People Development and Teamwork

Why this Training Course?

Why Choose this Training Course? Individuals do not often work in isolation. Work is primarily a group-based activity and if an organisation is to be effective, it needs effective team working at all levels. This practical Al-Majd Pathways Centre (APC) training course will also focus on how to deal with others and how to understand your own and others' behavior.

This training course examines the key ingredients of successful team working, which will help build and develop teams within the organisation. The training course also includes a number of practical team-building activities that are educationally and professionally enriching.

This training course will feature:

• Insight into effective teamwork skills and competencies

• A close examination of the principles of teamwork

• Understanding human psychology and behavior

• Strategies for harnessing the dynamics of the team

• Skills for optimising people development

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Distinguish between groups and teams and list the primary characteristics of effective teams

• Increase teamwork efficiency

• Describe the basics of human behaviour

• Increase development within the team

• Improve interpersonal skills and teamwork

Who is this Training Course for?

• All Team Leaders

• Staff responsible for the development of team members

• All supervisors, middle managers, department heads, and senior managers

• All superintendents, team leaders, functional leaders, and managers

• Technical staff recently promoted to management or team leader positions

• Human resource personnel, including HR Business Partners and training staff

• All staff interested in improving their Teamwork & People Development skills

How will this be Presented?

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, and retention of the information presented. This includes individual and group activities, role-plays, small-group activities, short videos, and case studies. Enjoyable but learning-based activities will be offered to the participants. This is a very practical course with many team and individual activities.

Course Outline

Day One: Teamwork Essentials

• Team development

• The sociology of the team

• Characteristics of high-performing teams

• Team-working activity

• The stages of team development

• Team leadership and a shared vision

Day Two: Team Roles and Behaviours

• Understanding team roles and effective teams

• Creating the 'perfect' team

• Nine Belbin Team Roles

• Self-Perception Inventory

• Missing team roles

• Team role activities/games

Day Three: Group Dynamics & Human Psychology

• The study of groups

• Social norms

• Risky Shift Phenomenon

• Group Process Skills

• Group Behaviour Interventions

• Group Cohesiveness

Day Four: Dealing with Others - Conflict Management

• The nature of workplace conflict

• Resources for responding to conflict

• Dealing with ‘difficult people’

• Recognising and overcoming false consensus in groups

• Groupthink

• Mediation skills

Day Five: Developing Yourself

• Setting Career Goals

• What type of learning & development suits you

• Understanding your career journey

• Are you suited for leadership or management?

• Personal career SWOT analysis

• Personal action planning

Format: Onsite

Language(s): English

Duration: One Week

Certificate of Completion: Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from Al-Majd Pathways Centre (APC).