Elevate Agenda

Schedule & Learning Goals

 Time  Topic  Learning Goals
9:00 a.m.    

Registration and morning beverages

  
9:30 a.m.                   

Welcome, Review Agenda and Goals

  
9:45 a.m.

Small Group Exercise

  • What is my lived experience with teams – good and bad,
    effective and ineffective?
  • What insights can I draw from the team experiences of others?
  • How can we establish a trusted environment for small group work?
  • What are two to four themes from my own experience with teams?
  • How should I listen to others so that I can identify teamwork performance and challenges?
  • What are common behaviors that help or hinder team performance?
10:45 a.m. Break  
11:00 a.m. Large Group Lecture & Discussion – Why do teams fail?
  • What are the differences among and rationales for teams, groups and communities?
  • What are common dysfunctional behaviors that affect teams?
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break  
12:45 p.m. Large Group Assignment – “Army Crew Team”
  •  What framework(s) can I use to analyze team effectiveness?
1:00 p.m.

Small Group Case Study Exercise – “Army Crew Team”
  • How can I apply my experience, the insights of others and theory about teamwork to a shared case study?
  • What are possible solutions for saving a failing team?
2:00 p.m. Large Group Debrief – “Army Crew Team”
  • What are different ways (right and wrong) to solve teamwork challenges?
2:30 p.m. Large Group Lecture & Discussion – Teaming and other teamwork considerations
  • What is the the difference between teamwork and teaming?
  • What are key aspects of teaming and how can teaming be used?
  • What is psychological safety and how can it aid teamwork?
3:15 p.m.

Break & Solo Exercise –

  • What key insights have you learned today?
  • What is one teamwork behavior that you will bring to
    future teams?
  • What is one behavior that you will guard against? 
    How will you identify that behavior early, and prevent or address it?
  • What is one current or new team where you can experiment with
    what you have learned today?  What one (small) experiment will you run?  How will you know if you are making progress?
  • What are key insights from my participation in the program?
  • What insights can I use to improve my own behavior(s)?
  • What is one (or more) near term teamwork goal that I can select and apply in the next few days?
3:40 p.m. Small Group Debrief of Solo Exercise
  •  What insights from others might I adopt or incorporate?
  • How can I help others think about their own teamwork goals?
4:10 p.m. Large Group Debrief of Key Insights
  • What insights stand out from today’s program?
4:30 p.m. Session Ends  
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