Ignite Development & Learning - Team Working

Team Working

Working in teams is an implicit part of working life and many people find themselves working in a number of teams simultaneously. Working effectively in a team, either as a leader or a member needs energy and an understanding of the roles that need fulfilling and the behaviours associated with effective team working. While conflict can be a positive and creative influence, it can also be destructive when not managed effectively.

Ignite uses research based psychometrics to help people understand how teams function and how to get the most from team members, project leaders and themselves. Through team facilitation, individual & team profiling, and skills based workshops, we can provide you with the tools and resources to get the most out of your team. Greater understanding of your team’s dynamics will harness diverse energies, align conflicting motivations and increase its effectiveness.

Organisations that have used our tools and ways of working include: DuPont, BP, Astra Zeneca, Intel, NHS West Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority, York St John University, Business Link West Yorkshire, Worcester City Council, Museums Libaries and Archives Council, Agfa, Leeds University, Yorkshire and Humberside Assessment Ltd, Babcock Engineering, Whyte & Mackay, NCR, CCLRC, JohnsonDiversey, University of Derby, Morse, Nortel Networks, GMAC RFC, Premier Travel Inn, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Bradford Social Services, Serco and Fusion Insurance.

Team Development

Working as part of team has always being important; this includes working with your boss to ensure that you are delivering what you need to. How do you stay motivated and at the same time fulfil your own job needs?

Influencing to Succeed

In order not merely to survive, but to grow and compete, businesses are increasingly challenged to change. This is a cold reality demonstrated over and over. In order for you to have increased job satisfaction there are key things you need to do in order to stay ahead of your company and be seen as a high performer.

The Four Stages of Contribution by Novations

The Four Stages™ of Contribution model, based on research pioneered by former Harvard Business School professors Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson, makes clear what high performers actually do and the contribution they make. This model identifies the areas or “stages” where employees contribute and describes what high performance is in each stage - Contributing Dependently, Contributing Independently, Contributing Through Others, and Contributing Strategically.

Team Management

Leading a team can be simultaneously, a very rewarding and a very frustrating experience. Understanding how you prefer to interact with your team, provides insights into how you can be more effective and help others achieve their potential.

Strength Deployment Inventory®

The Strength Deployment Inventory® is a learning resource that has been proved to be effective in building strong relationships worldwide for more than 25 years. It enables everyone to understand the reason why people do things rather than just observe and react to what is done.

The SDI® and Strength Deployment Inventory® are protected by worldwide copyright and are registered to Personal Strengths Publishing Inc.

Team Management Profile

This range of profiles offer solutions based on extensive and ongoing research into what makes a high performing team.

Managing and Working with Conflict

Conflict can be a positive and productive part of effective team working. Well managed conflict provides a creative edge that makes the difference. However, unmanaged conflict is destructive and affects performance and relationships. Through a better understanding of their team’s dynamics, leaders and team members can direct and manage the energy created by team working in a more effective and positive manner.

360 - Degree Feedback

Blind spots. We all have them. Our 360-degree feedback can help you take the blinkers off. Ignite offers a range of 360 degree profiling tools to help increase individual and team contribution and effectiveness.

For example Using Novations Four Stages™ of Contribution Model, we measure competencies across all stages of career growth— Contributing Dependently, Contributing Independently, Contributing Through Others, and Contributing Strategically - and help you turn feedback into lasting change.

Ignite Development & Learning Ltd is an authorised and licensed Reseller Partner of Novations Group, Inc. Ignite also has accredited consultants for Hermmann Whole Brain Development Inventory, Strength Depolyment Inventory, Apter Motivational Styles Profile, Apter Leadership Profile, and a range of other psychometric tests.

Competency Development

Competencies are the skills, behaviours and knowledge that create business competitive advantage and distinguish high performers.

Developing a well formulated set of competencies for your organisation supports successful selection, evaluation, development and reward systems.