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Teamwork

Building Better Teams (TWK03EO)

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Savvy

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Course Overview

What Will Students Learn?

  1. Understand the value of working as a team
  2. Develop team norms, ground rules, and team contracts
  3. Identify your team player style and how it can be used effectively with your own team
  4. Build team trust
  5. Identify the stages of team development and how to help a team move through them
  6. Recognize the critical role communication skills will play in building and maintaining a team atmosphere
  7. Identify ways that team members can be involved and grow in a team setting

What Topics are Covered?

  1. Defining Teams
  2. Establishing Team Norms
  3. Working as a Team
  4. Your Team Player Type
  5. Building Team Trust
  6. The Stages of Team Development
  7. Virtual Teams
  8. Communication
  9. Becoming a Good Team Player

Course Content

  • Academy Topics

    • Course Overview

    • Learning Objectives

    • Pre-Assignment: What’s Your Team Player Type?

    • Questionnaire

    • Pre-Course Assessment

    • Defining Teams

    • What is a Team?

    • Types of Teams

    • Making Connections

    • Establishing Team Norms

    • Characteristics of Teams

    • Ground Rules

    • Team Contracts

    • Sample Team Contract

    • Working as a Team

    • Putting it Into Perspective

    • No Need for Black and White Thinking

    • Degrees of Support

    • Your Team Player Type

    • What’s Your Team Player Type?

    • What Does it Mean To Have a Number?

    • My Team Style

    • Building Team Trust

    • Why is Trust Important?

    • Building Trust

    • The Stages of Team Development

    • Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Stage One: Forming

    • Stage Two: Storming

    • Stage Three: Norming

    • Stage Four: Performing

    • Stage Five: Adjourning

    • Forming an Effective Team

    • Making Connections

    • Virtual Teams

    • Virtual Teams

    • Strategies for Virtual Team Success

    • Scheduling and Conducting Team Meetings

    • Team Building in a Virtual Environment

    • Informal Bonding Interaction

    • Communication

    • Defining Communication

    • Listening Skills

    • Tips for Becoming a Better Listener

    • Becoming a Good Team Player

    • Personal Action Plan

    • Course Summary

    • Recommended Reading List

    • Post-Course Assessment

Rp750
  • Lessons 48
  • Skill Beginner
  • Last Update 10/03/2025