Team Workshops
Leadership Offsites |
Problem Solving |
Brainstorming Session |
Team Building |
Custom Solutions
All our leadership and team development workshops are built with your budget in mind.
Whether you need a leadership offsite, a management strategic planning or team alignment session, a workshop for problem solving, team building, or just for generating new and innovative ideas, we design it just for you!
Workshop Topic Ideas - For Leadership Teams
Workshop Topic Ideas - For Teams
All sessions are custom designed, using Dots Leadership principles:
Whether you need a leadership offsite, a management strategic planning or team alignment session, a workshop for problem solving, team building, or just for generating new and innovative ideas, we design it just for you!
Workshop Topic Ideas - For Leadership Teams
- Business Planning & Strategy – SWOT analysis, setting goals, developing an accountability framework, business assessment how are we doing
- Overview of Leadership – assess leadership skills (pre-work self-assessment), understand your responsibility; how to create accountability; how to define roles; how to gain commitment not just compliance; do’s and don’ts of delegation etc.
- Communication Skills – basic communication skills training; learn how to be candid and clear to prevent misunderstandings; ‘experience’ communication to be most effective. How to address difficult conversations.
- Do’s and Don’ts of hiring – appropriate questioning, role descriptions, preparation and documentation.
- Building and maintaining trust – the importance of trust in the workplace. Tactics for building an environment where people thrive and perform their best; where they feel safe and can be vulnerable. How to be a credible leader.
- Motivating & retaining employees – what is employee engagement, what motivates people; why is it important, how to notice disengagement. What you can do; the keys to motivating and retaining team members. Using the Dots Leadership 'CASE'©️ model for meaningful feedback
- Training & development - Adult learning principles – training basics. How we learn, how to
know learning has taken place, on the job training vs formal - Courage to Lead – dealing with uncertainty/ambiguity, managing stress, understanding how company values synchronize with your purpose
- DiSC® Behavioural Styles – (see below) using a psychometric tool Everything DiSC® Workplace, sharing individual styles, comparing the leadership team, understanding impact on others, decoding other’s communication needs, leadership team reflection
Workshop Topic Ideas - For Teams
- Transitions & Change – how people work through transitions and change. Examine the ‘Change Curve’ roller coaster and learn how to navigate it.
- Building and Maintaining Trust – the importance of trust in the workplace. Tactics for contributing to an environment where everyone will thrive, feeling safe to be open and vulnerable.
- Dealing with Ambiguity – recognize that individuals vary in their comfort with ambiguity. How to recognize your own needs and what to do about it.
- Candid Conversations – based on book Radical Candor by Kim Scott we discuss how the best workplaces care personally AND challenge directly then put theory into practice.
- Productive Conflict – understand that conflict can be productive, learn about differing perspectives and how to manage reactions to conflict
- Bridging Generational Needs & Motivations – understand the nuances of generational needs and motivations to adjust your approach accordingly
- Giving and Receiving Feedback – learn that all ‘feedback is a gift’, use the Dots 'C.A.S.E ©️ model to experiment and practice how to do it most effectively
- DiSC® Behavioural Styles – (see below) using a psychometric tool Everything DiSC® Workplace, sharing individual styles, comparing the team, understanding impact on others, decoding other’s communication needs
All sessions are custom designed, using Dots Leadership principles:
- Informal
- Uncomplicated
- Relatable
- Effective solutions
- Tailor-made to fit your unique leadership and team needs!
Specialty Sessions
We have partnered with Wiley Brand to be able to offer some speciality sessions, in addition to our custom solutions:
Wiley The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™
- A valuable learning experience for you and your team to discover what it takes to build a truly cohesive and effective team. Based on Patrick Lencioni’s best-selling leadership bookThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team, this team workshop focuses on putting The Five Behaviors™ into practice.
- View a Sample Team Report - 5 Behaviors Of A Cohesive Team Development Report
- This customized team building workshop drives awareness and understanding about various styles on your team. Encourage a deeper understanding between co-workers and their unique perspectives. The workshop helps to build more effective and productive relationships. Everything DiSC® Workplace sessions can be customized to meet your team's needs.
- Kick-off for the new year, engage a new team or work on upcoming change - these sessions are facilitated so the leader can be a contributor, not just the speaker. We work with you to define success, then make it come to life!
- 1-hour Lunch & Laughter, break the ice exercises while taking some time to laugh together as a team
- Full or Half Day team workshops custom built to align your team with creative and unique content
- One of the best ways to build team is by working through a simulation. It demonstrates, before your eyes, how your team performs together. These offer great insight as well objective measurement of collaboration and team work!
Behavioural Assessments Video |
Assessments - Everything DiSC
We offer several custom designed assessments used for personal coaching, leadership development or self reflection as well as the following popular psychometric assessments that have been statistically validated:
Everything DiSC® Workplace Assessment With 1:1 Debrief
- Everything DiSC® Workplace helps improve the quality of team dynamics as individuals become aware of their own communication style and how they impact others.
- We offer 1:1 debriefs to help each person understand their results.
- The assessment provides a 20 page overview of an individual's DiSC style.
- View a Sample Report: Everything DiSC® Workplace to see how much rich information you will get!
If you are in the Greater Toronto Area, contact us today for a detailed proposal to take your team to the next level!
