulations | |
| 14. Stress Management Game | |
| 15. Networking Game | |
Team development journeys
A programme can be developed to address specific team requirements and dynamics in support of creating a high-performing team development.
Contact us for more information.
If you are interested in developing Leadership skills, click here.
