5 Functions of Great Teams

Course Description
This interactive workshop and group experience provides leaders tools and methods to enhance team performance. An in-depth analysis identifies strengths and growth areas as they apply to teams.

Teams receive learning to develop their leadership competencies. Insights are shared to develop as a team and to be mindful of areas that could impact team effectiveness. Participants learn how their unique individual strengths contribute to the team’s strengths as well as challenges. Insights are shared to develop as a team and to be mindful of pitfalls that impair both the team and each other’s individual effectiveness.

Using the LionsLead training materials and 5 Dysfunctions of a Team book by Patrick Lencioni as well as evaluation tools, this workshop focuses on critical team functions and the behaviors that lead to their success. This includes emphasis on Self-Leadership, to know and lead yourself first, as being critical to effectively building relationships and leading others. Including a particular focus on emotional intelligence. Other topics include building team trust, improving team accountability and achieving better results towards team objectives.

Training and Results are presented through interactive discussion, team exercises, and application of the findings. This workshop and associated evaluation methods provide concise and powerful data that reveals primary and secondary team roles critical to creating high performance teams. 

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for senior leaders and managers.

Learning Objectives
Through training, participants will learn:

  • Self-leadership competencies and Emotional Intelligence impact on leadership performance
  • Critical leadership attributes for effective team performance
  • Team development and performance strategies
  • Team Roles and their unique impacts on team performance
  • An in-depth analysis and evaluation of their team strengths and growth areas. 
  • Using LionsLead leadership development evaluation tools and methods to measure participants’ leadership behaviors to provide team growth plans

Course Outline

Module 1
This module is a training of 5 Functions.

Session includes:

  • Overview of 5 Functions and how they relate to our behaviors
  • Review 5 Functions assessment results
  • Discuss the connection between LionsLead assessment results and 5 Functions performance
  • Interactive discussion on how these functions and behaviors affect the team’s performance

Module 2
This module is a training of 5 Functions.

Session includes:

  • Define the 5 Functions and behaviors and how this affects team performance
  • Review team results for these functions
  • Interactive discussion on how these functions and behaviors affect the team’s performance
  • Team exercises to improve team performance
  • Identify strengths and growth areas for individual and team actions

Module 3
This module is a training of 5 Functions.

Session includes:

  • Interactive discussion on how specific functions and leadership behaviors affect the team’s performance.
  • Team exercises to improve team performance related to each function
  • Identify strengths and growth areas for individual and team actions

Module 4
This module is a training of material from The Ideal Team Player book.

Session includes:

  • Training and discussion about the concepts presented in The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
  • Interactive discussion on how specific group behaviors affect the team’s performance
  • Interactive discussion on linking group behaviors to 5 Functions of Great Teams
  • Identify strengths and growth areas for individual and team actions using LionsLead evaluation tools

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Format
16 hours
Instructional Methods: Instructor-led classroom training, virtual, in-person and in-groups.

Course instructor
Derek Churchill – Senior Consultant, Quality Management Systems/Auditing

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