IMPROVING TRUST TO BUILD TRANSFORMATIONAL TEAMS
with Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
July 17, 2019, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
$475 (US) per person
Jefferson Country Club
7271 Jefferson Meadows Drive, Blacklick, OH 43004
(614)-759-7500

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Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper
Book by Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper

IMPROVING TRUST TO BUILD TRANSFORMATIONAL TEAMS

 
Organizations today must understand and leverage 7 critical attributes of cohesive, productive and resilient teams. This 1 day interactive course guides participants through a learning experience to develop the seven attributes and behaviors that are critical to high productivity and effectiveness. The seven critical team attributes include: Trust, Appreciation, Communication, Creativity & Ideation, Meeting Management, Behavior Management and Problem Solving & Decision Making. 
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ELLEN WAS TREMENDOUS! ENGAGING SUBJECT MATTER THAT WILL MAKE ME A STRONGER TEAM MEMBER & LEADER
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DR. ELLEN BURTS-COOPER

 

Dr. Ellen Burts-Cooper has spent over two decades providing personal and professional development training, coaching, and consultation. She has been featured in Time Magazine, Black Voices, Smart Business Magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Cleveland Jewish News, Cleveland.com, and Crain's Cleveland Business.

She is also the author of two books aMAZEing Organizational Teams: Navigating 7 Critical Attributes for Cohesion, Productivity and Resilience and Canine Instinct: A Guide to Survival and Advancement in Corporate America. Previously, Ellen was a Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Operational Excellence, IT Performance Management, and Governance for PNC Financial Services. Before the financial services industry, Ellen worked in the electronics industry, leading global teams in several functions at 3M Company.

She earned a BS in chemistry from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, AL, her Ph.D. in organic/polymer chemistry from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, her MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Business, and her Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from 3M Company.


WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 
  • HOW TO DEVELOP HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE TEAMS, INCREASING EFFICIENCY, COHESION, PRODUCTIVITY AND COMMITMENT
  • 5 KEY ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE TRUST
  • DEVELOPING PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS IN ORDER TO YIELD OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS
  • CREATING SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES TO BUILD, MANAGE, AND SUSTAIN TEAM COHESIVENESS AND INCREASE WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY


TOPICS COVERED

 

Culture and Team Formation

  • Intentionally creating an environment where employees thrive
  • Developing highly productive teams, increasing efficiency, cohesion, productivity and commitment
  • Improving team productivity & effectiveness through increased engagement & development strategies
  • Understanding the impact of culture on productivity
Critical Team Attribute: Trust
  • Learning 5 key elements of effective trust
  • Discovering behaviors that either enhance or erode trust
  • Understanding how to communicate in a way that builds trust
Critical Team Attribute: Communication
  • Understanding the critical components of communication
  • Developing communication strategies that resonate with all stakeholders
Critical Team Attributes: Appreciation, Creativity & Ideation, Meeting Management, Behavior Management and Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Leveraging the power of appreciation in the workplace
  • Increasing creativity and ideation through diversity of thought
  • Producing outcomes through effective meeting management
  • Increasing productivity and cohesiveness through effective behavior management
  • Developing problem solving and decision making skills in order to yield optimal solutions
Team Development Action Planning
  • Creating sustainable strategies to build, manage, and sustain team cohesiveness and increase workplace productivity
  • Testing and improving current team performance through a series of interactive team building challenges
  • Understanding current team performance and determine specific plans to improve performance
  • Determining immediate next steps: Identifying actions that you will stop, start and continue

GUIDE TO PARTICIPANT SELECTION

 
Senior Leaders
APPLICABLE IF IT MATCHES A DEVELOPMENT NEED
Mid-Level-Leaders
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE
Emerging Leaders and Functional Experts
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE


Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Participants will earn 3 CPE credits or 3 PDC credits
Field of Study: Personal Development
 
PLEASE NOTE: All virtual programs are held using the Zoom web application. If you do not have Zoom, or if it is not approved for use in your organization, you can log in using your personal device (tablet or phone). If you would like to test Zoom to be sure it is working on your computer or portable device, you can do so by going to: https://zoom.us/test.
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