A positive team culture is the foundation for establishing a positive organizational culture. An environment that fosters connections between teammates directly impacts employee morale, collaboration, and productivity. When communication is clear, trust is established, and respect is upheld, teams function more effectively, ultimately strengthening the organization’s success. An unhealthy team culture, however, can result in low morale, high turnover, workplace conflict, and decreased performance. This training will explore how one’s personality and leadership style influence team dynamics and provide essential strategies for building a healthy team culture where everyone can perform at their best. Participants will engage in interactive discussions, self-assessments, role-play, and group activities designed to reinforce learning and techniques which foster a thriving workplace environment.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this training, participants will be able to:
- Analyze the impact of workplace culture on team dynamics and identify key factors that contribute to a positive or negative work environment.
- Recognize the influence of leadership style and personality types on creating workplace interactions which embrace diverse perspectives and promote a culture of mutual appreciation.
- Apply effective communication techniques to enhance clarity, reduce misunderstandings, and strengthen teamwork.
- Identify strategies for building trust in teams that foster psychological safety, accountability, and professional relationships.
- Develop actionable strategies to enhance a positive team culture by reinforcing core values, encouraging engagement, and addressing workplace challenges effectively.
Target Audience: This training is beneficial to all levels of the workforce including employees and team members, supervisors, managers and team leaders, project coordinators, executives and senior leadership.
Content Level: Beginner to Advanced
Kameko Johnson-Styles, LCSW-C, LICSW, currently serves as the Director of Youth, Birth Family, & Community Engagement at the National Center for Children and Families and as the Training and Instructional Development Fellow at the Institute for Mastery and Integration. A child welfare professional, Ms. Johnson-Styles has an extensive background working with underserved youth and families and first-hand experience with vulnerable youth populations in both residential and foster care settings. For the last 10 years, Ms. Johnson-Styles has taught in academia as an adjunct professor and research assistant, presented as a trainer at conferences and co-authored a publication on executive functioning and academic success. Ms. Johnson-Styles demonstrates competencies in case planning and management, group facilitation, socioemotional development, social science research, crisis interventions and trauma-based therapies. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from Howard University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Bowie State University and is currently a second-year doctoral student in the School of Social Work at Morgan State University.
Agenda:
10:00am – 10:05am
- Welcome & Introductions
- Overview of Learning Objectives
10:05am – 10:15am
- Reflection Activity
10:15am – 10:35am
- Understanding Workplace Culture
10:35am – 11:00am
- Personality Types & Team Dynamics
11:00am – 11:30am
- Effective Communication
11:30am – 11:40am
- Break
11:40am – 12:10pm
- Building and Rebuilding Trust
12:10pm – 12:40pm
- Leadership Styles and Their Impact
12:40pm – 1:00pm
- Demonstrating Respect and Fostering Inclusion
1:00pm – 1:10pm
- Commitment to Culture Change Action Plan Activity
1:10pm – 1:15pm
- Summary, Reflection, and Q & A
Continuing Education:
The Institute for Mastery and Integration, Provider #1920, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Institute for Mastery and Integration maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 9/23/24 – 9/23/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 general continuing education credits.
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