Engagement of Teams - part of the Managing Teams domain

Engagement of Teams is about leaders:

• Creating the conditions for people to engage and feel part of the team & organisation
• Facilitate meetings positively and effectively to seek and maximise engagement

E-learning 

Below are some useful e-learning modules around this topic:

Creating time and space for your team to think & share ideas - Leadership is about knowing how to build the best teams, how to get quality thinking and quality decision making from them. It is about creating and shaping change, thinking for yourself and enabling a workforce that is able to rise to the challenge. To do that however requires crafting an environment where people feel valued, where they know they are not going to be interrupted

Team & Group Dynamics - We can easily see that our teams are made up of people and the work people do. But beneath the surface there are other factors at play that impact the healthy functioning of your team.  Discover what makes for a ‘dysfunctional team’, how social and emotional dynamics influence team members and the group, and understand a team’s needs in order to lead well

Collaboration - Keys to Success E-learning - An exploration of some key approaches and tools for successful collaboration.

Effective Communication in the Workplace E-learning - This course, Effective communication in the workplace, explores the importance of communication as a skill in the workplace. It aims to increase your understanding of communication skills and to help you to consider how your communication could be perceived by others.

Workshops

Below are details of useful workshops around this topic:

Brilliant Conversations Workshop (part of the ICS Leader & Manager Essentials series) - explore how taking a coaching approach as a leader can enhance your conversations

Influencing & Negotiating Workshop (part of the ICS Leader & Manager Essentials series) - explore how to use key influencing & negotiating tools to enhance your leader effectiveness

Building Psychological Safety (part of the ICS Leader & Manager Essentials series) - explore how to create the conditions for colleagues to be able to be themselves and be the best they can be

Mary Seacole Local Leadership Development Programme - This in-depth six-month programme will provide you with a range of opportunities to explore and understand yourself & your effectiveness as a leader

Useful Resources

Resources which may be useful for you around this topic include:

15 Smart Ways to get Employees Engaged as a Team - Employee engagement is crucial to the sustained success of any business. Managers play a crucial role in promoting employee engagement, and thus have a huge impact on morale and how team members work together

How to turn a group of strangers into a team - Amy Edmondson

Are you an ideal team player? - Patrick Lencioni

How great leaders inspire action - Simon Sinek

Why good leaders make you feel safe - Simon Sinek