Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being

Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being

Elevating People, Culture, and Performance

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Platform:
Online
In-class
Revised and Updated: 23 October 2026
Date Venue Duration
07 - 11 December 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
05 - 09 April 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
21 - 25 June 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
27 September - 01 October 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
06 - 10 December 2027 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days

Course Introduction

A healthy, collaborative team culture is a powerful driver of performance and well-being, and remains one of the top workplace priorities in 2026 as organisations continue to navigate hybrid and remote working arrangements. This Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being practical programme equips participants with the mindsets and tools to build psychological safety, communicate with clarity, resolve conflict early, and sustain personal resilience — especially in modern hybrid/remote contexts. Through experiential activities, short inputs, and structured reflection, delegates translate concepts into action: strengthening trust, sharpening collaboration, and reducing stress while improving delivery.

Key Outcomes

By the end of the Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being programme, participants will be able to:

  • Communicate clearly and listen actively to reduce rework and frustration
  • Collaborate across functions using simple artefacts (team charters, norms, and decision rules)
  • Identify stress triggers and apply micro-practices to boost resilience and energy
  • Surface and resolve tensions constructively using fair-process conflict tools
  • Adapt style to different personalities and contexts; stay flexible under pressure
  • Lead (formally or informally) with empathy, confidence, and consistency

Course Duration Options

This Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being course is available in two formats, so you can choose the depth that fits your time and needs:

2-Day Essentials Core Foundations

A condensed, high-energy programme covering the core team-dynamics, communication, and conflict-resolution tools needed to build trust and collaboration quickly — ideal for teams that need practical impact in a short window.

Course Objectives

By the end of this Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain why team building and collaboration are foundational to organisational success
  • Provide practical frameworks for forming, storming, and sustaining high performance
  • Strengthen interpersonal skills: active listening, feedback, assertiveness, and influence
  • Read team dynamics quickly and intervene early to protect both delivery and well-being
  • Embed rituals that build trust, respect, and mutual support
  • Increase self-awareness and confidence in decision-making and problem-solving

Who should attend?

Senior executives, managers and officers, supervisors, project leads, HR/OD practitioners, team leaders, office managers, PAs, secretaries, and professionals who contribute to or lead teams across the public and private sectors.

Soft Skills Courses

Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

2-Day Essentials

Day 1 — Team Dynamics, Trust and Well-being
  • Clarifying personal work styles, strengths, and blind spots (practical self-assessment)
  • Reading team patterns: roles, norms, and typical conflict hotspots
  • Common blockers to teamwork (assumptions, silos, cognitive biases) and how to unstick them
  • Empathic conversations: curiosity, paraphrasing, and needs-based questioning
  • Flexing to diverse personalities and preferences (without labels or stereotyping)
  • Building everyday well-being: check-in/check-out rituals and micro-practices for resilience
  • Practical Exercise: Team Canvas: co-creating purpose, norms and ways of working.

Day 2 — Communication, Conflict and Adaptive Problem-Solving
  • Active listening under time pressure; reducing 'noise' and escalation
  • Building rapport and psychological safety in meetings (ground rules that stick)
  • Giving and receiving feedback that lands (SBI/BOOST models, feed-forward)
  • Assertiveness: saying 'no' well; negotiating priorities and trade-offs
  • Early-warning signals and escalation pathways for conflict
  • Structured problem-solving (define → diagnose → design → decide) and negotiation fundamentals
  • Practical Exercise: Applying the Conflict Map and Decision Charter to a live team scenario.

5-Day Comprehensive

Day 1 — Understanding Self & Team Dynamics
  • Clarifying personal work styles, strengths, and blind spots (practical self-assessment)
  • Motivation drivers and needs (e.g., recognition, autonomy, certainty)
  • Reading team patterns: roles, norms, and typical conflict hotspots
  • Common blockers to teamwork (assumptions, silos, cognitive biases) and how to unstick them
  • Building connection safely: guided self-disclosure and boundary-aware storytelling
Tools:
  • Personal profile snapshot; Team Canvas (purpose, norms, ways of working).

Day 2 — Trust, Connection & Everyday Well-being
  • How hormones and habits influence mood, focus, and social behaviour at work
  • Storytelling for trust: linking values to work and customers
  • Empathic conversations: curiosity, paraphrasing, and needs-based questioning
  • Flexing to diverse personalities and preferences (without labels or stereotyping)
  • Solution-focused dialogue to accelerate progress
Tools:
  • Check-in/Check-out rituals; 10-minute Well-being Toolkit (micro-breaks, boundaries).

Day 3 — Team Formation, Roles & Delegation
  • Stages of team development and practical leadership responses at each stage
  • Group dynamics: inclusion, influence, and decision traps
  • Delegation that works: clarity of outcomes, authority, guardrails, and feedback loops
  • Understanding and leveraging complementary team roles for coverage and resilience
  • Managing emotions under pressure; recovering quickly from setbacks
Tools:
  • Delegation Brief Template; RACI-lite; Emotional regulation scripts.

Day 4 — High-Impact Communication
  • Active listening under time pressure; reducing 'noise' and escalation
  • Building rapport and psychological safety in meetings (ground rules that stick)
  • Giving and receiving feedback that lands (SBI/BOOST models, feed-forward)
  • Persuasive communication for leaders: six evidence-based techniques
  • Assertiveness: saying 'no' well; negotiating priorities and trade-offs
Tools:
  • Feedback Planner; Meeting Norms Card; Influence Planner.

Day 5 — Conflict, Problem-Solving & Adaptive Thinking
  • Early-warning signals and escalation pathways for conflict
  • Structured problem-solving (define → diagnose → design → decide) with real cases
  • Decision quality: when to consult, involve, or decide; avoiding groupthink
  • Negotiation fundamentals: interests vs. positions; options and standards
  • Cognitive flexibility: reframing, scenario thinking, and learning loops
Tools:
  • Conflict Map; Decision Charter; Personal Adaptability Plan.

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FAQs – Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being

Strengthen team building and collaboration through practical training in communication, trust, teamwork, conflict management, workplace relationships, and employee well-being.

What is covered in the Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being training?
The programme covers team dynamics, trust, communication, delegation, psychological safety, well-being, conflict resolution, problem-solving, adaptability, and collaborative leadership.
Who should attend the Team Building and Collaboration for Enhanced Well-being course?
It is suitable for senior executives, managers, supervisors, project leads, HR and organisational development practitioners, team leaders, office administrators, and professionals who work in or lead teams.
Does the course cover team dynamics and collaboration?
Yes. Participants learn how to understand team roles, norms, development stages, collaboration barriers, decision-making patterns, delegation, and practical ways to strengthen teamwork.
Does the training cover workplace well-being and resilience?
Yes. The training explores workplace stress triggers, resilience, emotional regulation, well-being practices, boundaries, recovery from setbacks, and ways to support healthier team environments.
Does the Team Building course cover communication and conflict resolution?
Yes. It covers active listening, feedback, assertiveness, psychological safety, difficult conversations, early conflict signals, negotiation, and structured approaches to resolving workplace tensions.
Does the Team Building and Collaboration training include practical exercises?
Yes. The programme uses practical self-assessments, group work, workshops, role-play, case studies, team exercises, reflection activities, and workplace-focused problem-solving scenarios.

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