4-Day Program | In-Person or Virtual | Fully Customizable
Building Better Teams is a highly interactive, skills-based workshop designed to boost team morale, strengthen working relationships, and support participants in understanding their roles and responsibilities within the workplace.
This program focuses on the real dynamics that affect teams every day — communication, accountability, conflict, motivation, and change — and provides participants with practical tools they can immediately apply in their roles and within their organization.
Who This Program Is For:
- First Nations staff and community members
- Band administration and department teams
- Employment & Training and Ontario Works participants
- Community organizations and program staff
- New, existing, or transitioning teams
- Teams experiencing conflict, low morale, or communication challenges
No prior leadership or workplace training is required. Content is delivered in clear, accessible language using real-life workplace examples.
Program Overview:
Strong teams don’t happen by chance — they are built through trust, accountability, communication, and shared responsibility.
This workshop helps participants:
- Understand what makes teams effective — and what causes dysfunction
- Recognize their personal role within a team
- Strengthen communication and collaboration skills
- Navigate conflict and change in healthy, productive ways
- Build integrity, accountability, and trust
The program is fun, educational, and highly interactive, using discussions, activities, self-reflection, and group exercises rather than lectures.
What Participants Will Learn:
Throughout the program, participants explore and practice:
- Behaviours of cohesive and effective teams
- Conflict management and conflict resolution
- Accountability and personal responsibility
- Ethics and workplace codes of conduct
- Communicating in an effective and respectful way
- Building integrity and trust
- Problem-solving and collaboration
- Navigating change, challenge, and opportunity
- Recognizing and overcoming team dysfunctions
- Strengths development and understanding individual contributions
- Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation
- Critical thinking and decision-making
Content is adapted to reflect real workplace and community scenarios participants face.
Typical Program Structure (4 Days)
While fully customizable, Building Better Teams is commonly delivered as a 4-day workshop, with each day building on the last.
Day 1 – Foundations of Teamwork
- What makes teams work
- Understanding team roles and expectations
- Building trust and respect
Day 2 – Communication & Conflict
- Effective communication styles
- Managing conflict respectfully
- Accountability and responsibility
Day 3 – Integrity, Ethics & Change
- Workplace ethics and codes of conduct
- Navigating change and challenges
- Problem-solving as a team
Day 4 – Strengths, Motivation & Action
- Strengths development inventory
- Motivation and engagement
- Creating a team action plan for workplace success
Fully Customizable to Community Needs:
Although designed as a 4-day program, this workshop is completely flexible. Communities can customize:
- Program length (condensed or extended)
- Daily schedule
- Content emphasis
- Group size and participant roles
- Delivery format (in-person or virtual)
The program can be tailored to focus on:
- Workplace conflict and lateral violence
- Accountability and professionalism
- Leadership development
- Change management
- Building positive workplace culture
First Nations–Focused Approach:
This workshop is delivered with an understanding of the unique workplace dynamics in First Nations communities, including:
- Small teams with overlapping roles
- Close community relationships that impact work environments
- Historical and systemic pressures
- The importance of respectful, relationship-based communication
The approach is:
- Culturally respectful
- Trauma-aware and strengths-based
- Focused on responsibility, not blame
- Supportive of growth, learning, and accountability
Why Communities Bring This Program In:
Communities choose Building Better Teams because it:
- Improves workplace morale and communication
- Reduces conflict and misunderstandings
- Strengthens accountability and professionalism
- Builds trust and collaboration
- Supports healthier, more productive workplaces
- Can be adapted to address current team challenges
Why Funders Support This Program:
Funders value this program because it:
- Builds essential employment and life skills
- Supports accountability and workplace responsibility
- Reduces barriers to employment success
- Encourages problem-solving and decision-making
- Strengthens organizational and community capacity
- Aligns with workforce development and skills-building priorities
Outcomes Participants Can Expect:
After completing this workshop, participants often report:
- Improved communication and teamwork
- Greater clarity around roles and expectations
- Increased accountability and confidence
- Better conflict management skills
- Stronger trust and collaboration
- A more positive and respectful workplace culture
Bring Building Better Teams to Your Community:
If your organization is looking for a practical, engaging, First Nations–focused workplace training program, Building Better Teams supports both individual growth and organizational success.
We work closely with communities to ensure the program:
- aligns with local priorities
- meets funding requirements
- addresses real workplace challenges
