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Is Virtual Teamwork Working for Your Team?

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What does it mean to be an effective team?
For many companies and teams, it seems that working remotely has taken its toll on feeling connected as a team. Without solid teamwork skills in place, people can feel out of the loop with what’s happening on their team or in their organization. Many companies are now moving their teams back into the office, causing a second big shift in the workplace environment.

For those of you with a remote or hybrid team environment, what’s been your experience lately? Do you feel connected as a team? Are you able to engage in healthy debate or have the difficult conversations required to hold one another accountable? Do you feel a sense of team cohesion?

Whether virtual teamwork will continue to stay, or your organization is transitioning back to in-office work, effective communication and connection are at the heart of successful teamwork.

We can help your organization rethink its approach to teamwork. Powered by The Five Behaviors – Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results – this training teaches participants the critical behaviors and interpersonal skills needed to work together effectively. Because ineffective teamwork is here to stay, unless as leaders we can equip our people with the skillsets they need to engage in productive behaviors and work toward common goals.

Learn more on our website: MDR: The Five Behaviors

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How You Can Leverage Your Team’s Unique Dynamics for Improved Group Communication

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Do you struggle to keep employees engaged in group settings? Do your team meetings tend to stall or are you left with more questions than answers after a group discussion?

Team cohesion depends on your people understanding one another and being able to communicate clearly, leading to more productive discussions, streamlined decision making, and a healthier culture.

Each organization has its own unique culture, and according to DiSC research, the strength of that culture depends on whether it was shaped with intention or left to develop on its own. Without guidance and a shared purpose, bad habits and poor communication can easily become the foundation of company culture.

This is where DiSC® on Catalyst comes in. Catalyst’s clever groups feature allows learners to check out their colleagues’ DiSC styles and learn strategies for working better across styles. Catalyst also provides unique group maps that you can build on your own, so that you can get context-specific tips on improving specific group dynamics.

Working in a hybrid or remote workplace? Not a problem – another feature of Catalyst is its increased support for virtual facilitation. With so many people working remotely, Catalyst has enhanced resources for facilitating DiSC sessions virtually. Materials support both virtual and in-person options.

Watch this video to learn more, and then visit us online to see how you can get started with your own simple DiSC assessment.

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Success Story: Building Vulnerability-Based Trust in a Team

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Rather than avoid conflict and risk creating an environment of false harmony, where there is little trust or accountability, why not work on being vulnerable as a team, admitting our weaknesses, and rising together to accomplish organizational goals?

Easier said than done, we know, but with practice, leaders can create the safe space their team needs to address any tension, have the necessary conversations, engage in productive conflict, and hold each other accountable.

Once a team discovers the high impact that vulnerability-based trust has both at work and in their daily lives, the results can be transformational. As a leader, you have the opportunity to impact your organization’s culture and its bottom line, at the same time! Because trusting teams, vulnerable teams, and accountable teams will kick ass and achieve incredible results.

These tools are relevant for any type of team. Check out this success story from Total Construction, for example.

An Australia-based construction company, Total Construction was accustomed to aggressive internal competition. The team was without a doubt talented, but trying to outperform each other caused them to underperform as a group. “As a construction company, we spend so much time building the project, but not building the team that builds the project,” said CEO Jeff Jones.

Read more of their story here: 5Bs Success Story: Total Construction

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Embracing and Leveraging Team Conflict

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While you may think conflict at work is a bad thing, it is in fact a highly effective tool for cohesive teams. When teams have a foundation of trust, they are more engaged and willing to collaborate to find a way forward. Without fear of rubbing each other the wrong way, healthy, trusting teams can share opinions freely, disagree with other team members, and talk through conflicts in order to find solutions.

Conflict is a key tenet of the Five Behaviors of Cohesive Teams. Teams who have experienced The Five Behaviors report that their working environments are safer and more enjoyable, and that as a consequence of the training, employee engagement has increased along with productivity.

Rethink your teamwork approach by leveraging this model. Call or DM us to learn more: MDR: Contact Us and keep an eye out for our next free virtual showcase: MDR: The Five Behaviors Virtual Showcases

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The Truth About Team Conflict

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Productive conflict is a critical characteristic of cohesive, healthy teams. Contrary to popular belief, conflict is not bad for a team. If your team engages in little to no conflict, that could be a sign of artificial harmony. Where does your team lie on the conflict continuum?

Teams that trust one another aren’t afraid of speaking up and disagreeing with one another. Recognizing that your team benefits from hearing different perspectives and entertaining opposing ideas will be a game changer for your organization.

Learn more about how The Five Behaviors can help you encourage productive conflict: MDR: The Five Behaviors

What do your teams want right now? To be seen and heard.

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Be a cheerleader for your team, leaders! It’s such a simple idea, but sadly, so often overlooked.

If you’re always pushing to get results but not telling your people why they are important and acknowledging the value they are bringing to the table, you’ll miss out on one of the best and most rewarding parts of leadership!

Reach out to us about how you can reconnect and create a culture of cooperation and cohesion.

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The Five Behaviors Personal Development

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We do a lot of team training using The Five Behaviors®, but guess what? It’s not just effective for building more cohesive teams.
The Five Behaviors Personal Development profile assesses an individual’s approach to teamwork.

The modern workplace is hard enough, but employees today must be flexible, socially adept, and relationship-savvy in order to navigate interpersonal challenges and achieve collective gains within and across their teams.

If you and your team think you’re already doing teamwork well, consider trying out #The5Bs. We’ve got loads of free resources, as well as virtual showcases, to get you acquainted.

Start here:
https://mdr4you.com/the-five-behaviors.html

Showcases:
https://mdronlinelearning.com/events-page/complimentary-showcase-events/unleash-the-power-of-teamwork

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MDR Coaching & Consulting Inc. is an Authorized Partner for The Five Behaviors®.

The Five Behaviors Personal Development

The Five Behaviors: Accountability

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Adopting effective teamwork skills, like accountability, is of utmost importance for individuals and organizations, not just because we will ultimately “team” better, but because there’s a multiplier effect of any one person’s ineffective teamwork skills.

If there’s a lack of trust then there will be a lack of accountability, and the impacts will ripple through not just a single team, but multiple, since most of us work on several teams within our organizations.

Though a potential liability, this multiplier effect can be a tremendous advantage in closing the virtual teamwork skills gap if and when employees are equipped with effective teamwork skills to benefit each team they’re on. Understanding effective teamwork skills is the first step.

Learn more through our free resources on #The5Bs: MDR: The Five Behaviors

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MDR Coaching & Consulting Inc. is an Authorized Partner for The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team.

Accountability in Teams

The Five Behaviors Team Development

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The Five Behaviors® Team Development is a powerful virtual or in-person experience which assesses an intact team’s approach to teamwork and helps team members better understand themselves and the personalities on their team, so they can effectively achieve their goals.

It all starts with The Five Behaviors assessment, which measures how the team is performing in five areas: Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, and Results. If you are already familiar with Everything DiSC®, The 5Bs Team Development is an excellent next step to achieving incredible team dynamics and elevated performance.

Request your copy of the new brochure, and contact us to get started today with your teams! #MakingtheDreamworkMonday #TheFiveBehaviors

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MDR Coaching & Consulting Inc. is an Authorized Partner for The Five Behaviors.

Building More Effective Teams

The Right Framework for Transforming Teams

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Even though modern workplace environments are in constant flux, the framework necessary for building truly great teams remains the same. The truth: teams rarely hit their collaborative peak and potential unconsciously.

What it takes to go from generally good productivity and results to epic cohesion as a team, is the development and practice of teamwork and relationship skills. The good news is that The Five Behaviors® Team Development as a support tool can transform your perspective and the way you team.

89% of The Five Behaviors learners say it improved their team’s effectiveness. Reach out to us or learn more here: MDR: The Five Behaviors

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