Team Coaching and Development
Team Coaching and Development can be facilitated with different types of teams and may concentrate on a range of themes including exploring potential, leveraging strengths, clarifying roles and expectations, identifying a shared vision and goals, building strong relationships, and implementing effective communication and processes.
In most cases, an assessment (e.g. DiSC, Birkman, MBTI, High Performing Team assessment, etc.) will be used to design a customized approach and development experience. Team members will learn how each member contributes value to the team and how to enhance team effectiveness, such as in areas of communication, collaboration, and accountability.
Examples of Team Development experiences include but are not limited to:
- The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team (based on Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of a Team; includes team & DiSC assessments)
- Developing a High Performing Team (using a customized survey and related individual/team exercises, discussion and development tools)
COURSERA:
Team Building Exercises
- Team Building
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Team Building Resources
- Team building activities for the workplace
- Video - Team building for Remote Teams (3:37)
- Team Building Ideas (From When I Work)
- Video - 5 Virtual Team Builders (29:55)
- 17 Virtual Team Building Activities
- 5 Favorite Virtual Team Building Activities
- Questions to Start the Day
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There is no time like the present to get to know one another even better. We have been trying out a few "Team Building/Get the Day Started" questions or prompts (via Zoom chat) which turned out to be a lot of FUN! A few ideas to get you started:
- What were a few of your favorite songs from the eighties or nineties?
- Share an example of a favorite childhood toy.
- Show pictures of your pets.
- Name 1 thing you like most about our team (try not to repeat what another team member says)
From Better Teams - 18 Questions to Get to Know Your Team
- Virtual Coffee or Lunch
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These can be very informal, have a theme, and/or even do report-outs. Try different approaches and see what works for your team.
Real-time: 45-60 minutes
- Pictures From the Past
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This activity is best for a team that has some degree of trust and who desires to blend personal and professional lives.
- For the Love of Books
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One way to connect and learn about bonding with your team is by discovering what book(s)they recommend. This team-building activity, “For the Love of Books,” is a simple way to connect with others by sharing a favorite book. An added benefit is that the team gets a list of recommended books to consider.
For the Love of Books (the activity can also be done virtually)
- T-Shirt Show & Tell
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This activity is about sharing what’s your favorite t-shirt and the story you would tell about it.
- Book Club for Remote Teams
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Book clubs can take many forms and shapes, and your team can decide how they want to structure it.
- ZOOM Bingo
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Consider ZOOM Bingo