Building High Performance Teams

Training Module: Building High Performance Teams

Duration: 2 Days
Target Audience: Whole organization/Departmental teams

Course Overview

A high-performing team is more than just a group of skilled individuals—it’s a cohesive unit driven by trust, accountability, clarity of purpose, and effective communication. This two-day experiential workshop is designed to help organizations foster such teams by equipping participants with the tools, mindset, and behaviors necessary to build and sustain peak team performance.
Through interactive activities, simulations, and deep reflection, participants will explore how to lead with purpose, enhance collaboration, build trust, and align individual efforts with broader organizational goals.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Lead with Clarity: Define team purpose, align values, and set direction through strategic vision and goal setting.
  • Build Trust & Cohesion: Apply emotional intelligence to strengthen relationships, reduce conflicts, and encourage open communication.
  • Enhance Communication: Utilize frameworks to ensure transparency, effective feedback, and aligned messaging within teams.
  • Foster Accountability & Ownership: Create systems of shared responsibility using data-driven accountability and clear expectations.
  • Drive Results & Innovation: Promote problem-solving, creativity, and adaptability that translate into team success and productivity.

Training Benefits

  • Build a collaborative environment through transparency, mutual respect, and shared goals.
  • Develop strategic leadership capabilities and the emotional awareness needed to lead high-performing teams.
  • Master techniques for clear communication, conflict resolution, and data-driven accountability.
  • Align team efforts with organizational vision to drive ownership, performance, and results.
  • Foster a culture of adaptability, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Workshop Content & Flow

Day 1: Aligning Purpose & Building Foundation

Session 1: Setting Direction – “From Me to We”

  • Connect to Self & Team
  • Team Purpose, Priorities & Potential
  • Role Clarity & Strategic Goal Mapping
  • Exercise: “Big Rocks” Activity
  • Group Work: Visualizing Shared Vision (Poster Creation)

Session 2: Aligning Values & Vision

  • Shared Values & Organizational Culture
  • Group Exercise: Begin with the End in Mind
  • The Law of Requisite Variety – Adaptability in Teams
  • Pause & Connect: Shifting Perspective During Conflict
  • Flexibility Between Management & Team

Session 3: Why Teams Succeed or Fail

  • The “5 Dysfunctions of a Team” Model (Patrick Lencioni)
  • Communication Breakdown vs. Intentional Communication
  • NLP Tools: Sensory Acuity, Representational Systems
  • Building Rapport & Team Synergy
  • Cause vs. Effect Thinking in Teams

Session 4: Creating Great Team Functioning

  • Feedback Loops and Psychological Safety
  • Shared Decision-Making
  • Defining Team Norms & Boundaries
  • Reflection & Sharing Circle

Day 2: Execution, Accountability & Team Spirit

Session 5: Building Trust & Transparency

  • Trust-Building Exercises
  • Honest Communication & Conflict Navigation
  • Behavior vs. Person: Constructive Confrontation
  • Harmony Through Listening and Sharing

Session 6: Commitment & Accountability

  • Creating Action Agreements
  • Moving the “Big Rocks” – Execution Focus
  • Metrics & Timeline-based Ownership
  • Rotating Responsibilities & Cross-Learning

Session 7: Results-Driven Team Culture

  • Developing Team Members Through Stretch Goals
  • Retaining Talent Through Empowerment
  • Self-motivation & Recognition
  • Real-World Case Studies: High-Performing Teams in Action

Session 8: Practical Team Challenges & Simulation

  • Out-of-the-box Thinking in Action
  • Simulation: “The Blind Build” – Coordination Challenge
  • Group Activity: “Reaching the Destination” – Strategic Execution
  • Energizer Game: “The Unified Circle”
  • Debrief & Key Insights Sharing

Target Audience

This workshop is ideal for:

  1. Whole Organization
  2. Departmental Teams

Training Methodology

The session will use a blended learning approach rooted in adult learning principles. It includes:

  • Experiential Activities: Real-time simulations to build learning by doing
  • Group Work & Case Studies: Relating content to real business scenarios
  • Facilitated Discussions: Extracting insight from shared experiences
  • Reflection Circles: Encouraging personal and group growth
  • Video Learning & Storytelling: Powerful visual narratives for better retention

Key Takeaways

Action plan to implement learning within your own teams post-training

Clear tools and frameworks for leading and sustaining high-performance teams

Practical methods to develop trust, accountability, and shared goals

Techniques to resolve team dysfunctions and enhance synergy

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