Team Dynamics and Roles
Description
Understanding team formation, development stages, role clarity, and interpersonal dynamics that influence team effectiveness
Learning Objectives
Learners will understand team development stages, recognize different team roles and personalities, appreciate diversity benefits, navigate group dynamics effectively, and contribute to building high-performing teams through role clarity and interpersonal understanding.
Topics (6)
Comprehensive exploration of Tuckman's team development model and other team formation theories, understanding how teams progress through predictable stages and how to support healthy team evolution.
Detailed examination of team role frameworks including Belbin Team Roles, functional roles, and leadership roles, with emphasis on role clarity, accountability, and complementary role combinations.
Exploration of personality frameworks such as Myers-Briggs, DISC, and Big Five model in team contexts, understanding how personality differences can be leveraged for team effectiveness.
Comprehensive examination of diversity dimensions including cognitive, demographic, and experiential diversity, with practical strategies for building inclusive team cultures that harness diversity benefits.
Deep dive into trust dynamics and psychological safety concepts, exploring how to build trust through reliability, vulnerability, and competence while creating environments where team members feel safe to contribute fully.
Exploration of group decision-making processes including consensus building, voting methods, delegation approaches, and techniques for avoiding common decision-making traps while ensuring quality outcomes.