Managing Teams

Overview

When managed well, teams stimulate creativity and innovation, make an organisation more adaptive and open to change, and can ultimately raise performance levels. As a manager, no matter how large or small the team you manage, you will benefit from knowing how effective teams develop and how to create a positive teamwork culture. This module is designed to assist you to understand and learn more about developing, managing and maintaining teams.

Objectives

By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:

• Understand the four stages of team development
• Be able to describe the main characteristics of an effective team
• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of team work
• Develop a team work culture
• Understand the value of motivation and feedback to individuals in your team
• Consider the impact of teamwork on performance

Topics

• The stages of team development
• The characteristics of an effective team
• Advantages and disadvantages of team work
• Team work culture
• Motivation and feedback
• The impact of teamwork on performance