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Using
Diversity Assessment to Improve Team Performance
A diversity assessment of engineering and technology teams will
determine the current status of team diversity issues and how they
affect the productivity of the team. Participants in this program
will be sensitized to diversity issues through total immersion in
diversity-related technology activities. Managers participating
in this program are better able to assess how diversity issues affect
individual and team performance. As a result, managers are better
able to manage their teams to increase team performance. This is
an assessment program tailored to your engineering and technology
needs.
A
few characteristics of highly effective teams-
- Members
are involved in setting directions and making decisions
- Rewards
are known, accomplishments recognized, and success is celebrated
- Procedures
are established, well organized, accepted and effective
- Climate
and procedures are such that members
- Trust
one another
- Support
one another
- Take
risks
- Share
information freely
- Deal
with conflict effectively
- Avoid
group think
- Meetings
are productive
In this two-day assessment program you will learn how these
characteristics correlate to diversity and how to work with your
team to reach its full potential. Become aware of characteristics
of highly effective teams and how your role in the team impacts
others. You will learn how to apply diversity concepts and structures
team assessment techniques to your teams.
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Specifically
you will learn how-
- To
introduce personality type to team thinking
- Stereotype
thinking affects teams
- Values
and expectations of individuals impact team operations
- To
improve cross-cultural communication
- To
identify team strengths and blind spots
- To
assess team effectiveness and individual effectiveness
- Diversity
affects how you act as a team builder
- To
use team exercises and activities to improve performance
After completing this assessment program you will be able
to-
- Implement
ways to use diversity to improve team performance
- Choose
from a variety of assessment processes to determine team needs
- Employ
a variety of diversity and team building exercises to enhance
the functioning of a team
- Ascertain
when it is appropriate to use diversity with a team
These
programs are especially designed for-
- Engineering
and technology managers
- Team
leaders and facilitators
- Project
and design engineers
- Education
coordinators
- Human
resource professionals
- Individuals
interacting with engineering teams
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