The Course
Dive into the dynamics of successful team working with this course designed to transform you into a great team player and leader.
Over four weeks, for around three hours per week, you will discover ideas and tools to help you get ahead at work.
What are some of the hidden processes that are taking place below-the-surface that may sabotage a team’s success? How could you help to get your team unstuck or working better?
During the course, you start by looking at your self, developing self-reflection and exploring how you show up at work. Moving on to other people and the relationships you have at work. You will then think about your role within the organisation. Finally, you'll explore what happens in teams.
This course explores some of the ideas that we at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations have been exploring and adapting, to understand how groups and organisations work. All kinds of people, businesses, organisations and governments, in the UK and across the world, have benefited from these over the past 75+ years.
If you're going through an emotional time, we recommend you wait before doing the course, as you may find it more difficult to take in the information and engage with the ideas.
What you will learn
We designed this course with a clear vision in mind: to empower anyone with the essential skills required for effective teamwork, whether you're a team leader or player.
We've taken our knowledge, insights and experience and meticulously woven them into a comprehensive journey for you that does more than just teach theory. It's practical, engaging, and specifically designed to equip you with actionable techniques that you can employ in real-world situations at work.
Plus, it's structured in such a way that you can easily track your progress, ensuring you're never overwhelmed and always know exactly what step to take next.
It's not just a course: it's a roadmap to becoming an invaluable team leader and player.
John Frederick M: "this course has been eye-opening and nourishing at the same time"
Curriculum
- INTRODUCTION to Week 1
- 1.1 Keeping a Journal
- 1.2 What's in a name? The power of self-reflection
- 1.3 Story - What's in Ravi's name?
- Reflecting on your learning
- 1.4 ACTIVITY 2 - Looking below-the-surface at work: The Unconscious
- 1.5 Creative and Defensive Icebergs
- 1.6 Story - Ravi's Unconscious Iceberg
- Reflecting on your learning
- 1.7 ACTIVITY 3 - Seeing yourself through the eyes of others
- 1.8 The Awareness Window
- 1.9 Story - Forrest gets spotted
- Reflecting on your learning
- 1.10 ACTIVITY 4 - Mindfulness at work
- 1.11 Guided Mindfulness
- 1.12 Story - Jordan's in a spin
- Reflecting on your learning
- Quiz - Week 1
- INTRODUCTION to Week 2
- 2.1 ACTIVITY 1: Identity & Intersectionality
- 2.2 Story - Sakhee's Intersectional identities
- Reflecting on your learning
- 2.3 ACTIVITY 2: How we Project & how we Take in
- 2.4 Story - Jordan and Forrest struggle with projection
- Reflecting on your learning
- 2.5 ACTIVITY 3: Finding your voice: Influencing, Assertiveness & Listening well
- 2.6 Influencing: Push & Pull
- 2.7 5-steps towards Assertiveness
- 2.8 Listening Well
- 2.9 Stories - Forrest and Ravi make mistakes
- Reflecting on your learning
- 2.10 ACTIVITY 4: Finding your voice: Managing Anxiety & Stress
- 2.11 Story - Sakhee is stressed
- Reflecting on your learning
- Quiz - Week 2
- INTRODUCTION to Week 3 - BART
- 3.1 ACTIVITY 1: T is for Task
- 3.2 Story - A hard task for Ravi
- Reflecting on your learning
- 3.3 ACTIVITY 2: A is for Authority
- 3.4 Story - Jordan doesn't follow the rules
- Reflecting on your learning
- 3.5 ACTIVITY 3: B is for Boundaries
- 3.6 Working with boundaries
- 3.7 Story - Forrest struggles with boundaries
- Reflecting on your learning
- 3.8 ACTIVITY 4: Power at work
- 3.9 Story - Sakhee realises her power
- Reflecting on your learning
- Quiz - Week 3
- INTRODUCTION TO WEEK 4
- 4.1 ACTIVITY 1: Being in a group
- 4.2 Groupishness - how do groups behave? (2:35)
- 4.3 GroupThink
- 4.4 Story - The Logistics team erupts!
- Reflecting on your learning
- 4.5 ACTIVITY 2 - What is Organisational Culture?
- 4.6 "The way we do things here" (2:16)
- 4.7 Story - "The way we do things at Grub2You"
- Reflecting on your learning
- 4.8 ACTIVITY 3: Putting it all together
- 4.9 Organisations as systems with boundaries (2:20)
- 4.10 The Whole: Systems Thinking and Conflict
- 4.11 Story - It's not just about Sakhee, it's about the wider system too
- Reflecting on your learning
- Quiz - Week 4
Your Lead Educator
Rachel Kelly is a seasoned educator with an expansive career dedicated to the nuances of team dynamics, systems thinking and collaborative success. With 20 years' experience leading and facilitating diverse groups in educational and professional settings, Rachel has honed an in-depth understanding of what it takes for teams to thrive. Her journey has been marked by persistent inquiry into the psychology of teamwork and the development of practical strategies that foster cohesive and high-performing groups.
At the heart of Rachel's philosophy is her unwavering belief in the transformative power of teamwork. Through this course, Team Working: How to succeed, Rachel and her team infuse their extensive knowledge and passion into every activity, empowering students with the tools and skills necessary to excel in collective environments.
Our team from the Tavistock Institute, who have worked together to bring this course to you, are: Francis Clay, Elyce Cole, Emily Kyte, Kari Hadjivassiliou and Mannie Sher. Their commitment to this field is evident in their interactive and experiential teaching approach, which not only educates but also inspires learners to embrace the challenges and rewards of effective team collaboration.