Next Level Team Development Workshops
Teaming is essential to the success of every organization. With more than 20 years of consulting experience, we have yet to work with an organization that does not rely on teams in some form. Teams are no longer a competitive advantage – they are a necessity. And for results to be successful, team development must be done well.
Throughout their careers, leaders and team members often participate in hundreds of teams or team-based projects. Yet many leaders still have only a basic understanding of how to effectively lead and develop high-performing teams.
Advancing Team Performance Through Intentional Development
Every team or team project presents an opportunity to move performance to the next level. Imagine the impact if each team engagement was intentionally stronger than the one before—delivering measurable results both internally and externally.
This is the foundation of Next Level Team Development. Each team builds upon previous experiences through incremental and continuous improvement, strengthening performance over time.
To support this process, we developed Next Level Team Development Skill-Building Workshops for both leaders and team members. These workshops use a process-driven approach to team leadership and team performance, providing participants with practical, hands-on tools that can be applied immediately during the session and beyond.
Workshop Goals
The ultimate goals of the workshop are to:
- Help participants understand how teams form, function, and evolve
- Provide a practical framework to effectively develop and lead work teams
- Teach participants how to cultivate and support a culture of feedback
- Take teaming to the next level of performance
Key Concepts
This team development program focuses on the following core learning concepts:
- Clearly defining team performance expectations
- Understanding how teams progress through the Team Development Continuum
- Applying the Team Essentials Model
- Using Next Level Team Development techniques in real work settings
- Creating and sustaining a culture of feedback within teams
Desired Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
- Learn how to lead teams toward higher levels of performance
- Gain tools and application time to implement the team performance framework within their own teams
Course Format
This half-day or one-day team development workshop blends short learning modules, interactive activities, and real-world application. Participants complete a Next Level Team Development Plan that can be implemented with current or future teams.
By design, participants accomplish meaningful work during the session—ensuring outcomes that extend well beyond the workshop itself.
Course Content
The workshop is built on the Team Essentials Model and the Next Level Team Development Framework.
The Team Essentials Model serves as the foundation of effective teamwork and consists of seven key success factors. For one-day sessions, participants complete a Team Essentials Assessment prior to attending. Assessment data is then used during the workshop to help participants develop a focused and actionable team progress plan.
Every team exists to achieve a purpose. Teams operate with goals, objectives, performance expectations, deliverables, and results that must be clearly defined to ensure success.
These performance requirements become the team performance target. There are three performance levels: expected performance, high performance, and low performance. As Next Level Team Leaders and team members, the objective is to consistently achieve expected or high-performance outcomes on every engagement.
Team theory and practice show that teams progress through identifiable phases over their lifespan. This progression is known as the Team Dynamics Continuum.
The role of Next Level Team Leaders and team members is to guide teams effectively through each phase. Performance in one phase directly impacts the next. Strong execution accelerates progress, while poor execution can slow momentum or cause regression. Teams that manage this process well are far more likely to reach or exceed desired performance levels.
Teams function as systems with inputs, processes, and outputs. Next Level Team Leadership techniques apply directly to these system elements.
Participants learn how to:
- Start Smart
- Execute with Excellence
- Finish with Finesse
These techniques can be applied at every stage of the Team Dynamics Continuum to help teams consistently move toward higher performance.
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