Join us on our latest webinar presentation with guest speaker, Dave Grundy. Dave has enjoyed a varied and interesting career spanning military, public and private sectors and a breadth of organisations, including SMEs. A common thread in his work has been creating clarity from chaos, developing high performance teams and delivering results that impact on organisations and their employees. Dave works with Leaders, Managers, Supervisors and Teams to develop and improve organisational and personal performance. This webinar presentation will help you: 1. Gain clarity and focus on the characteristics of a winning team 2. Identify the role and competences needed to be an effective team leader 3. Learn great, high impact questions to ask in organisations as well as providing lots of practical and simple tools based on experience and learning. “We could all use a little coaching. When you’re playing the game, it’s hard to think of everything.” JIM ROHN

1. Practical Management Skills
Webinar Series
How to Build and Lead High
Performance Teams

2. Organiser: Ann Halloran MIITD MCIPD
Managing Director: In-Tuition
Established 1989
Supporting all business sectors by
• Creating a learning culture
• Providing new perspectives
for managers and team leaders
Websites:
http://www.practical-management-skills.com
http://www.in-tuition.ie

3. Presenter: David Grundy
MD : InTuit Achievements
• Chartered Management Accountant
• Business and Leadership Coach
• 40+ years in finance and business support
• Experience in Military, Public and
Private sectors
Resource site:
http://www.tuitachievements.com
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4. This Webinar is for
• Team Leaders/Managers
• Team Members/Players
• Business/ Not for Profits/
Public Sector
• Alliances/Partnerships
• Those seeking to develop
their skills
• Anyone building or
growing a team

5. Agenda
1. Characteristics of a Winning Team
2. Team Leader Role and Competences
3. A True Story
4. Powerful and Simple Tools, Tips and
Techniques that really work
5. An invitation to explore

6. What is a Team?
• “a work practice based on the use of teams, or groups of
limited numbers of people, who have shared objectives at
work and who co-operate, on a permanent or temporary
basis, to achieve those objectives in a way that allows each
individual to make a distinctive contribution”.
Source: CIPD
Or / ………………….

7. What is a Team?
“A group of people , all working together for a
common goal to agreed standards”
Source: Dave Grundy Tuit Achievements

8. Q: What teams are
you currently
involved in?

9. Team Characteristics?
• Understand the bigger
picture
• Has common goals
and TRAMS objectives
• Works collaboratively,
as a unit

10. Agenda
1. Characteristics of a Winning Team
2. Team Leader Role and Competences
3. A True Story
4. Powerful and Simple Tools, Tips and
Techniques that really work
5. An invitation to explore

11. How is it for you?
• Start day with a To Do
List
• Priority Incoming!
• Urgent Deadlines?
• Staff issues and
support!
• Key Customer problem!
• Carry forward To Do List
to tomorrow

12. A Competent Team Builder and Leader
• Promotes
understanding
• Ensures the team has
adequate knowledge
• Facilitates effective
interaction

13. Building Blocks for the Leader
• Builds rapport
• Earns trust
• Sets agreed goals and
objectives
• Challenges
• Motivates and inspires
Careful with criticism, liberal with praise

14. QUESTIONS?

15. Agenda
1. Characteristics of a Winning Team
2. Team Leader Role and Competences
3. A True Story
4. Powerful and Simple Tools, Tips and
Techniques that really work
5. An invitation to explore

16. Situation
• Public Sector Organisation £160M Budget
Capital and Revenue
• 5 Programmes
• 50 + Activities
• 1000’s of Projects
• Multiple Teams
• Failing to meet forecast

17. Situation
Inattention to
• Forecasting confidence
Results low
• Disconnect between
Avoidance of
Accountability Programme and Project
Officers and Finance
Lack of
Commitment • Failing to maximise on
delivery
Fear of
Conflict
Absence of
Trust

18. Task
• To improve financial
spend forecasting
• To maximise use of
financial resources
available
• To improve
communication
between finance and
other departments

19. Action: Active Change Management
• Management Team
• Programme and Project
Officers
• Programme Monitors
• Finance Team

20. Result
• The budget was balanced within 0.5%
• More projects delivered
• The reputation of the organisation grew with
our stakeholders
• The finance team felt valued and respected

21. Agenda
1. Characteristics of a Winning Team
2. Team Leader Role and Competences
3. A True Story
4. Powerful and Simple Tools, Tips and
Techniques that really work
5. An invitation to explore

22. Be a STAR at Interview/ Briefing
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Results

23. Team Builder Model
Create
Rapport
Build
Inspire Earn Trust
Relationships
Motivate

24. Create Direction, Clarity and Focus
Team Vision
Statement
Team Charter
Team Goals and
Objectives
Individual
Goals and
Objectives

25. Manage Performance and Communicate
• Arrange regular 1:1s
• Guide the team
• Encourage the team to
gather evidence of good
performance
• Give constructive
feedback

26. Example Powerful High Impact Questions?
1. How does this team measure
its success?
2. What are the unspoken rules
and rituals of this team?
3. How does this team make
decisions?
4. What are the key
characteristics of the best
team you have ever worked
in?

27. Some Recommended Reading
• The E-Myth Revisited
Michael E Gerber
Why small businesses don’t work and what to do about it
• Know me, Like me, Follow me
Penny Power
refresh your thinking about social media, think connections
• You can have what you want
Michael Neill
‘The finest success coach in the world today. Buy this book
–it will change your life!’ – Paul McKenna

28. QUESTIONS?

29. A Special Thank You!
Download:
Business Growing Pains and
How to Avoid Them
Free (normally £13)
The first 13 will receive a
special offer 1:1 session
Go to
www.tuitachievements.com

30. • Dave Grundy
• Business Support Specialist, Coach and
Mentor
• Tuit Achievements Ltd
• 00 44 1733 210464
• david@tuitachievements.com
• www.tuitachievements.com
• Follow me on Linkedin, Twitter @tuitdoit