Let's start with what's really important about this program.

1. It is a complete training program to either initiate new teams or to revitalize existing teams and move them to new levels of performance.
2. It is a tested program, having undergone 20 years of useage and refinement with tens of thousands of participants.
3. It is entirely experiential, heavily involving participants in interesting and totally relevant exercises and assessments.
4. It is a structured program, guaranteed to produce better team performance.
5. It is a flexible training program that can support various organization goals such as high-performance team development, problem team intervention, customer service, organization restructuring, and more.
6. It is a data supported program with assessments derived from historical national norms.
7. It is a total solution for team development that can be used with senior executives or frontline workers.
8. It is a program that can be licensed and purchased for use by both internal and external trainers and consultants.

"We participated in TEAMPOWER® as a management group, and we were so excited with the positive effects that we decided to roll the program out to all members of our Customer Commitment Network." Barbara Woolsey, Manager of Curriculum Development, Abbott Laboratories

Session Details

• Target audience - Anyone who operates in a group environment such a team members, team leaders, supervisors, managers, and senior executives.
• Training session size - The ideal is 15-25 participants, although successful sessions can be run with as few as 6 participants or as many as 100.
• Session length - The session is designed for a 2 1/2-day delivery; however, it can be run effectively in a 2-day format. A 3-day format allows for more in-depth processing of team issues and blockages.

Approach and Agenda

Planning Sessions (optional) - In advance of the session, one or two planning meetings should be held with key stakeholders and participants to share an overview of the entire program and raise interest in the program. The Facilitator Kit includes guidelines and forms for conducting these sessions.

Prework - Two weeks prior to the session, each participant is sent a TEAMPOWER^® PREWORK booklet that contains the Team Effectiveness Profile^®, the Personal Style Inventory^®, and Conflict Strategies Inventory^® that are to be completed.

Day 1 Agenda - Building Group Process Skills
Introduction - Exercise: Signatures
Effective Teamwork Principles
   The Cooperation vs. Competition Delimma - Exercise: Broken Squares
   The Elements of Teamwork - Exercise: Jungle Escape
Discovering Your Team Style - Instrument: Personal Style Inventory
Solving Problems as a Team - Activity: Force Field Problem-Solving Model
Identifying Team Member Roles
   Understanding Team Roles
   Strengthening Task and Maintenance Roles - Exercise: Deir el-Medina

Evening Assignment - Participants are asked to read Building a Winning Team and complete the Group Development Assessment^®.

Day 2 Agenda - Building Team Effectiveness
Stages of Group Development
   Understanding Group Development - Exercise: Bidding for Nickels
   Assessing the Group - Instrument: Group Development Assessment
Managing Team Conflict - Instrument: Team Conflict Strategies Inventory
Consensus Decision Making - Exercise: Cave Without a Name
Team Communication - Instrument: Team Communication Inventory

Day 3 Agenda - Growing Your Team
Unblocking Your Team
   Team Effectiveness - Instrument: Team Effectiveness Profile
   Analyze Organizational and Team Blockages
   Program Wrap-Up
   (Optional afternoon work) - Additional Work on Team Issues

Program Costs

Training (We do it for you.)
2-Day Agenda - $6900
3-Day Agenda - $8400
To the above add:
$210*/person for the Participant Guide and Prework Materials
Travel expenses for one TEAMPOWER^® certified trainer.

Certification (We teach you to do it for yourself.)
Group Certification - $8900
To the above add:
$210*/person for Participant Guides and Prework Materials
$895 for each Facilitator Kit (at least one per organization is needed)
Travel expenses for one TEAMPOWER^® certified trainer

One-on-One Certification - $2000/day with a 2-day minimum (call for a consultation)
To the above add:
$895 for the Facilitator Kit
Travel expenses for one TEAMPOWER^® Certified Trainer

*Quantity Discounts are available with purchases in excess of 99 copies.

For More Information

This program is not for purchase through our online store. For more information, contact Teambuilding, Inc. toll free at 877-358-1961 or email us at store@teambuildinginc.com.