Leadership Through Collaboration

The best leaders aren’t formidable ones. They lead with strong purpose and direction, but their strength isn’t defined by how harsh they are, how much critical feedback they can give, or how strict they are with deadlines. Instead, their strength comes from how well they can encourage, support, and direct their team. The essence of collaboration involves bringing together the individual talents of your team members to create something, a new idea, a solution to a problem, a path towards goal achievement. Whether building or facilitating collaboration within one team or across several teams, this workshop provides the tools and practical applications to accomplish more through how you involve others. Who Should AttendAnyone building, leading, managing or participating in either function or cross-functional teams. You Will LearnAfter this workshop, participants will be able to:Define collaboration, the types of collaboration, and how to determine when to use which typeSet team goals aimed directly at a shared goalAssemble a team of people who meet the necessary criteria for effective collaborationCreate commitment at the team and individual levelsDevelop collaborative behaviors and methods within team processesCourse Outline Defining collaboration The benefits of collaborationWhat do you find?What has research identified?The different types of collaborationOpen collaborationClosed collaborationCross-functional collaborationCross-cultural collaborationHow to define your team’s purposeSetting SMART goalsCreating a team mission statementHow to choose the type of collaboration neededHow to involve the right people Achieving buy-in within your teamCreating personal mission statementsConnecting with individual valuesEncouraging collaborative behavior within your teamLeading by exampleBuilding trustFostering a creative cultureThe pitfalls of poor collaboration The pitfalls of too much collaboration Up to 30 students Virtual Classes will be a live, Instructor lead class in Zoom for Government, a virtual technical assistant VTA will be available to assist students with any technical issues, take roll, administer evaluations, and distribute certificates of completion. Course materials will be provided electronically.Onsite classes will be held at your location. The instructor will travel to you. Materials will be printed and shipped to your site. A sign-up sheet will be provided for student to enter their name (as they want it on their certificate) and the email address to send the certificate to. GSA travel costs will be added to the course fee. Contact us for a travel estimate.A minimum of 2 weeks lead time is needed for virtual classes, 3 weeks for onsite classes.Questions? Contact our training coordinator via email or phone at (202) 843.5447.