Corporate and Non-profit Team Building

Corporate team building and team building for non-profit organizations have much in common. They are often trying to accomplish a sense of team spirit among their people. Developing people to into functional work teams is another challenge because people that often don't do that.

Team development is about improving the ways people work together. Customized corporate or non-profit organizations, team building programs from Touchstone Leadership help high performing individuals work together collaboratively to achieve together a greater result than any single individual could.

Another component of team building is managing conflict or achieving buy-in from various departments or work teams to launch a new initiative.

The desired outcome is to work from division towards consensus, developing trust and achieving dialog. Respect and appreciation for the different strengths of team members, communication, and joint development of shared objectives all all strengthen the ability of members of a team to work together effectively.

Team development focuses on the following components of team effectiveness:

• The team - Defining the team
• The goal - The team's reason for being
• Team code of conduct - The team's operating ground rules
• Listening/Communication - Hearing to understand and speaking to be understood
• Conflict management - Working towards resolution
• Negotiation - Reaching mutually agreeable and durable agreement
• Trust and teamwork - Building trust within the team
• High performance - What sets high performance teams apart

High Performance Team Building for Corporations

Corporate team building often includes building high performance teams to accomplish a specific initiative that affects the bottom line and profitability of the company.

These corporate initiatives can be related to developing and producing deliverable products and/or services, marketing and sales as well as customer service and fulfillment. Synergy is of prime importance if these corporate teams are to be effective against the competition.

Team Building for Education, Healthcare
and Non-Profit Boards

Team building with non-profit boards, educational and healthcare organizations includes initiatives and needs similar to the for-profit corporate world, though the thrust is service related. In other words, the goal is to build teams that produce the greatest value to the communities they serve in the most cost effective manner.

With the past paced and dynamic conditions corporate teams and non-profit teams face today, the ability to work together effectively is key to sustainable success.

Touchstone Leadership is experienced in both corporate team building and non-profit team building. Contact us for a team building consultation on how to begin the process.