Building Effective Teams Workshop

Elevate Your Team's Performance: The Power of Working Better Together

As Penguin, our primary aim is to empower organisations like yours to thrive. Drawing on our own extensive experience as managers and from delivering workshops for our clients, we understand the complex dynamics of teams and the crucial role effective collaboration plays. We've seen firsthand that a team's ability to truly work as a cohesive unit isn't merely beneficial; it's fundamental to achieving your strategic objectives. We know the challenges you face – navigating diverse personalities, tackling intricate projects, and fostering continuous innovation. When friction arises, communication falters, or a shared sense of purpose is absent, even the most promising initiatives can quickly lose momentum. It's precisely this understanding that underpins our "Building Effective Teams" workshop, a vital investment for managers who are genuinely committed to nurturing their teams' potential.

The modern workplace presents unique hurdles. From our observations, the rise of remote and hybrid working models, while offering undeniable flexibility, can inadvertently create communication gaps and diminish the organic connections that are so vital for team cohesion. Increasingly complex projects demand a higher degree of interdependency, making crystal-clear communication and a shared understanding absolutely paramount. Furthermore, the richness of having different generations and cultural backgrounds within teams can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and differing work styles. If these aren't addressed thoughtfully, they will inevitably hinder progress and impact overall productivity. In today's competitive landscape, fostering an environment where creativity flourishes and challenges are tackled collaboratively is essential. Without a strong team foundation, realising these ambitions can be a constant struggle.

Building Effective Teams Workshop: A Foundation for Enhanced Collaboration

We recognise these critical needs, and it's from this perspective that our "Building Effective Teams" workshop has been meticulously designed. Our focus is to equip your managers and their teams with the practical tools and insights they need to enhance their communication, strengthen collaboration, and maintain a sharp focus on achieving specific team goals. While an average half-day session can be beneficial, we generally recommend the one-day format (4-6 hours of training). This allows for a more profound exploration of the transformative content, ensuring a lasting and meaningful impact for your team.

Here's an insight into the core areas your team will explore:

  • Challenging Unhelpful Mindsets: This foundational element encourages your team members to develop greater self-awareness and refine their perceptions of situations and colleagues. By addressing preconceived notions, we help foster a more open, empathetic, and ultimately, a more productive team environment.

  • Cultivating a Culture of Accountability: We guide your team in establishing clear expectations and building a genuine sense of shared responsibility. This process is crucial for cultivating deep trust among members, ensuring commitments are honoured and everyone feels genuinely invested in collective success.

  • Understanding Team Personalities: We utilise proven frameworks to provide valuable insights into your team's unique dynamics. This helps individuals understand different behaviours and communication styles, making it easier to adapt their interactions and build stronger connections with each other.

  • Connecting Goals with What Drives People: Your team will learn how to identify what truly motivates each individual. We then support them in linking team goals to these personal motivators, thereby creating a stronger sense of purpose and commitment that can powerfully propel your team forward.

  • Tailored for Your Team's Specific Needs: We understand that every team is unique. The content outlined above can be tailored to address your specific training needs, ensuring the session directly contributes to improving collaboration within your team towards a particular goal you have in mind.

Through this comprehensive and practical approach, our "Building Effective Teams" workshop aims to empower your organisation to unlock its teams' full potential. Imagine an environment where collaborative effort is simply how things get done every day, and where ambitious goals are consistently achieved.

We believe this workshop can be a significant step in developing more cohesive, effective, and high-performing teams within your organisation. We would be pleased to discuss how this programme might best serve your specific team development needs.

Our Workshop

Testimonials

London-based award winning private tuition and education consultants, Ivy Education identified a requirement for a Sales Development programme to grow the confidence of the wider Ivy Education team during client engagement.

 Alastair Delafield, Ivy Education’s Founder and Managing Director said: ‘we identified a need to upskill our team on soft skills related to sales conversations. We wanted to create a framework to enable transfer of knowledge across our organisation - from our tutors, Marketing and Client Services.

 ‘To ensure the team had confidence to sell such an emotive purchase while at the same time highlighting our knowledge and expertise, it was important that we could provide the tools to help achieve this.

 ‘We approached a number of training providers and sales coaches but we quickly identified a need for a programme that would help set the foundation for our sales development - i.e. a sales playbook that we could take and recycle, encouraging peer to peer level coaching.

 ‘This approach would not only help develop those already in sales positions but allow existing talent from other departments to develop into such a role. We wanted to provide tools and training for career progression.

 ‘Penguin Learning understood our objectives from the outset. They delivered 5 sessions over 2 months - using a blended approach of virtual and classroom based workshops. The key modules included overcoming objections, communication and rapport building, conversation framework and assertive vs passive behaviour.

 ‘A hugely beneficial workshop was the Action Learning group which was our third module. This involved us beginning to apply the tools and techniques covered so far - along with sharing best practice.

 ‘We’ve recently launched a referral program and thanks to Penguin’s Sales Development programme, our Client Services team are more confident to initiate such sales conversations.

 ‘This programme has helped lay the foundations, allowing us to develop our ability to build rapport and trust with our clients - helping to build stronger relationships and win higher value clients which was exactly what we wanted and needed’.

OR the Taylor Wimpey testimonial who we deliver their customer service programme to annually: