Looking for team-building activities in Toronto to be part of your offsite team meeting?

We have some great team-building activities to share with you.

Has someone said, “The number one issue is communication”?

Are any of the projects falling behind? Could this be because people are playing “The Blame Game” (people blaming one another) or doing end runs around management (The Mutinous Environment)?

Does management believe the group needs to make a “Big Shift,” get back on track and start working as a team again?

In summary, did they say that, in addition to finding something to solve these problems, make sure it is FUN?

Are you looking for some team-building ideas that will work?

A common belief is that typical team building activities in Toronto will solve all these problems; however, most times, they focus ONLY on “how” people communicate.

While these workshops are good and do produce some results, they will NOT produce the “Big Shift” management is looking for!

Why?

Well, there are two types of communication problems. The first and most commonly addressed is “how” it was said. Every Toronto team-building meeting and communication workshop addresses this, and it does produce some results.

People can consciously change how they communicate when they take the time to consider how the recipient prefers to receive the message. However, in times of stress or when working quickly, they will most likely communicate how they naturally communicate, which will most likely not be the recipient’s preference. This is why communication workshops produce some results, some of the time.

The second and often overlooked communication problem is to be able to identify what has not been said. This is typically the root behind the statement about not being able to achieve the goals/vision because of communication, and usually the reason behind “The Blame Game” and “Mutinous Environment”.

The solution is to learn new skills we have developed to combat this problem. These include “The 4 Levels of Authority™”, “The 10 Conditions of Ownership™”, and “The BAD words in Communication™”.

These communication tools and management techniques can improve everyday communication, such as emails and voicemails. They are exceptionally handy with cross-functional project plans, clarifying who is doing exactly what and how by when.

For example, one reason things don’t get done is that people believe they can take ownership. The common expression everyone has heard is, “Well, I gave so and so ownership.” The real question is, “Did the person who was given the ownership reach out and take it?”

Most of the time, the answer is no. The reason is that one or more of “The 10 Conditions of Ownership” was violated. You cannot give ownership away, but you can set up the situation so that someone will be interested in taking it.

These communication tools also help negotiate up and down within an organization and clarify expectations with external project team members.

This team-building meeting and communication workshop solution has worked well for people like you who have expressed their issues as “communication.”

“Thank you again for a great session. The feedback was excellent and everyone enjoyed the discussions.”
Angela Lembcke-Contant – Manager, Benefit Services – EDS, an HP company

Since all we are doing is adding some important communication strategies and tools to an already proven team-building workshop, you are guaranteed that your group is going to have fun learning about themselves and the others while at the same time solving some of the core issues holding your group back

Contact us toll-free to discuss your situation and create a proposal to help you successfully put together team-building activities in Toronto that will produce the “Big Shift” management is looking for.

Below is an example of a one-day agenda or a multiple-day offsite that includes our unique content. It can and has been trimmed down to fit a half-day for one-day offsites that have some business items to cover in the afternoon.

This is just one of many ideas that may work for your group. Our proposals will provide you with several options.

Example one day Team Building Activities Toronto communication workshop agenda:

Introduction of the Leader
Goals and Objectives
Introduction of the participants
Temperament Theory-History

• Individual Exercise: Discovering Your Colors
• Paired Exercise: Sharing your results
  • Participants start experiencing right away that their co-workers approach things differently.

True Colors Keys to Personal Success

Working with others of your brightest True Color

• Group Exercise: Values, Joys, Strengths, Needs (Stressors & Frustrations) & Sharing Results
  • Participants are divided into groups of the same Color; the groups complete the exercise and share their results, producing awe-ha moments and “that explains everything” insights.
• Group Discussion/Debrief – Stressors & Frustrations
  • Participants find out exactly why they have seen the behaviors, and more importantly what generates them. An example would be the definition of “On time” as defined by each color group.

Working with the other Colours (teamwork)

• Introduction of the Team Building Model
  • Shows what you need to become a true team
• Group Exercise: Why do we need all 4 Colors?
  • Demonstrates why all four Colors complement one another on a team.
• Group Exercise: You have all 4 Colors within you!
  • How to use your brightest and palest Color.

Team Building Toronto

Lunch

• Energy Evaluator™
  • What increases your mental energy levels
  • What causes burnout – physically and mentally – how to avoid it
• Introduction of “The Excellence Zone™”
  • Defines where people do their best work.
• What are “The 4 Levels of Authority™”
  • A simple tool for communicating how much latitude someone has
• What are “The 10 Conditions of Ownership™”?
  • A simple checklist to ensure you have given Level 4 Authority
• The Bad Words of Communication™
• How do I know if someone is motivated
  • The Bought-in / Checked-out Indicators
• Conflict Resolution
  • Learn the role of “Intent” as the true cause of conflict
  • Experience how to defuse “Intent,” therefore avoiding the confrontation

Workshop Materials:

• Keys to Personal Success – Booklet
  • Includes True Color cards & color calculator
  • Information on the four True Colors
  • How to work and interact with others
• Workshop Presentation notes
  • The 10 Conditions for Ownership™
  • The 4 Levels of Authority™
  • The Bad Words of Communication™
  • How to stop conflict before it starts

Call us to discuss all the team-building ideas we can offer your team.