“Building a Winning Team: An Executive-Level Leadership Course for Owners, Presidents, CEO’s, COO’s, CFO’s, SR. VP’s, VP’s, Sr. PM’s, Chief Estimators and General Superintendents”
Presented by James Talafuse, Leadership Management Institute (LMI) of Dallas.
Through its lessons and exercises, the Building A Winning Team program will help your organization develop goals at all levels of the organization, create a shared understanding of an individual’s role in the
organization and provide personal insights for the participants.
Class dates:
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12
February 19
February 26
March 5
All classes are from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at the ABC Central Texas Office.
COURSE SYLLABUS
LESSON ONE: THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE TEAM
The Relationship Between
Self-Image and Team Success
Choosing to Grow
Obstacles to Growing Your Self-Image
Supporting a Positive Self-Image
LESSON TWO: CRYSTALLIZING THE GOALS OF THE TEAM
The Individual’s Role Within the Team
The Value of Team Goals
Components of Team Goals
Categories of Team Goals
Interdependence of Goals
Tracking the Measurement of Goals
Benchmarking
Integration of Personal and Team Goals
LESSON THREE: MOTIVATING THE TEAM TO PRODUCE
What is Motivation?
The Drive to Satisfy Needs
A Culture for Team Motivation
Team Motivation
Using Recognition to Support Motivation
The Challenge
LESSON FOUR: BUILDING THE TEAM THROUGH COMMUNICATION
Communication – The Skill that
Binds Teams Together
The Foundation for Effective
Communication
Communicating Your Message
Clearly
Listen to Understand
Trust Based Communication
Endless Possibilities
LESSON FIVE: TEAM PROBLEM SOLVING
The Attitude for Effective Team
Problem Solving
Problem Solving Techniques
Team Brainstorming
Problem Solving Methodology
LESSON SIX: TRAINING – THE KEY TO HIGH PERFORMANCE TRENDS
Preparing the Team for Growth
Benefits of Training
Developing a Training Program
Training Principles
Training Enhancers
AT THE END OF EACH LESSON, THE GROUP WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH ACTION STEPS, A DISCUSSION GUIDE AND SUMMARY TO FURTHER HAND TAILOR THE MATERIAL TO EACH PARTICIPANT
Those who have used the Building a Winning Team program tell us they have gained many benefits from it. Among those frequently mentioned are:
Improved problem solving and decision making
Enhanced organizational skills and improved time management
Determined which values were the most important so they could avoid conflict
Training plan for new employees and transfers
Improved self-image
Increased and maintained motivation
Improved work/life balance
Improved communication between shifts and on shifts
Increased personal productivity and the productivity of the team
Past participants of LMI and James Talafuse include:
Doug Talley, President, MYCON Construction
Jerry Smith, President, Baker Triangle
Sergio Montoya, Vice President, Baker Triangle
Paul Driscoll, CEO, Hill & Wilkinson
Ryan Shipley, Group Manager, Hill & Wilkinson
Cisco Hobbs, President, Rogers-O’Brian Construction
Blake Combs, President, Prism Electric
Carter Vecera, Director of Pre-Construction, Beck Construction
Kristy Attaway , Sr. Vice President Hill - Wilkinson Construction
For more information or to enroll, contact James Talafuse, 214-223-0393