We provide a selection of programmes for:
Whether your team consists of 5 or 500, the need to operate effectively is vital to the ongoing success and development of your organisation. A practical team development course allows people the opportunity to explore the theories behind effective teams and test them in an environment that is different to normal. This change in environment often allows individuals to think differently about the issues raised and allows everybody, regardless of job title, to increase their understanding of themselves and their colleagues in a fun and memorable way.
‘A well thought out course, designed to lead you to your own
personal goals without you over analysing and stressing that
you will do or say the wrong thing’
John Lewis Delegate 2011
How We Achieve This
The Established Team
Leading the Team
Understanding the Team
The New Team
The Motivated Team
Each course is facilitated by fully trained staff who guide the learning through on-going reviews. This is followed by delivering appropriate theories to back up observations made during the programme, and most importantly helping the transfer back to the workplace.
Below is an outline of some programmes that we currently run. We do pride ourselves in creating a programme that is right for you, so if you require something different then please get in touch.
All courses can be adjusted to run for any length of time. We can run 1-5 day courses, weekend or weekday. Skern can also come to you, and run something nearer your premises if time is tight.
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The purpose of this programme would be to help team members develop the skills needed to operate effectively within a team. It looks at:
The process of experiential learning
Reviewing for tangible reward
Effective communication
Roles within the team
Problem solving
Learning styles
The basic building blocks needed in order to succeed
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This course is specifically designed to look at leadership in detail. It has been used extensively to aid the theory learned within college courses such as CMS/DMS and CIPD as it offers a practical understanding of leadership, through real worked examples. It considers:
The skills and styles needed to be an effective leader
The situations that affect the choice of style and the effect that may have on others
Action Centred Leadership and how to address the 3 areas of need
How to coach a team towards success and focus on feedback skills
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The objective of this programme is to bring all aspects of teamwork together in a way that enables individuals to have a good worked understanding of the theories within the team they work in. It looks at:
How the team can adapt to change and be flexible in their approach
How can the team evolve to become a mature effective operation
Managing transition and encouraging change
Strategic thinking
Managed risk taking
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This course has been created to address the needs of a team who have just come together. It may be a project team at work, a new company, new members of the company such as apprentices, a new branch, or even a new year group at school or college. Aims of this course may include:
Breaking the ice
Establishing ground rules
Creating the right atmosphere to develop
Learning about each others strengths and weaknesses
Setting the right framework for the teams future
Understanding how to manage the journey a team goes through
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The purpose of this event would be to provide your team with a fun, enjoyable and memorable day. We use activities and tasks to develop a sense of achievement and satisfaction by spending time with colleagues in a different environment. This course is designed to strengthen the bond between people and offer a motivating day or two, which should have a good influence when back at work.
