Team Building & Interpersonal Style

To succeed in today’s competitive business environment, organizations need to capitalize on their work group diversity and address any and all issues related to effectively working together.

Teamwork is an important way to get things done in an environment that is more and more demanding and challenging. By working together toward team goals and sharing the contributions of each team member, you will be able to achieve more together than on your own.

Understanding your own and others’ interpersonal style, which includes conflict style, is an important foundation for developing positive and productive relationships, and is largely measured by how that person's behaviour is perceived by others. By understanding your interpersonal style and behaviour patterns, and how these influence your workplace performance, you can become a better team play.

The Performance Group’s approach to team building and interpersonal style workshops has been designed to identify the skills required to capitalize upon the diverse talents of all the employees within the organization and assist teams in their team building efforts, while improving communication skills and finding opportunity in conflict.

Some of our course offerings:

• The Team Charter
  In order to succeed in today’s competitive business environment, organizations need to capitalize upon their work group diversity and address any and all issues related to effectively working together. Teamwork is an important way to get things done in an environment that is more and more demanding and challenging. By working together towards team goals, and sharing the contributions of each team member, you will be able to achieve more together than on your own.




• Conflict Management Styles
  Discover why so many conflicts are destructive and how and why they result in failure. Learn how to deal with a number of common responses to conflict. Develop new skills through participation in case studies, practical applications, simulations and group activities. Practice the skills you need to successfully manage and resolve the conflicts in your professional and personal relationships productive rather than destructive.




• Interpersonal Styles
  The number one skill set that supports success is effective communication . We are always communicating – even not communicating sends a message to people. Are you communicating what you want to? Are you picking up the real message that other’s are trying to convey or hide? This half day workshop will add many tools to your communications toolbox and explain why these “simple” skills aren’t always easy!




• True Colors
  True Colors® programs improve your workplace culture by training all levels of employees, from executives and managers, to front line staff, to recognize their greatest strengths and create a more collaborative business environment.

  True Colors® has been used successfully for over twenty-six years in business. True Colors® programs foster positive, healthy, productive personal development that improves communication, teambuilding, leadership, morale and conflict resolution skills both at work and at home.




• Generational Differences
  This workshop focuses on the unique challenges brought on by having four different generations coexisting and working side by side in the same workplace. Traditionalist, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Millennial generation in the same place at the same time has caused increase workplace tension. You will examine the significance of the situation and be challenged to look for ways to bridge the communication gap.




• Bullying at Work
  Even with a focus on creating a positive work environment, bullying can prevail. In reality, bullying or general harassment is far more prevalent than any other harassment behaviors, such as sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Employers and employees must work together to address this growing issue. In this session you will define what bullying is, review the extent of the problem and examine strategies for addressing bullying in the workplace.




• Influencing Difficult People
  Difficult people have learned that their approach helps them get their way. It seems that a small number of difficult people cause most of the stress in our lives – robbing us of our productivity and satisfaction. Our usual approaches only seem to make it worse. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to recognize the patterns some people use and develop the skills and responses to deal with these patterns more effectively and productively.




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