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Oak Innovation helps trainers and people managers like you use editable training course materials to teach a course on group dynamics skills.
Oak Innovation’s group dynamics training course material enables instructors and people managers to instruct teams about the essentials of group dynamics.
What You Get.
- Built-in workbook (53 pages) for easy delivery of the course.
- An editable slide deck (61 slides) no matter your course.
- Get 17 free training games for easy selection and delivery.
- Save time with 17 free and easy-to-use training icebreakers.
- Quickly access 15 easy-to-understand and practical training guides.
- Offer 2 unparalleled course tests powered to improve learning.
- Easily access intuitive activities and exercises included to ensure the content supports learning.
- Access a reading list that fits into all situations.
- Instantly and effortlessly use the course advertorial with learning objectives included.
- Explore an action plan with built-in questions.
Good To Know.
- You can fully edit fonts, logos and branding (and even edit content) – all easily done.
- Can be used with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and PDF.
- One time purchase, no ongoing fees or subscriptions.
- Simple to use and comes with everything you need to get you started.
- Immediately available to you once you’ve placed your order – get started right away.
- More than pays for itself in the time savings you make by purchasing pre-written training content.
- Will immediately increase the range professional courses for your business so you can get back to delivering courses rather than spending your time creating content!
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Streamline Your Courses.
You can teach your learners the underlying processes affecting group and team function.
Your learners will receive an introduction to group dynamics and an understanding of managing and motivating teams.
The course content explores the different types of groups that can exist in the workplace and several performance factors within groups.
You can introduce learners to the essentials of group dynamics through engaging course material and explore how group cohesiveness shapes team development.
The group dynamics training materials are designed to help learners understand group dynamics, generate buy-in, and reduce the negative impact of working within groups.
The training course material will also help enhance cooperation, improve decision-making skills, and increase team performance.
Benefits Of This Group Dynamics Skills Training Content.
This group dynamics skills training program is designed to build on learners’ existing knowledge and toolkit in group dynamics.
Key takeaways from the program will empower learners to improve their group dynamics within organizations and help them gain desired outcomes.
Target Audience.
This group dynamics skills course is designed for new or aspiring managers and high-potential staff who must increase their group dynamics skills and take on additional responsibility.
Trusted By The World’s Leading Companies.
Working with groups can be challenging, but it’s essential to take the time to build relationships with group members!
This training course on group dynamics skills will provide you with getting-to-know-you games, ice breakers, team-building activities, and more ready-to-deliver and detailed course content.
At Oak Innovation, we understand that you might want to customize this course to meet your needs.
As a result, you have the right to edit or customize the course materials as provided. You can also add to the slides, workbooks, and activities to keep them consistent with your existing training materials or combine content across different course titles.
Top Tip: If you’d like to give the training materials more meaning, why not add company or learner-specific content? That way, they’ll look extra personalized when you deliver the course.
Topics Covered. Explore The Detail.
You can use the content provided to deliver the critical sections of this training course.
1. Introduction to group dynamics
You can use the content provided to present a definition of group dynamics. And then explore the different types of groups that can exist in the workplace.
Once your audience begins to understand the group dynamics that can exist, it will help them work more cohesively within workgroups.
Key takeaways:
- Participants will explore group dynamics and discuss the different types of groups.
2. Performance factors within groups
Although identifying performance factors may sound easy, it isn’t always.
Your audience will need to learn about group performance factors such as norms, size, and composition and how these factors may help them.
You can use the content provided to discuss these areas and then continue by focusing on investigation, socialization, maintenance, resocialization, and remembrance.
Try to incorporate examples from your experiences with groups, as this will foster more engagement.
Your next target is to share the content on the Phases Of Socialization.
Key takeaways:
- Participants will explore the central group performance factors (norms, size, and composition) and discuss group socialization (Investigation, Socialization, Maintenance, Resocialization, and Remembrance).
3. The seven characteristics of group cohesiveness
For most of us, when we find ourselves in groups that are not cohesive, we tend to start to work more on our own.
However, this is often detrimental to the overall performance of the group.
Yes, we may be crazy busy, but we are also getting stuck in behaviors that are not favorable to the group.
You can use the content provided to explore the factors and consequences of group cohesiveness.
In this section, course participants will explore:
- Membership.
- Performance goals.
- Collaboration.
- Shared values.
- Identification.
- Interaction.
- Interdependency.
4. Group communication
Group communication is at the center of the conversations we can have about workplace teams.
Experience demonstrates that a group or team structure with a robust communication avenue will be more successful.
At a group level, they will be more cohesive and better able to manage change and cope with disturbances in their work environment.
You should use the content to focus on the different types of communication within groups.
Key takeaways:
- Participants will explore the different types of communication that are used within groups.
5. The five main stages of team development
How well does your audience understand group dynamics in the workplace?
Experience tells us that many people may fear moving outside their comfort zones and trying something new.
Often, this is born out of a fear of group members’ reactions and possible non-acceptance.
Many will see this behavior with a particular understanding and even acceptance.
But, this reaction can be challenging for some members of your audience to accept.
You can use the content in this section to outline team-building skills and the stages of team development – forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.
In this section, course participants will:
- Explore forming.
- Understand storming.
- Look at norming.
- Define performing.
- Understand the concept of adjourning.
6. Management team roles
Thankfully, at this stage in the course, you’ve shared most of the content, and the benefits to your audience should be emerging.
This awareness will lead to an increasing sense of the power of group dynamics and a constant search for ways to improve team dynamics.
When it comes to team-building and teamwork, it’s the detail that often makes the most significant difference.
In this last section, you should use the materials provided to explore Belbins management team roles and encourage your audience to share their experiences and opportunities for improvement.
Key takeaways:
- Participants will explore Belbin’s management team roles.
Objectives. Designed To Make A Difference.
At the end of this training course on group dynamics skills, your participants will be able to:
- Understand group roles.
- Explore the phases of group socialization.
- Understand group cohesiveness.
- Understand the stages of group development.
- Examine several types of communication.
- Understand the difference between groups and teams.
