Building and Managing Effective Teams

Overview

GSA Competencies and Levels

Team Building: L3, L4, L5

Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust; facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals

Source: OPM MOSAIC Competencies

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Teams are ubiquitous, and everyone needs to be able to work within the structure and constraints of teams. Being effective as both a member of a team and as a leader of a team are crucial skills sets in modern organizations. We will discuss the structure and design of teams, and we will explore processes within teams – with an emphasis on where teams can go wrong and fail.

Topics covered in this session:

• Design & Structure
• Communications & Coordination
• Decision Making