Workshops

Increasing Self-awareness
Facilitating Mutual Understanding
Understanding Team Dynamics
Enhancing Communication

Does this sound like the needs of your team? Then an Understanding DISC workshop may be just what the psychologist ordered. Team building efforts should not just be an excuse to be out of the office for a day. Participants should leave with valuable information and practical skills.

This half-day workshop is designed to help individuals understand the impact of their behaviour (i.e. what we can actually observe an individual do, their interactional style and work style) in the work context. Workplace behaviour is described according to the well researched DISC theory. The workshop will reveal how modifying behaviour dramatically enhances overall individual performance. Each participant receives an in-depth assessment of his or her own preferred behavioural style. The workshop specifically focuses on the following:

• Understanding behaviour and why this is important in the work context.
• Understanding the DISC theory.
• Gain a better understanding of ones own behaviour, and the behaviour of others.
• Gain insight into how one is perceived by others.
• Understand what motivates the individual and how this is relevant to the workplace.

This workshop can also be tailored to the specific needs of the company and can focus more or less on the issues raised above. Other assessment instruments can be added (e.g. emotional intelligence, work values) and these results will be incorporated into the workshop.

Would you like to speak to a consultant about creating the ideal Workshop for your organisation? Click here to organise a consultation.

This full-day workshop is designed to help line managers understand the impact of their behaviour and management style on their subordinates, and how to effectively manage and motivate people with diverse behavioural styles. The workshop will reveal how modified managerial behaviour dramatically contributes to overall individual, team and organisational performance. This unique positive, hands-on workshop is intensely practical. Each participant receives an in-depth assessment of his or her own behaviour and management style, detailing strengths and limitations in relation to planning, decision making and problem solving. The workshop specifically focuses on the following:

• Understanding the DISC theory.
• Understanding behaviour and why this is important in the work context.
• Gain a better understanding of ones own behaviour, and the behaviour of others.
• Gain insight into how they are perceived by others.
• Understanding the importance and impact of different management styles
• Identifying motivators and fears in order to improve individual performance
• Recognising the values and potential limitations of different people
• Sharing implications of research data and how it may impact on the way we should manage
• Modifying management behaviour in order to maximize personal and departmental performance
• Appreciating the need for coaching, mentoring and training

This workshop can also be tailored to the specific needs of the company and can focus on specific needs. Other assessment instruments can be added (e.g. emotional intelligence, work values) and these results will be integrated with the main assessment focusing on preferred workplace behaviour.

Would you like to speak to a consultant about creating the ideal Workshop for your organisation? Click here to organise a consultation.

The Thomas Team Audit System allows an organisation to identify the ideal team culture, assess the actual team culture and provide a gap analysis in terms of behavioural and role fit shortfall. It also compares every team member against the ideal and actual team cultures to fully understand their contribution to the current team, as well as identify areas where they can add more value.

This workshop may be ideal:

• When teams are not performing to expectation
• When strategy calls for a cultural change
• If an organisation is not meeting targets and goals
• To remove internal conflicts and potential power struggles
• To realign teams after mergers and acquisitions
• When team membership changes

The workshop can be used at any level within an organisation and will:

• Increase the performance levels of teams by identifying focus/ development  areas when
  measured against the ideal culture.
• Predict a team's reaction to change and allow organisations to plan change with confidence.

The Team Audit system identifies:

• Ideal team culture:

• This is generally compiled by top management or the immediate direct manager
• In strategic settings, this ideal is determined by the senior leadership team itself.
  • Ideal team roles
  • Actual team culture:
    • Strengths
    • Team reaction to change
    • Preferred team leader
    • Team values
    • Team limitations
  • Ideal vs actual cultures creates:
    • Culture comparison and graphs
    • Team role charts
    • Shortfall analysis
  • Compatibility of team members:
    • With team
    • To required role factors
      
      
• The workshop specifically focuses on the following:
  
  
  • Understanding the DISC theory
  • Understanding behaviour and why this is important in the work context
  • Gain a better understanding of ones own behaviour, and the behaviour of others
  • Understand what motivates them and how this is relevant to the workplace
  • Recognising the values and individual contributions of different people
  • Explore how differences / similarities in behaviour impact on relationships at work,
    ability to work as a team, and overall performance
  • Assess how expectations affect relationships with others (including colleagues, managers
    and customers)
  • Identify unique strengths that each member brings to the team, as well as limitations
  • Define an action plan to outline the way forward

Would you like to speak to a consultant about creating the ideal Workshop for your organisation? Click here to organise a consultation.

It is recommended that the group is divided into a maximum of 7-8 people per team. The PPA results (and other assessment results obtained if applicable) as well as the client’s input are used to select the teams. Each team is observed by a psychologist / consultant on the way to the venue. The team dynamics are recorded en route.

The Amazing Race Workshop/Teambuild takes approximately 5 hours to complete.

This workshop can be customised to meet the client’s specific needs / or destination.

The workshop specifically focuses on the following:

• Understanding behaviour and why this is important in the work context
• Understanding the DISC theory
• Gain a better understanding of ones behaviour, and the behaviour of others
• Understand what motivates them and how this is relevant to the workplace
• Understanding the importance and impact of different interpersonal styles
• Identifying motivators and fears in order to improve group coherence
• Explore how differences / similarities in behaviour impact on relationships at work, ability to work as a team, and overall achievement of goals
• Assess how personal perceptions affect relationships with others (including colleagues, managers and customers)
• Identify unique strengths that each member brings to the team, as well as limitations
• Define an action plan to outline the way forward
• Providing in-depth feedback on what was observed by the psychologists during the Amazing Race, and alignment to actual workplace

Would you like to speak to a consultant about creating the ideal Workshop for your organisation? Click here to organise a consultation.