
COURSE OVERVIEW
Teamwork is essential in any successful enterprise, and to have effective teams, an organization must be comprised of individuals who pride themselves on being great team players. Many of us consider ourselves to be team players, but are we really? Do we know what that takes; and what managers consider to be the qualities that make a person a team player, or that make a good team player a ‘great’ team player? Everyone brings their own skills and strengths to the table; understanding how to use those skills within the context of a team is vital to help an organization succeed.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand the definition of a team player and a non-team player
- Know the difference between a team player and a non-team player
- Learn the qualities possessed by a team player
- Determine what type of team player you are and how that functions in your workplace
- Know and understand what it takes to be a team player
- Discover the different types of teams that exist within a company
- Learn what working together as a team looks like
- Learn the different types of workplace teams and what types of teams successful organizations need
- Develop strategies to improve teamwork
- Give participants a moment to write down their own learning objectives in their workbook.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
- Pre-Course Assessment
- Being a Team Player
- What is a Team Player?
- Who Is a Team Player?
- Characteristics of a Team Player, Part One
- Characteristics of a Team Player, Part Two
- Being a Good Team Player
- Actions Speak Louder than Words, Part One
- Actions Speak Louder than Words, Part Two
- How to Be a Good Team Player
- Are You a Good Team Player?
- Take 1
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork ‘Question in an Interview, Part One
- Be Prepared for the ‘Teamwork’ Question in an Interview, Part Two
- The Interview
- Team Work
- Team Work Definition, Part One
- Team Work Definition, Part Two
- Types of Workplace Teams
- A Closer Look, Part One
- A Closer Look, Part Two
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need, Part One
- Five Types of Workplace Teams Organizations Need, Part Two
- Why Teamwork Fails
- Five Reasons, Part One
- Five Reasons, Part Two
- Employee Recognition, Part One
- Employee Recognition, Part Two
- Types of Recognition
- Tips for Recognizing Employees, Part One
- Tips for Recognizing Employees, Part Two
- One Bad Apple…Part One
- One Bad Apple…Part Two
- Strategies to Improve Teamwork
- 20 Strategies
- Bringing it All Together
- A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
- Course Summary
- Recommended Reading List
- Post-Course Assessment