A team where the leaders are responsible for  creating and sharing a vision and guiding the team in getting there, a team where the members are responsible for seeing its way through, a team that is empowered because everyone is expected to contribute in more ways than one. These are the nature of self directed and empowered teams. The buzzwords in organizations these days. Many have jumped in this team building bandwagon because they see the need for the work teams to be confident, nimble and capable of steering themselves as they experience changes, twists and turns on the road towards the  goal.
But that level of team maturity is not that easy to achieve. In order for teams to work that way, team members need to have a thorough understanding and acceptance of their goals and roles. They must be confident that they and their teammates are capable of achieving the teams' goal. They must have enough trust that all the members have the good of the team at heart. The leaders must be willing to share leadership of the team with the team members.  Without all these, communication among members can be superficial and dishonest, conflicts will be hard to resolve. With conflict abound, collaboration is difficult. Without collaboration there can be no synergy.  On the other hand, building a culture where there is trust paves the way for openness, the best way to communicate. With openness comes the opportunity to resolve whatever conflicts may arise. With conflicts aside, comes readiness for collaboration. And lastly, in collaboration there is synergy, the power of teams to be greater than the sum of its parts.
The goal of this workshop is to help team members appreciate the value of the basic building blocks of team effectiveness. Transformation does not come overnight, but the activities we include in this program will hopefully pave the way for individual realizations and improvement in perspectives. With this workshop and a nurturing environment afterwards, the teams may well be on their way to achieving the level of team maturity that brings about result.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the two-day workshop, the participants are expected to:
Identify the components of effective teams
Clarify the team's goal
Know others in the team better to foster harmonious relationship
Clarify and appreciate each others' role in a team structure.
Identify values needed in achieving team goals.
Establish norms for  team interactions
Course Outline
Day 1
8:00 -9:00 a.m. Introduction
· Opening ceremony
· Energizer
· Workshop objectives
9:00 - 10:00  Spider Web, A lesson about teams
10:15 -12:00   Team Purpose Triangle,  Clarifying Team Goals
1:00 - 1:30 Building Blocks of Team Effectiveness
1:30 - 5:00  Trust Building Activities
5:00 - 6:30  preparation for Night Activity
8:00 - 10:00  Socialization
Day 2
8:30 - 10:00   Belbin Team Inventory, Understanding the "Self" in Relation to others.
10:00 - 12:00  Personal Symbolism, Paving the way for understanding of individuals in  a team
1:00 - 4:00  Ropes Course (High Y, Multiline Traverse,) Breaking self-imposed limitations
4:00 - 4:30  Tire Pole, Commitment and Collaboration
4:30 - 5:00  "Team Contract"
5:00    Closure activity