Developing effective teams is an
ongoing process for managers and supervisors. The reality around us
is created through multiple interactions that generate shared
experiences. In the highest sense, civilization as a whole is a huge
interacting team, each player contributing either negatively or positively
towards an ultimate outcome. The art of controlling these dynamics
is what we ultimately call teamwork - people pulling together to create a
better world.
Guiding a team capable of
accommodating divergent interests is a quest undertaken by many of us each
day. OAC has found through many years of working with teams that
tools are available to facilitate their development and that building
effective teams requires creating dynamics that promote productive,
interactive behavior. The following catalog items are tools that OAC
has found effective for building and reinforcing teams of all sizes.
(Remember, these services can be used
individually, or your choice of these programs can be combined to create a
management services package.)
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Communication Protocols for Effective Teams – Catalog # T1
This
course teaches listening and response strategies that promote effective
communication. It includes
techniques for clarifying intent, perceptions, and motives.
It is useful training for technically oriented people who must
communicate with others who have little experience in the technical
applications being discussed.
It
also presents
methods for resolving confrontational and distracting influences of
participants who by nature create counter-examples to plausible solutions.
Various
techniques are presented to promote the involvement of team members, such
as, encouraging all team members to participate and establishing
behavioral protocols so that ideas can be explored for validity and proper
use.
Length
of Course - 2 days (16 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 6
Maximum
number of participants - 20
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Metaphors
– Catalog # T2
Recognizing
that communication occurs on many levels, mastering the art of metaphor
can substantially increase the quality of communication that occurs, not
just in business settings, but in all walks of life. Metaphor
establishes the psychological framework from which results can more readily
manifest. When properly constructed, metaphor can be instrumental in
helping people to develop more effective working or personal relationships.
This
is an entertaining and interactive course.
Length
of Course - 2 days (16 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 6
Maximum
number of participants - 20
ZENbyOAC
Complex
Equivalents – Catalog # T3
Given some
experience with the cultural system, one eventually develops parameters
that tells him what he knows or what he experiences, as a result of what
he believes. These parameters
are called complex equivalents.
Exploring complex equivalents helps one to understand what a person
needs to hear, see, say, feel, touch, do, etc. to receive internal
validation or confirmation. Through
the exploration of complex equivalents, managers, supervisors, and workers
can learn how to work better together by understanding what it takes to
validate the good will of others.
Length
of Course - 1/2 day (4 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 10
Maximum
number of participants - 20
ZENbyOAC
Reframing Negative Experiences –Catalog # T4
This
program is presented as a series of exercises that teach participants how to
reframe negative outcomes so that lessons learned can be readily realized.
From this course, participants develop communication skills and
techniques that promote a stable, but progressive culture; a culture
capable of overcoming adversity and moving forward in a positive way.
Length
of Course - 1 day (8 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 6
Maximum
number of participants - 20
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Communication and Leadership - Catalog # T5
This
program teaches communication skills to managers, supervisors, and team
leaders.
Using role playing techniques, it covers topics like; proper behavior and communication in the
work force, strategies for effective communication, individual
communication protocols, and reading non-verbal communication.
Length
of Course - 1 day (8 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 6
Maximum
number of participants - 20
ZENbyOAC
Uniting Teams Through Mission Integration - Catalog # T6
This
program is perhaps one of the most powerful teambuilding programs
available. It defines and examines the mission through which
the team is associated. It determines the role each person
will play and classifies those roles by individual preferences. Each
person then explores his role in context to the overall mission, its
external environment, and other mission components.
On-Site
prep time - 2 days (16 hours)
Length
of Course - 2 days (16 hours)
Minimum
number of participants - 4
Maximum
number of participants - 10
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