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What is UpAGear Executive Team Coaching?
Our intensive two-day executive team coaching workshop is designed to boost team efficiency and alignment. By reviewing past performance, setting strategic annual goals and clarifying accountabilities, we facilitate cohesive team dynamics. This programme is ideal for leadership teams in business, charity and education seeking to enhance collaboration and drive school improvement initiatives. There are four key aspects to the Team Performance Programme: Foundations of Team, Framework for Action, On Track Monthly and Mentoring is the above but with expert advice and guidance throughout the process of achieving them.
What does UpAGearExecutive Team Coaching Look Like in Practice?
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Foundations of Team
Team Coaching with a clear VMV and strategy are crucial for any team’s long-term alignment and direction. The optional two-day “Foundations of Team” workshop helps teams develop their VMV and strategy, using processes like SWOT, PEST analysis, and Jim Collins’ Hedgehog Concept to enhance performance and cohesion.
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On Track Monthly
On Track is a monthly team coaching meeting reviewing team performance and development over a year. It assesses progress on goals and softer aspects, fostering open conversations. Additionally, it educates team members to improve communication, build trust, and enhance overall performance, leading to a high-performing team.
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Framework for Action (F4A)
Framework for Action, the core of UpAGear’s Team Performance Programme, is a two-day team coaching workshop to enhance team efficiency and alignment. It reviews past performance, sets annual goals, clarifies accountabilities, and establishes effective team dynamics, resulting in a detailed plan with objectives and transformational strategies.
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uOnline team Behaviours, KRA/OKR and Goal tracking application
uOnline, UpAGear’s online team coaching methodology, underpins the Team Performance Programme. User-friendly for teams and coaches, it captures the team plan and tracks monthly progress. This tool facilitates open conversations, helping teams assess, understand, challenge, and evolve effectively.
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