Who is team development for?
With ever increasing workloads and operational challenges it can sometimes feel as a manager that you don’t have time to focus on developing your team. You may already feel like you have a good team but want to find ways of taking them from good to great. You might be struggling with finding out what motivates your staff. You may even want to take some time out with your team for some bespoke team development. We have several resources that might be of use to you. Select the headings below to find out more.
Description
The Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective personality self report assessment indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. Type provides a framework for understanding individual differences, and provides a dynamic model of individual development. Broadly speaking there are two applications for MBTI. The first is through an individual assessment with an accredited MBTI facilitator and the second is aimed at team development. Please note - we are only able to provide the team development option.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session, you will find the best fit in terms of your self-reported type. This will help you and a team to:
- Raise awareness of your own personality type and of your colleagues
- Understand how to improve your working and personal relationships
- Identify similarities and differences between people and how to adapt your behaviour to increase understanding of others
- Understand how you contribute to your team
- Understand how you cope with change in the workplace
Intended Audience
If you are a manager and want to discuss how MBTI could improve your team development activities, contact learninganddevelopmentdepartment@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Description
Packtypes is a team development tool based on Carl Jung's 'Theory of Type'. Years of research has shown that being able to identify your own and other peoples 'type' and being able to respond appropriately is likely to have a greater impact on your future success and quality of life than any other factor; including intelligence and qualifications. The idea is simple. A psychometric based game that takes minutes to understand, yet is so revealing that just playing enhances self-awareness, esteem, confidence, understanding and relationships within teams' dynamics. We use this as part of some of our development courses that focus on team development. However, we can also come to your area of work and do this activity with you and your team.
Learning Objectives
By completing this activity you will have had the opportunity to:
- Enhance team awareness
- Enhance team confidence
- Better understand individuals type and create a team type
- Better understand teams' strengths and development areas
Intended Audience
- Full teams including team leaders
Further Information
If you are in the process of planning Team Development activities with your team then you might consider incorporating Pack Types into team development day. By attending a team development session, team members can explore their personality characteristics, their likely contributions to a team, potential areas for growth, as well as suggested action steps for improvement. By comparing their preferred approaches to work and relationships to those of their team mates, they will develop true self-awareness and stronger connections.
If you are a manager and want to discuss how pack types could improve your team development activities, please contact learninganddevelopmentdepartment
Alternatively, please contact one of the team for a discussion about how we can help you with your team development day. In the first instance email learninganddevelopmentdepartment