Your CI International facilitator will conduct pre-interviews with the new leader and other key people in your organization in order to customize this two-day facilitated session to meet the specific needs of your team. The following objectives, activities, and topics are offered only as examples. During the session, your facilitator will also offer individual feedback to team members about their participation, communication skills, and other areas as appropriate.
Course Overview
Course Outcomes
- Understand the new leader’s expectations and leadership model
- Identify the team you want, barriers to success, and solutions to those barriers
- Identify key messages for the team
- Clarify the mission of the team
- Discuss ways to best use the collective expertise of the group and the experience of individual team members
- Debrief past challenges and leave baggage behind
- Get to know each other better and have fun
Business Need
Even a well-oiled team that has reached the performing stage of development can be thrown back to the forming or storming stages by the introduction of a new team leader. CI International's facilitated new leader team building course is designed to help your team power through the change without missing a beat.
Course Topics
Getting to Know Each Other
- New leader introduction (optional: panel interview of new leader by team members)
- Objectives and professional guidelines for the session
- Individual introductions: what each team member brings to the team
- Group discussion: what we do well (as a team and individually)
Identifying Barriers
- Individuals list potential barriers to the vision for success
- Leaving behind” activity to process and dose out team baggage
Defining Success
- Appreciative inquiry’ activity to identify ideal team
- “Vehicle/map” activity to identify the team we have
- Other’s expectations: how do the customer and the new leader define success
- Discussion to develop a common understanding of the mission
Identifying Solutions
- Identify perceptions about the session
- Make individual commitments: what will you do differently to increase trust and accountability?
Closing
- Identify top three priorities
- Identify success measures
- Key messages to report back to employees
- Identify next steps
Course Schedule
Typical Course Duration
Virtual: 8 hours
In-person: 16 hours
Our typical syllabus for team building is two-days in length, but we will work with your primary point of contact and potential participants to identify organizational needs, finalize workshop goals and determine expected outcomes.
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Delivery Methods
Number of participants
- in-person: 30
- virtual: 30
Course Details
Course Level:
- Beginner to Intermediate
Learning Methods:
- Facilitated Large Group Discussion
- Facilitated Small Group Discussion
- Indoor Activities
Equipment:
- easel/markers
- LCD projector and screen
Suggested Prerequisites
NoneThis Course
Team Building for a Team with a New LeaderAssessments
We recommend that clients contract for our facilitator to conduct team member interviews prior to the session in order to assess the needs and dynamics of your team. Pre-session assessments such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), DiSC or the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Resolution Instrument (TKI) may also be included.
Learn more about the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Learn more about the DiSC Assessment
Learn more about the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Resolution Instrument (TKI)