Teams: utilising individual differences for high performance

This course maps to capability: 1, 2
COST Prices include GST and are subject to change
Please contact IPAA New South Wales for more information.

Overview

By understanding the contributions that individuals bring to teams, teams are able to leverage their differences and lift performance. Teams also become more aware of the roles that need to be covered in the team. The Belbin® Team Roles instrument identifies nine team roles. Each team role has particular strengths and "allowable weaknesses", and each has an important contribution to make to the team. Participants receive individual and team reports which include the individual’s own Team Role preferences. Alternatively, teams who want to understand better the interplay of personality types in the team, choose the MBTI® which makes the theory of psychological types understandable and useful. The MBTI® is the most widely used psychological assessment tool, frequently used in business by individuals and teams.

Customised Agency Program

Customised agency programs are training programs uniquely designed in content and format to address the particular needs of your organisation. Customised agency programs are delivered at your workplace, thus saving your organisation money and enhancing team building.

All IPAA NSW courses are available as customised agency programs. Case studies and organisational policies and procedures from your organisation can be incorporated into these programs.

IPAA NSW matches the most appropriate consultant to the needs of your organisation, and offers flexibility in content, length and timetable, all at a convenient location. This flexible and cost-effective option benefits all agencies, particularly those with offices in regional NSW.

For further information or to receive a written proposal, contact IPAA NSW:

Tel: 02 9228 5225

Fax: 02 9241 1920

info@nsw.ipaa.org.au

Course Content

The workshop includes exploration of the team and how it operates, along with an understanding of the particular instrument chosen (Belbin® Team Roles or MBTI®) and the particular characteristics that attach to each role or type. Participants experience directly how their roles or types operate within their team and plan how to implement their deepened understanding to achieve better functioning and team performance. Workshop activities are tailored to the particular composition of the team and its specific requirements.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course attendees should be able to:

  • identify their own team roles or types as well as understand the characteristics of other roles or types in the team
  • understand and utilise individual differences on the team, turning potential disharmony into constructive conflict
  • review their team operations in light of the model and instrument chosen for the workshop
  • achieve better results in the teams in which they operate.

Benefits to your organisation

  • teams which achieve their goals more efficiently and faster
  • enhanced team performance through use of constructive conflict

Benefits to you

  • heightened self understanding and better use of individual strengths
  • increased understanding of colleagues
  • better approaches for resolving conflict in the workplace