Team Coaching Workshops

The workshop options set out below address the core processes that sit at the heart of coaching a team, particularly when working with a project team. Some workshops are designed to help create a shift in perspective, while others are quite practical.

By applying them consistently with your team, you can develop your confidence as a project manager or leader. As you read through these descriptions, think about how you currently work with your teams and how these concepts could improve the outcomes you are seeking.

First Foundations Workshops

A series of workshops to set the project team up for success by taking a wide angle lens on the environment that the project is situated in.

"Balancing Act: Navigating Project Paradoxes and Sponsor Priorities"

• Learn a mechanism for discussing paradoxical demands

• Understand stakeholder ‘needs’ over ‘wants’ and where sponsors’ priorities lie within each paradox

60-90 minutes

"Establish a Clear Compelling Vision"

• Build motivation and commitment to the project

• Create focus for future decision making

• Hear from the sponsor their vision for the project

15 - 45 minutes

“Dangerous Assumptions and Leaps of Faith”

• Take a reality check on the state of the project being good enough to proceed

• Gain a sense that all the bases have been covered

• Learn a simple process to guard against being overly optimistic

15-30 minutes

Set-up for an Effective Team

All of the tools laid out here will help team members strengthen their ability to work together as a cohesive unit. This is a vital part of the formation stage and sets the team up for successful collaboration, and can be revisited periodically to monitor how the team feels they are living up to their agreements.

"Meeting Mastery: Co-Creating Your Team's Code of Conduct"

• Establish protocols for team meetings

• Encourage positive communication

• Discourage destructive meeting behaviors

15-30 minutes

"Silent Strength, Vocal Vigor: Bridging Communication Styles"

• Understand how to gain full participation from the team

• How to reduce the tendency of dominant voices from ‘taking over’

• Improve awareness and build trust

15-30 minutes

"Constructive Conversations: Mastering the Art of Feedback"

• Co-create effective agreements for giving and receiving feedback

• Re-frame feedback as an opportunity for team and personal development 

45-60 minutes

"How to Motivate or Annoy Me"

• Gain insight into colleagues’ preferences

• Improve team communication and collaboration

• Avoid unintentionally frustrating team members

• Create a more positive and productive work environment

45-60 minutes

"Establish a No Blame Culture"

• Understand the benefits of creating a blame free culture

• Understand the principle of emotional self-control

45-60 minutes

"From Debate to Dialogue: Transforming Team Communication"

• To build awareness of the problems caused by instinctive language

• To equip the team with the habits of open communication

45-60 minutes

"Can We Meet Now? Strategies for Effective Collaboration and Decision-Making"

• Nail down a strategy that creates clarity around types of meetings and desired outcomes

• Be able to quickly self organize to address important issues following an agreed to meeting structure

30 minutes

"Building and Maintaining Stakeholder Support"

• Help establish an engagement plan with stakeholders to ensure they remain committed to the project

• Take on an ambassador role to a nominated stakeholder to provide regular progress updates and form an understanding of their specific concerns

60 minutes

Situational Team Coaching