Team Coaching

Coaching for Teams

Who is this resource for?

Coaching for Teams provides the resources, tools, and

processes coaches need to develop, lead and implement

effective team building initiatives for –

·         Corporate Leadership Teams

·         Functional Teams

·         Project Teams

·         Client-Delivery Teams

·         Business Initiative Teams

– to improve task execution and outcomes, interpersonal relationships, productivity, quality experience, customer satisfaction and overall team effectiveness.



What is the objective?

To present a practical guide for planning, developing and facilitating                     a team building initiative.



To introduce a model that identifies the Stages of Team Development               and describes the characteristics and indicators of each stage, as                    well as action steps to be completed before the team can progress                     to the next stage.



To present a profile, using the TeamMark Team Report, of your team’s      similarities and differences, as well as the advantages and disadvantages associated with your team type.



To provide structured activities to help diagnose a team’s weak spots,         improve task and relationship skills and learn how to better utilize a               team’s strengths.



To understand that team development is not a program but an on-going      process. No team is ever perfect; there is always room for improvement.

What are the different components covered?

Getting Started – Introduces coaches to the concepts presented in this resource.

Approach – Presents a conceptual approach of Assess-Act-Evaluate that serves as a structural framework for coaches to use when working with teams as an internal or external coach.

Stages of Team Development – Discusses Tuckman’s model of the four distinct phases within a group’s life; Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing.

TeamMark - Provides insight into the team members’ similarities and differences. The team’s balance of similarities and differences will affect important key performance issues: how it will perform and how well it does what it sets out to do (results). Such insight can be invaluable when working with team members from different backgrounds and diverse personalities.

Tools and Resources – Is a repository of approximately forty exercises, assessments, and resources for addressing specific team issues including, accountability, communication, conflict resolution, decision making and problem solving, development and growth, group dynamics, mission, purpose, and goals, rewards and recognition, and roles and responsibilities.

The Ryan Group - Leaders in Human Capital Management Solutions