New Tool, The Teamwork Palette, Makes Team Meetings Easy

Supports the 7 Areas Where The Best Teams Excel. End Quote

I've spent over two decades helping teams and work groups adjust their human dynamics to support achievement of their goals.

(1888PressRelease) September 13, 2011 - A powerful new tool for building teams has been released by Fulcrum Associates, a leading organizational development and consulting firm. This new teambuilding tool is designed to help teams do their best work together. The Teamwork Palette® focuses a team on the seven elements of team success.

The seven elements of success are:

1. Agreement
2. Commitment
3. Accountability
4. Leadership
5. Communication
6. Collaboration
7. Trust

Similar to a color palette that you would use at your local paint store, The Teamwork Palette is comprised of seven strips. Each strip represents a different element of successful teams and contains the precise questions a professional facilitator would use to bring that element up for discussion.

"In order to operate at a consistently high level of performance," says Ian Cook, President of Fulcrum Associates and creator of the Teamwork Palette, "a team must excel in two areas. First, team members need to focus on the tasks at hand to achieve the team objectives. Second, the team should be continuously improving its processes--how the team members work together--especially when they are in meetings."

"Most teams do a good job of focusing on the job," says Ian. "Only a few teams, however, excel at developing and maintaining a highly effective group process. The Teamwork Palette was created to right that imbalance by helping teams focus some of their attention on their process."

The Teamwork Palette comes in the form of a Starter Kit that includes a Palette and a CD-Rom containing worksheets, separate guide booklets for both the team leader and team members, a recorded webinar, slideshow, worksheets, and more. Team leaders can purchase additional Palettes for their team. Quantity discounts are available.

"With this tool plus accompanying support material any team can achieve a high level of performance," adds Ian. "The Teamwork Palette can work wonders in the hands of managers, leaders of project teams, task forces, cross-functional teams, committees, you name it. It will bring training workshops on teaming alive and enrich team building sessions and retreats led by professional facilitators."

It is also a tremendous tool for corporate and independent trainers and facilitators, enriching the workshops they deliver and the meetings they facilitate.

"I've spent over two decades helping teams and work groups adjust their human dynamics to support achievement of their goals. I know that there is a great need for something like the Teamwork Palette." Ian added. "To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing like it on the market today."

To learn more about the Teamwork Palette, go to http://www.888fulcrum.com/teamwork-palette. There you can view the free webinar, Seven Ingredients of Outstanding Teams.

Fulcrum Associates Inc. is based in the United States and does extensive work in Canada as well. Since 1988, through its training workshops and facilitation and coaching services, Fulcrum has been helping its clients develop the leadership proficiency of their managers and build stronger teams. The Fulcrum website provides program and service information and client testimonials, plus a rich array of tips and ideas of practical use to managers and leaders.

To find out more, visit http://www.888fulcrum.com.

You can also contact Ian Cook at 888-385-2786 or ian ( @ ) 888fulcrum dot com

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