Working Better Together

“Everyone should do this workshop. It helped make people understand that other’s needs and goals are not always the same as their own. It gave us much more understanding and reminded us to consider the impact our actions on other people at work and in your personal life. I found the whole workshop very interesting. It kept my attention and everyone else’s. Good topics were discussed. It was excellent and I hope to be a better person and team member because of it.” Peggy McMillan, Queensland Health

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Our Take on Team Building...

Teams are more commonly the way to organise work these days and the ability to get teams working better together is a major mission for most leaders. We need to know how to form teams – then facilitate them to work collaboratively. We need to maintain and improve teams – to help them continuously rethink how they can work better together. We also need to build commitment to common goals and challenges, as well as manage performance, team relationships and overall work culture. It’s a tall order…

While most workplaces say they work in teams – fewer know how to really make teams work. We naturally form teams to achieve things together we couldn’t do alone, yet working well together doesn’t come so naturally. We have to learn how to do this. That’s where teambuilding comes in. It has a proven track record as a tool to enhance team performance, but the term itself sometimes seems a bit nebulous. People know they need it, but often aren't sure what it is. We need answers to questions like:

	What is team-building? Does it really make a difference?
	What makes one team work better than another? Why do some succeed while others fail?
	What steps can I follow to build a good cohesive team that works well together?
	What are the traps to avoid and what do I can I do to design a good team-building session?

There’s a daunting amount of team-building help out there in “web-land” – and almost as many different methods and approaches as there are providers. None are right for every occasion. Team-building doesn’t come in one-size-fits-all packages, no matter what anyone says…

Working Better Together is the general label we use for our team-building approach. Our Prospectus on the subject combines an outline of what we think team-building is all about with what we hope are useful insights into the ‘ins-and-outs’ of teambuilding for leaders looking to revitalise or reform teams or take them to the next level for a stand-out performance.

We offer some principles and guidelines you might find helpful in planning for team-building and we've included some activities that might help you get clear on what you really want to achieve, what approach would best suit your outcomes, your culture and the personalities that make up your team and assist you to think about strategies to bring out the best in them.

Building better teams is a major concern for many leaders. As well as our tailored in-house programs, we deliver Working Better Together public clinics in selected centres for individual team members, leaders or small intact teams to explore the conversational and relational skills people need to be better team leaders and team-players.

We don’t have all the answers or pretend to be the best choice. In fact, we encourage you to think carefully about what you need, shop around, talk to providers – and of course, your team. And if you'd like to find our more about ways we might be able to help or talk over your concerns and ideas, we're available any time and only too happy to help.