Definitely not!!
How dare you?
Well, actually…
There are five main signs of dysfunctional teams in the workplace. They are:
- Lack of trust (conceal errors)
- Fear of conflict (keeps head below parapet)
- Lack of commitment (lethargic)
- Avoidance of accountability (not taking responsibility)
- Inattention to results (inward looking)
The good news is that Northgate activities can help banish DYSFUNCTIONAL teams forever. You can easily identify the issues and work to counteract them. Useful activities for this include:
- Deadline 30 Minutes! (30 minutes + debrief) A short, sharp test of teams’ ability to work together under pressure, with accuracy and good time management.
- Set Your Objective! (1.25 hours + debrief) Teams plan how many tasks to take on, prioritising the most urgent and making sure they set only realistic and achievable objectives, and then have to complete them within a fixed timeframe.
- Managing the Workforce (1.25 hours +debrief) This is an activity for 12 delegates, split into three teams. Each team represents Managers, Supervisors & Production Staff of a toy company, and they must work together effectively to succeed. Highlights the ways to create an informed, motivated and confident work team of whom you have high expectations.
- Chinese Tower (1 hour + debrief) A test of teamwork and customer service skills as teams must build a tower to meet the customer's specification. Highlights the importance of having clear objectives and not making assumptions.
Customer Reviews of Northgate activities
- “Deadline 30 Minutes! is a great activity and our managers thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great to see the different management styles and approaches in action - and it was something different for our managers as they haven't experienced anything like this type of training before. Great fun!” Danielle Case, Learning & Development Advisor, Corona Energy
- “Chinese Tower is excellent and works really well to make an excellent point about how people can assume understanding of needs. I’m loving using it and it works with so many industries! Plus it’s lots of fun for me & the delegates.” Rachel Powell, Director, Enhance & Aspire Ltd
- “Set your Objective! went well - everyone got stuck in and enjoyed themselves, and most fell into the trap of prioritising points and either ignoring or missing the deadlines, so that gave us plenty to work with at the debrief!” Alex Smith, Head of People Development and Leadership, Quanta Training
- “Without exception, every Northgate Activity we have used within the business has been of the highest quality, professionally produced and exceptionally impactful. Be it for face-to-face or virtual team development. I would thoroughly recommend.” Gary Shewan, Learning & Development Business Partner, Legal & General
- “We love Northgate Training activities as we can run the activities ourselves and they are very cost effective!” Sally Smithson, People Director, FLM
