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Building Effective Teams

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Harish Shah
Harish Shah

This document outlines an approach for building effective teams through facilitated dialogue. The approach aims to help team members address issues like trust, understanding, communication, cooperation and bonding that can impact a team's effectiveness. It involves participants sharing perspectives on thinking styles, communication preferences, work ethos and expectations to develop greater understanding and trust. An after action review follows to assess and reinforce outcomes. The program is generally 1-2 days of facilitated dialogue followed by a half or full day review within 1-3 months. The intended benefits are enhanced relationships, improved communication and cooperation, and better synergies and results.

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© Mind Evolution, 2016 Building Effective Teams Whether a functional unit within an organisation or a cross-functional committee, the effectiveness of the team depends on the optimisation of synergies possible with the collective competencies that its constituent members possess as individuals. That optimisation in turn is contingent upon the ability of the constituent members of a team to overcome the impediments posed by issues of trust, understanding, communication, cooperation and bonding. This programme is developed to enhance the effectiveness of teams by helping their members address and overcome the issues of trust, understanding, communication, cooperation and bonding. Approach 1. Facilitated Dialogue (1-2 Day)  Participants include all members of a team however it may be defined; a. Functional Business Unit / Sub-Unit b. Cross-Functional Team / Committee c. Project or Working Team / Committee  Participants engage in facilitated dialogue to share and discuss; a. Their Thinking Styles b. Their Communication Styles & Preferences c. Their Personal Work Ethos d. Desired Team Culture e. Expectations on Team Dynamics f. Expectations of Themselves g. Expectations of Each Other  Participants are also guided by the facilitator to “Break the Ice” at a deeper level to understand each other better to be able to develop greater trust and bonding. 2. After Action Review (AAR)  Assess & Reinforce Outcomes About The Facilitator Harish Shah is a seasoned Team Builder and Coach who prior to coaching teams has himself been personally involved in a wide variety of teams in varying capacities including leadership; from captaining inter-varsity debate teams to chairing cross-functional committees in the workplace. His Coaching and Consulting interests include Communication, Diversity and Organisational Structure & Design. He has worked with both Private and Public Sector entities. Harish’s educational background is in Corporate Communication, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and Marketing. Benefits  Enhanced Relationships within Teams  Improved Team Communication, Cooperation and Coordination  Better Synergies leading to Better Results Effort The programme generally requires a 1-2 hour preliminary discussion with the client to assess needs, followed by a facilitated dialogue over 1-2 days depending on team size. This in turn is followed by a half-day or full-day AAR, depending on client requirements, between the 1 and 3 months after the dialogue. Contact Please write to harish_shah@mind-evol.com or call +65 94510637 if you would like to find out more.

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  • 1. © Mind Evolution, 2016 Building Effective Teams Whether a functional unit within an organisation or a cross-functional committee, the effectiveness of the team depends on the optimisation of synergies possible with the collective competencies that its constituent members possess as individuals. That optimisation in turn is contingent upon the ability of the constituent members of a team to overcome the impediments posed by issues of trust, understanding, communication, cooperation and bonding. This programme is developed to enhance the effectiveness of teams by helping their members address and overcome the issues of trust, understanding, communication, cooperation and bonding. Approach 1. Facilitated Dialogue (1-2 Day)  Participants include all members of a team however it may be defined; a. Functional Business Unit / Sub-Unit b. Cross-Functional Team / Committee c. Project or Working Team / Committee  Participants engage in facilitated dialogue to share and discuss; a. Their Thinking Styles b. Their Communication Styles & Preferences c. Their Personal Work Ethos d. Desired Team Culture e. Expectations on Team Dynamics f. Expectations of Themselves g. Expectations of Each Other  Participants are also guided by the facilitator to “Break the Ice” at a deeper level to understand each other better to be able to develop greater trust and bonding. 2. After Action Review (AAR)  Assess & Reinforce Outcomes About The Facilitator Harish Shah is a seasoned Team Builder and Coach who prior to coaching teams has himself been personally involved in a wide variety of teams in varying capacities including leadership; from captaining inter-varsity debate teams to chairing cross-functional committees in the workplace. His Coaching and Consulting interests include Communication, Diversity and Organisational Structure & Design. He has worked with both Private and Public Sector entities. Harish’s educational background is in Corporate Communication, Human Resource Management, Industrial Relations and Marketing. Benefits  Enhanced Relationships within Teams  Improved Team Communication, Cooperation and Coordination  Better Synergies leading to Better Results Effort The programme generally requires a 1-2 hour preliminary discussion with the client to assess needs, followed by a facilitated dialogue over 1-2 days depending on team size. This in turn is followed by a half-day or full-day AAR, depending on client requirements, between the 1 and 3 months after the dialogue. Contact Please write to harish_shah@mind-evol.com or call +65 94510637 if you would like to find out more.
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