Integral: The Dynamics of Leading a Team
Overview: In today's workplace, team leadership is complex. To keep a team on course, it is crucial that leaders attend to the underlying dynamics, cohesive forces, and key relationships that are easy to miss. Integral helps leaders develop their team skills and encourages people to think together.
Content:
Day 1:
1. What is the team here to do? Using an adaptation of Ralph Stacey’s Chaos and Complexity model, we will create a sustainable container for the team that gives it purpose. This will give it a reliable foundation in any change.
2. What pulls individuals into teams? Humans have many reasons for gathering in groups. Using Forces of Cohesion, we will examine the range of motivations so that individuals can be better understood in group context.
3. How do we relate to each other? According to Bert Hellinger, there are certain dynamics that permeate across cultures that determine how power is held in a team. Understanding these can help us identify dysfunction and offer us ways of addressing it.
4. What are the teams within the team and how should they work? There are many team approaches that use triads to generate better performance in a team. Creating triangular relationships around key business deliveries generates greater resilience in the team culture. Agile is an example of this.
Day 2:
1. How do we combat group negativity? Shadow work has been a staple in leadership development, though typically focused on individuals. Understanding collective consciousness and group shadow can deepen team dialogue and avert conflict.
2. How do we handle conflict when it arises? Entrenched positions and justification of our own rightness keeps hostility in place. Learning how to unpack the core defensive beliefs and focus on interests instead can outframe the disputes.
3. What experiences will improve the teamwork? In complex systems, there are no guarantees of outcomes when we act on the system. Fractals are a great way of intervening experimentally, with a view to affecting the whole system.
4. Who do I need to support my contribution to the team? There are four key archetypes that support leaders in any undertaking but are particularly relevant to team activity. Making sure these mentors are in our lives can keep us resilient.
Learning Objectives: The purpose of the event is to generate mindsets and practices that will help leaders improve their teams’ performances and create more sustainable cultures.
Specifically delegates will learn to:
Create a vision for the team that can be sustained through change.
Understand the intrinsic motivations of team members.
Notice “invisible” team dynamics and ways of improving them.
Generate relational triads that make the team culture more resilient.
Engage with the shadow side of a group and integrate it.
De-escalate conflict and turn it into positive tension.
Experiment with ideas that can change the whole system.
Build a support network that will improve their role in the team.
Cost: £695 (+VAT) per person. Groups of 5 cost £2850 (+VAT).
Refreshments and lunch included.
Contact: Email Peter or Jim at office@neish.co to book on or find out more.
Feedback from Previous Delegates:
“The single best investment of time on a real training course, with practical examples and tips by experienced practitioners.
Already looking for the next one.”
Ross Milburn, Principal Portfolio Manager BP.
“A dynamic development tool that will enhance the dynamics of any team. We bolted on an extra day to put what we’d learnt on Integral in to team reality. What transpired was “mind-blowingly” amazing and insightful.
We’re an even closer and more confident team as a result. Can’t thank Jim and Peter enough.”
Michaela Buck, CEO, Mastercall Healthcare
“It was truly transformative. They embody humility and authenticity, creating an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. What stood out most was their ability to make the material relatable, weaving in real-world examples and encouraging practical application.”
Laura Smith, HR Manager, Vallourec