10 Ways to Be a Great Team Player in Challenging Times
Clarify your role, communicate better, give and get help, and connect as a team
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What You Will Learn!
- Understand the role of supportive team members, especially during difficult times
- Evaluate how you see yourself vs. how other people on your team see you
- Facilitate discussions with your team members about how you can all support one another more effectively
- Communicate in constructive ways, even under stress
- Listen while mitigating he impact of unconscious biases
- Take initiative (even if you're super busy)
- Be vulnerable and authentic without it feeling like you're oversharing
- Help your team members without taking on more than you should
- Develop cognitive flexibility to help you build resilience
- Know your role(s) on the team and know how to lean into your strengths
- Be positive (even when things feel negative)
Description
Welcome to 10 Ways to Be a Great Team Player in Challenging Times.
Research shows that working well with your team members can lead to less burnout, more growth opportunities, improved productivity, better problem solving, fewer errors, increased potential for innovation and creativity, safer risk-taking, happier team members, and enhanced personal growth and self-awareness.
This is especially important in challenging times.
So, what's a "challenging time"?
A pandemic
Layoffs
Nonstop change
Economic uncertainty
Leadership upheaval
Work overload
Emotional stress
Competing priorities
Or anything that makes you or your team members feel challenged -- practically, emotionally, personally, interpersonally, etc.
But it doesn't have to be so hard.
In this course, you'll learn 10 important skills that everyone needs to be a great team player, especially when things feel hard or uncertain.
This is a great course to take on your own OR for your team members to take together -- and then discuss "how are we doing?"
By the end of this course, you'll have everything you need to start that conversation.
And it all starts with self-awareness.
In this course, you will learn how to:
Leverage the strengths of the best team you've ever been a part of (even if it's not THIS team)
Build trust with your colleagues
Find opportunities to delight each other
Communicate with clarity and impact
Listen with intent and to minimize bias
Be vulnerable and authentic (without feeling too exposed)
Help each other in ways you hadn't anticipated
Develop cognitive flexibility so you can bounce back from setbacks
Be positive when things feel negative
Assess where you're contributing most productively to the team, and identify where you need grow
Are you ready? Let's get started!
Who Should Attend!
- Professionals who want to be better team members
- People leaders who want to facilitate more insightful team meetings and conversations
- Human resource professionals who are looking for team-building curriculum
- Professionals experiencing team changes, challenges, dilemmas, or opportunities
- Professionals who are interested in improving their self-awareness
