Working in and Leading Teams: Flexibility and Constructive Conflict

Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | 10:30AM–11:30AM MT | Grand Ballroom A, second level
Session Type: General Session

During this session, we will discuss team dynamics and the various ways they manifest in the workplace. We will provide you with frameworks to help you participate in, lead, and manage successful team-based projects. We'll also present strategies for encouraging flexibility and leveraging constructive conflict, which will, in turn, yield greater understanding and awareness within the team, increased group cohesion and, ultimately, improved team performance.


Learning Objectives: Analyze team dynamics by beginning with understanding yourself and others as individuals * Discern strategies for working with and in teams, including management frameworks and interpersonal strategies * Identify approaches to improving teamwork during this week and back at your institution

Presenters

  • Sherri Braxton Castanzo

    Deputy CIO for Digital Innovation, Bowdoin College

  • Cindy Mitchell

    Retired, University of Maine System