Tips To Prepare Your Teams For A CliftonStrengths Corporate Team-Building Workshop
Corporate team-building is an essential part of any business strategy. It helps to create a shared understanding of expectations and goals, establishes a sense of trust and collaboration, and provides the necessary framework to strengthen team relationships.
A CliftonStrengths (aka StrengthsFinder) corporate team-building workshop is an excellent way for HR Executives to maximise their corporate team-building objectives.
Let us give you tips on how HR Executives can best prepare their teams to optimise their experience at their CliftonStrengths corporate team-building workshop in Singapore or across the world (if they have global teams):
Tip 1: Get Buy-In From Your Team
For any team looking to adopt a strengths-based approach with CliftonStrengths, the first essential step is always to understand that success starts with getting everyone on board.
You can do this by communicating the advantages of a CliftonStrengths corporate team-building workshop and sharing testimonials or feedback (from personal contacts or through word of mouth) on the impact that CliftonStrengths has had on other teams.
In addition, involving your team in the decision-making process and seeking their input can help foster a sense of partnership and promote the potential of the CliftonStrengths framework. Doing this ensures everyone is on the same page and fully committed to making the most of the corporate team-building workshop.
Tip 2: Lay Down The Objectives
Corporate team-building workshops are an excellent way to foster stronger connections and cooperation among team members. However, each team's requirements and objectives for these sessions may differ. With that in mind, it's essential to lay down the goals of the workshop you plan to participate in or organise.
The goals of a CliftonStrengths corporate team-building workshop usually involve identifying team members' strengths and weaknesses. With these particular objectives in mind beforehand, participants can focus on achieving them and understand how they will benefit. This clarity of purpose can result in a more efficient and effective learning experience for everyone involved.
If your employees don't know what to expect from the workshop, you can provide an overview of the structure and activities that will be conducted during the program. This will help to create the right environment for everyone to get the most out of their team-building experience.
Tip 3: Explain What They Can Expect
Before attending the upcoming workshop, bear in mind that you should manage your team's expectations of what is in store for them. One prime example is to gear them up to prepare to go through the CliftonStrengths assessment, which may take them between 45 minutes to an hour.
A practical tip is to give participants a heads-up of the important instructions. A simple guide can be found below:
Set aside 45 minutes to complete the CliftonStrengths assessment
Ensure participants have access to a strong Internet connection
Communicate the deadline by which participants have to complete the assessment
By completing the CliftonStrengths assessment beforehand, they will be well-prepared and ready with the necessary materials and reports to dive into the content and discussions during the corporate team-building workshop.
Tip 4: Set Aside Time For Reflection
When it comes to corporate team-building sessions, setting aside time for reflection post-workshop is incredibly valuable. While the CliftonStrengths corporate team-building workshop can prove effective in helping a team understand the natural strengths and competencies within their team, they should incorporate time to process the insights and dialogue through how they envision implementing the tools that they have received from the workshop.
By carving out time for reflection, team members can assess their goals and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of their strengths and that of their team members. This sets a strong foundation for them to continue the Strengths language and inculcate a Strengths-based culture within the team.
Tip 5: Follow Through With Action Steps
It is a MUST for teams to have actionable takeaways after every corporate team-building workshop. This could include tangible steps team members can take to improve their performance or ideas on how to leverage the inherent differences in working styles to maximise collaboration.
These should be easy to follow and implement so participants can carry forward what they've learned and positively change their work environment.
By discussing and implementing actionable takeaways, you can ensure that the learnings from the corporate team-building workshop will extend beyond the workshop itself and translate into real change in team dynamics and efficiency.
Final Thoughts
Establishing a practical team-building framework is essential to any successful business and thriving team — and it's no different in the Singapore corporate world. A CliftonStrengths corporate team-building workshop utilises robust assessments and tools to help equip teams to foster a collaborative, trusting environment.
For teams who have booked their date for their corporate team-building workshop, may these simple tips give you insight on how to prepare your teams beforehand to ensure they walk away with the best experience possible.
So don't delay – start your journey to build high-performing teams and get in touch with our dedicated corporate team-building consultants, who specialise in designing a corporate team-building experience that is anchored on CliftonStrengths!
Written by Rachel Chai
Connectedness • Empathy • Strategic • Belief • Context
Rachel is a Strengths School™ Certified Strengths Trainer and the Content Lead at Strengths School™. Being deeply introspective, she believes in helping others draw connections between how their unique strengths play out in their lives.
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