Workshops that make teams great

If teamwork feels like a grind and you need things to change, our team dynamics training is for you.

Bad teams are confusing and conflicted. People talk past each other. Debate is threatening. No-one speaks up. Things don’t get done. People don’t like being in bad teams.

Great teams are clear. They work with purpose. Conflict is respectful and healthy. They hit deadlines. They do great work. People love being in great teams.

Our workshops make teams great.

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Why Team Dynamics?

Your organisation is nothing without its people. How your organisation performs depends on how they perform. Not just in their role, but with one another. All the beauty and mess of our habits, preferences and egos affect what does and doesn’t get done.

That’s why team dynamics matter. Miscommunication brings projects to a standstill. Egos cloud clear decision making and poison good strategy. Misunderstandings lead to interpersonal conflict. Workplaces become oppressive. People are driven away.

We’ve all experienced it. Great people with all the right skills just can’t seem to get the work done when you mash them together. It’s not their qualifications. It’s something else. It’s not the individuals. It’s the team.

What if you could get the team your organisation needs to succeed?

Our Team Dynamics workshops do just that.

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How we do it.

Our workshops guide your people through the process of integrating high performance skills into their everyday work, so they really own the transformation.

The stages look like this:

1. We build individual awareness. Using the DISC personality types, individuals are made aware of their strengths, challenges and preferences and how they interact with the others in their team. We can also administer assessments, so everyone gets a 15-page report for real in-depth awareness.

2. We build team awareness. We build a team matrix, mapping out everyone’s strengths and preferences, and how everyone works best together and with each other. This helps determine where each person can best contribute to projects and problem-solving.

3. We build trust. High performing teams are high trust teams. That enables people to communicate openly because they trust they are respected and heard. Trust, and open communication leads to healthy conflict and productive problem-solving.

4. We mix in high performance skills. There are numerous tools, techniques and tactics for optimising communication, active listening, psychological safety and constructive conflict. Our interactive workshops are challenging in the right way.

Wait…

Isn’t team training wishy washy mumbo jumbo?

Nope.

We’ve literally trained Astronauts, Mission Control and Antarctic Explorers. They know and respect these lessons. They understand that you can do good work if you have the right qualifications. But to do great work you need the other half - real, effective teamworking skills.

Which brings us to our experience…

Charlesworth Human Performance was created by me, Susan Charlesworth. I have a BSc in Experimental Psychology and a MSc in Human Factors and Safety in Aeronautics. I spent years teaching Human Behaviour and Performance to Astronauts, Mission Control teams and Antarctic Explorers at the European Astronaut Centre.

Since then, I’ve continued to train at the European Space Agency but I also train organisations just like yours.

I’m also a qualified teacher with nearly 20 years of teaching.

I take training seriously. I don’t present slides. I run workshops and lessons which stick.

When to use Team Dynamics Training:

Solving longstanding friction.

If there’s ongoing challenges in a team, (say, interpersonal conflict or consistent poor performance) our training really helps. Managing transformation. Things change. Sometimes when companies grow (or shrink) teams have to form and storm all over again. Team Dynamics training fast-tracks this process for you.

Before (or after!) a big project.

We facilitate a thorough debrief of previous project(s) and get a baseline of current team ‘climate’ to learn the lessons for next time. We help shape the team, put in place processes for accountability and responsibility to achieve your ultimate goal.

Perfect for Away Days and Corporate Retreats.

Our training is an engaging break from routine. Work face-to-face in fun, interesting, structured workshops of guaranteed quality. People are always surprised by what they learn about themselves and each other.

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How to get Team Dynamics:

First, Contact Us! You can click “Get Team Dynamics” anywhere on this page to bring up a contact form. Drop us a note and we’ll get back to you to arrange a consultation call. Or, just email us if you have any questions. We’d love to hear from you.

Next, we join you on a 30 minute call to get the package right. Do you want to train one team on an away day? Do you want a long-term project? Do you want a week of in-depth training? This depends on your circumstances and budget. We’ll walk you through the options and tailor the training to your needs.

We’ll send you a proposal. If you’re happy, we get started!

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