Winning with People   

A 1-Day

Team-building Workshop 

A Perfect Team delivers: 

·         Trusted solutions that are On-track, On-time and On-budget 

·         Commitment to and involvement with the Customer 

·         Customer and Team achievement and satisfaction leading to long-term Partnerships 

Team working is based on  

·         Full collaboration and engagement in delivery 

·         Appreciation that the whole is greater than the individual 

·         Mutual trust and respect 

·         A readiness to integrate into new team structures in order to deliver outstanding results 

Our Winning with People workshop is a highly experiential vehicle that draws from the world of theatrical improvisation to captivate the workshop participants from the outset. In this highly-charged atmosphere, learning becomes fun, participants are highly receptive to new ideas and actions, and team bonding occurs naturally. 

Viola Spolin, one of the internationally-recognised originators of theatrical improvisation games, created those games in order to rapidly communicate ideas and concepts to her students. We use many of these tools and techniques to heighten understanding and create the core foundation for the Perfect Team. 

Fundamental are trust, great communication, collaboration, complementary leadership (a good leader should be prepared to be led when appropriate and to enable the transition of leadership), and a desire to achieve a synergetic outcome. We explore all of these facets through improvisation exercises such as Mirroring.  

Here, the group works in pairs. Initially one of the players is nominated as leader.  As he/ she begins to move, the other player mirrors the movements. Eventually, the players harmonise naturally so that, observers cannot determine who is the leader and who the follower.  Mirroring is one of many improvisation exercises, each used to teach specific techniques. After each exercise, there is a chance to discuss, analyse and understand both strengths and weaknesses that have been revealed. 

The workshop switches between such exercises and more formal discussions. The outcome is accelerated learning through direct experience. The day is FUN, highly thought-provoking and motivating. 

No two sessions are identical.  However, an outline programme will likely include the following: 

·         “In at the deep-end” (exercises) 

·         “Who lives Inside” (Personal Introductions  - a fun, facilitated ice-breaker) 

·         Power of Perceptions (video-based observation and rating exercise) 

·         Honing communication skills (Masterclass: “Conversation is the New PowerPoint ®”) 

·         Real Leadership (status and leadership switching exercises) 

·         Matching solutions to client needs (Using specialised interrogation techniques to identify deep emotional business decision drivers and articulate winning solutions)

·         The team in action (exercise) 

·         Q&A  

The size of the Workshop group must be controlled in order to deliver maximum benefit for all.  A minimum of twelve Participants is needed.  The maximum size is twenty. 

Level of seniority is not a necessary selection factor for participants, nor indeed are Role, culture or gender.  However, in order that senior leaders can both be seen to lead by example and enabled to determine the exact outcomes that they seek to achieve when asking their people to participate, it may be helpful for them to engage in the workshops at an early stage. 

The focus of each workshop can be altered in order to deliver, within reason, the specific outcomes sought by any given leader.  In other words, this is not generic “training” and no two workshops will be exactly alike.