Course Outline
Communication and Collaboration
- Communication – what communication styles are and why they are important for effective goal communication, motivation, and interaction with the team and colleagues
- Components of effective communication
- Effective messaging – tools and techniques
The Modern "Leader" – Models of Collaboration with the Team and Self-Organization
- If people "want to want to," the entire team has a chance to function well
- "Desire" to make independent decisions
- Aim for one goal
- Wanting something is different from being able to do it
- Support for effective team self-organization as a system
- Learning through experience
Communication – Fundamentals:
- principles of effective communication,
- leadership style and reactions,
- proactive communication
- barriers and distortions,
- feedback
- tools and techniques for effective communication.
Roles and Communication Styles:
- diagnosis and identification of preferred communication roles and styles
- effective communication between different roles and communication styles,
- communication colors – the basis for effective collaboration
Conflicts:
- problems and conflicts – characteristics and potential causes,
- "The Conflict Spiral",
- effective problem and conflict resolution
Communication with the Environment:
- the communication process,
- communication planning,
- information management,
- external communication,
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Partnership and collaboration in organizations - SRMM® model
- Model maturity levels - Ad hoc
- Procedural
- Relational
- Integrated
- Predictive
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Who do I collaborate with?
- Partner Identification
- Mapping interactions with Partners
- Improvement plans
Summary - good and bad practices in communication and team management
Requirements
The training is designed to be interactive, with participant involvement exceeding 80% of the time. Each session follows a similar dynamic: an opening exercise to establish new habits (building awareness), a mini-lecture on techniques (knowledge), and exercises for new tactics and skills (practical application). After each session, participants receive supplementary materials related to the topic covered. The practical component is summarized with mini-lectures providing theoretical foundations and explaining key psychological mechanisms experienced during the training.
Testimonials (4)
Meeting efficiency is something that's fairly "basic", but not thought about a lot and with really large implications on people/company time. Understanding these best practices and keeping them top-of-mind will be of immediate help.
Dan Moffatt - Chris Courtemanche
Course - Personal Efficiency and Managing Meetings
Provided and explained very clearly a lot of foundational concepts, which fit well with the team's level of learning. The exercises were very engaging and I believe my team were comfortable and participated very well. Coordinating with the trainer as well was very seamless.
Christlan Tolentino - Canadian Blood Services
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the exercises and the way the trainer was explaining
Sorana Haiduc - Ness
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1. Methodology 2. Its structure and usability 3. Real, practical examples and excercises