TEAM DEVELOPMENT

A cooperation with a technology company can serve as an example of team development. In a joint two-day team workshop, 15 team members of a project team worked together with two experienced coaches to develop solutions and measures for the prevailing difficulties in the cooperation. Before the coaching began, individual discussions were held with all participants on the current problems in the team.

In the coaching, the initial focus was on the phases of team development and identifying the strengths of the team and its members. Then the perceived disturbances and problems between the interfaces were discussed in terms of role allocation and understanding. In small groups, solutions and measures were worked out, discussed together and finally presented to the management. Follow-up measures were also defined to ensure the long-term and sustainable improvement of the cooperation.