Course Outline
Communication and Collaboration
- Communication – definitions of communication styles and their importance for effective goal dissemination, workforce motivation, and interaction with teams and colleagues
- Core components of effective communication
- Best practices – tools and techniques for communication in government
The Modern Leader – models for team collaboration and self-organization
- Fostering intrinsic motivation so that the entire team can achieve high performance
- Empowering teams with the autonomy to make independent decisions
- Aligning all efforts toward a single shared objective
- Enabling a clear distinction between desired outcomes and actionable tasks
- Supporting effective team self-organization as a systemic function
- Facilitating learning through practical experience
Communication Fundamentals:
- Principles of effective communication
- Leadership styles and their impact on stakeholder reactions
- Proactive communication strategies
- Identification of barriers and communication disturbances
- Feedback mechanisms
- Tools and techniques for communication for government
Roles and Communication Styles:
- Assessing and identifying preferred roles and communication styles
- Effective communication across different roles and styles
- Understanding personality profiles as the foundation for effective collaboration
Conflict Management:
- Issues and conflicts – characteristics and root causes
- The “Conflict Spiral” dynamics
- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution strategies
External Communication:
- The communication process
- Development of communication plans
- Information management protocols
- Communication with external stakeholders
- Partnership and collaboration within the organization – SRMM® model
- Model maturity levels - Spontaneity (Ad hoc)
- Standardization (Procedural)
- Relationship-building (Relational)
- Integrated Collaboration (Integrated)
- Predictability and forecasting (Predictive)
- Identifying Collaboration Partners
- Identification of partners - Mapping interactions with partners - Improvement plans
Summary – best and worst practices in communication and team management
Requirements
The training is designed to be highly interactive, ensuring participants are engaged for over 80% of the duration. Each session follows a consistent dynamic: an exercise to introduce new habits (building awareness), a brief presentation on techniques (knowledge transfer), and a practical exercise to apply new tactics and techniques (skill development). At the conclusion of each session, participants receive supplementary materials. Practical content is reinforced by brief presentations that provide the theoretical foundation and explain the basic psychological mechanisms experienced during the training.
Testimonials (4)
Meeting efficiency is something that's fairly "basic", but not thought about a lot and with really large implications on people/company time. Understanding these best practices and keeping them top-of-mind will be of immediate help.
Dan Moffatt - Chris Courtemanche
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Provided and explained very clearly a lot of foundational concepts, which fit well with the team's level of learning. The exercises were very engaging and I believe my team were comfortable and participated very well. Coordinating with the trainer as well was very seamless.
Christlan Tolentino - Canadian Blood Services
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the exercises and the way the trainer was explaining
Sorana Haiduc - Ness
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1. Methodology 2. Its structure and usability 3. Real, practical examples and excercises