Team Facilitation: Helping teams to move beyond conflict
Conflict can be expected in any team. It can be extremely positive and inspire innovation, process improvement and the creation of a positive team spirit.
However, when conflict is dysfunctional team facilitation can be extremely effective to bring teams back on track to work together. TCM team facilitation uses the theories of mediation to ensure that everyone can have an opportunity for their perspective to be accounted for, in a safe and positive format. Individuals can then develop a stronger commitment to working as a team, with a mindset of greater appreciation and empathy for others.
We work with teams experiencing a whole spectrum of different types of conflict. These include teams with apparently entrenched dysfunction and those which are simply underperforming due to disagreement or lack of effective communication. Team facilitation enables teams to work together to achieve restore high functioning team work.
Through team facilitation team members are better able to:
- Respect and listen to diverse opinions and perspectives.
- Have shared goals and purpose
- Commit to behaviours that align with values and recognise those that don’t
- Develop a sense of positive team spirit and a culture of mutual support and understanding
- Create working practices that support each individual’s ability to perform in the team
- Identify patterns of behaviour that can result in team conflict and dysfunction
- Move into a high performing state.
