U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Competencies Emphasized

• Interpersonal Skills
• Leveraging Diversity
• Partnering
• Team Building
• Conflict Management

Length

1 week.

Locations

EMDC, Shepherdstown, WV;  WMDC, Aurora, CO; 

College Credits

2 Hours Upper Level Baccalaureate or 2 Hours Graduate

Schedule

• March 29 - April 2, 2010 @ EMDC, Shepherdstown, WV   $3900
  
  Starts 8:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:00 PM on last day
  Cost includes food, lodging and course materials
• May 17 - 21, 2010 @ WMDC, Aurora, CO   $3900
  
  Starts 8:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:00 PM on last day
  Cost includes food, lodging and course materials
• August 23 - 27, 2010 @ WMDC, Aurora, CO   $3900
  
  Starts 8:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:00 PM on last day
  Cost includes food, lodging and course materials

Overview

This is an advanced seminar for experienced team leaders and team members interested in expanding their options and skills for developing powerful, high-performance teams within and among organizational units. With the practical tools this experiential seminar provides, you will explore how to raise the performance of established teams, help teams respond to change, launch new or merged teams, "jump start" short-term project teams, manage multiple alliances and lead collaborative efforts among organizational units or agencies.

You will learn strategies for optimizing organizational effort, tapping the synergy inherent in individual differences and creating teams that meet ever-increasing demands for excellence and innovation.

How You Will Benefit

• Differentiate team function levels and identify key elements that characterize high-performance teams
• Apply techniques to assess your current team's effectiveness and requirements, as well as your own leadership qualities
• Use 'how-to' tools for team development
• Discern when teams are most appropriate
• Explore methods to create a positive team culture in which members are invested in one another's success
• Learn ways to help your team productively manage differing perspectives
• Strengthen your own leadership skills
• Understand how to work more effectively with underperforming or "problem" team members
• Take ideas from this course back home to develop current or future teams

Who Should Attend

Experienced team leaders and team members (participating in work unit or cross-functional teams) interested in strengthening teamwork