Using Managerial Transitions to Build Stronger Teams – Part 4
This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams.
The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the idea of real teams that are aligned with the business goals you are tackling.
The second post introduced 3 team processes that you can use to assess your team and start building it into a stronger, more aligned team. These activities were:
1) Conduct a Team Assessment
2) Align with the Team Sponsor Expectations
3) Convene a Team Charter Workshop
The third post highlighted 4 more team processes for building your team. These activities were:
4) Establish Clear Goals and Roles
5) Review and Update Team Processes
6) Working with Remote Staff: Face to Face Workshops
7) Working with Remote Staff: Virtual Workshops
Today’s post introduces the final three activities that we will introduce in this series.
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It is advisable to work with a professional facilitator. In addition to certain activities requiring expert guidance for reasons of safety and security, you will want to engage in activities that will really stretch the team in how it thinks of itself and builds its capacity. You also want to avoid ‘games’ that might undermine the serious work of building the team into a stronger and more cohesive unit.
We have now introduced 10 different activities that you can use and adapt to help your team become more effective. Some of them can work well as stand-alone activities, while others will have more impact if they are paired with other activities. Some of the discussions can be handled by the team working by itself, while other activities will benefit greatly from the support of a professional facilitator.
Contact us to learn more about how one of our professional facilitators can work with you, or to find out how to be connected to someone in our broader network of professional facilitators around the world.