Developing Teams-Level 1: A 20/20 MDS® eLearning Course
Teamwork is an essential aspect of social existence. Whether we choose to be or not, we are members of many groups. We have to consider and co-operate with a wide variety of other people in the course of our daily lives. The social contracts we have with, for example, colleagues at work, family members and friends, are in some instances successful and pleasurable and in others not. This module sets out to explain how and why this is so and to help you understand that there is much we can do to make these relationships more positive and productive.
In particular the module focuses on the development of effective teams within the workplace. It starts by looking at what teams are and what it is that makes some teams more effective than others. The module then describes some of the factors managers need to bear in mind when forming or leading workgroups. It describes the classic stages of group development and identifies ways in which managers can facilitate the successful evolution of their teams.
Having established the features of effective teams, the module moves to show how managers can take a proactive role in analyzing group development needs and implementing programs which will meet those needs.
The Team Building Effectiveness Profile is strongly recommended to be undertaken in conjunction with this course.
The 20-20 MDS® series by WCOD is a management and leadership development program designed for professionals seeking to improve their management and leadership skills to help them reach their potential in the work world. Until now, the courses and workshops in this program were only available as a complete course of study within an accredited program. WCOD has recently begun making the eLearning courses and workshops from this management and leadership development program available to learners, trainers, coaches and consultants on a course-by-course basis.
The 20-20 MDS® eLearning courses available here are about 3 to 4 hours long, and may be completed in one sitting, or bookmarked and resumed at a later date when time permits. If you or your company are interested in information regarding the accreditation of these courses through the Institute for Leadership and Management, please contact us at info@readytomanage.com.
The 20-20 MDS® series courses and workshops are most appropriate for use with aspiring, junior or middle managers seeking to improve their management and leadership skills to help them reach their potential in the work world. These courses contain a useful mix of theory, practical explanation of concepts.