Team Business
Fundamentals of Business Theory and Application

THE NEED
Most staff in corporations have a very limited understanding of what business is really all about. Typical consequences are:

  • Poor internal communications
  • Silo-based relationships between departments
  • Low productivity
  • Little commitment to excellence and business success
  • Low motivation and an ‘employee mentality’, rather than an energised work ethic

THE PROGRAMME
In two days Team Business participants transform from ‘just employees’ into people who want to improve productivity and quality, and increase revenues while decreasing costs – and know how to.
Over 90 000 people from some 60 leading corporations have benefited from the Team Business phenomenon. The programme provides staff at all levels with an applied understanding of business fundamentals, your business and their value-adding role in making it more successful.

THE OUTCOMES
The researched outcomes include:

  • Enhanced motivation
  • Increased productivity
  • Reduced wastage
  • Improved vertical and horizontal communications
  • Improved teamwork
  • Improved industrial relations
  • Appreciation of management decisions

BUSINESS BENEFITS
To Participants: Through understanding the logic of business – and your business - staff develop a passion for business as they realize their own value-adding abilities and how these can be used to maximise the success of the business – and therefore of themselves.

To Management: A business-literate workforce makes the task of management far more effective and efficient, as staff understand the rationale for management decisions – and are committed to carrying them out – as well as themselves seeking opportunities to maximise effectiveness.

To the Business: Increased profitability, through:

  • Improved internal communications
  • Improved customer focus
  • Improved productivity
  • Improved quality focus
  • Improved industrial relations
  • Improved cost management
  • Reduced absenteeism

THE DETAILS
Methodology:

  • 1 day team-based, hands-on business simulation
  • 1 day application to your business
  • Follow-up application in the workplace

Participants: Staff levels from shop floor to junior management. Mixed groups prove particularly valuable in improving internal communications and respect.

Programme Duration: Two days, with workplace follow-up activities.

Delivery Options: Externally facilitated or via train-the-trainer.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
SAB Beer Division “An ideal opportunity … everyone understands the direct contribution they can make to the value-adding process.” - Mandy Rossouw, Finance T&D Manager.
Albany Bakeries “the TEAM BUSINESS intervention …resulted in negotiations of a much higher standard with quicker results” - Nic Penstone, HR Director.
Boart Longyear “… our self-directed work teams have learned to be more successful in their departments” - Neville Jones, Training Officer.
Albany Bakeries “a positive attitude amongst our workers …a far better acceptance of our position in the market” - Nic Penstone, HR Director.
Tanzanian Breweries “Team Business has been a great success, resulting in higher productivity, lower costs, staff sticking to targets, lower absenteeism.” - Maneno Mbegu, Plant Accountant.
John Deere “Team Business really teaches employees about the basics of business, and how they can influence the success of their own company” - Len Brand, Manager HR and Total Quality.
Prochem “… comprehensive insight into the philosophy behind a successful business, to all, in the same language”. - Ntsuntsu Mahlangu, Training Manager.
Revlon “Gives guys an understanding of the restraints under which a business operates - a revelation to lower-level employees.” - Dave Lowery, Director Operations.
Iscor “A masterpiece” - A van Schalkwyk, OD Consultant.
Safrican “Benefits simply too many to list!” - Sandile Mbili, MD.
Telkom “Excellent … best business programme on the market”. - Dave Dougall, Training Consultant.
TEBA “An extremely beneficial course … to all levels of employees in a team-building environment” - Neil Rae, Personnel Manager.
Wits Business School “Team Business provides an overview of how a business works for all levels of employees in the organisation” - Jonathan Cook, Director MDU.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
Excellent. Loved it!! Keeps you going all the way. The whole company should do this and implement it!
A UNIQUE COURSE. EVERYONE SHOULD ATTEND!
By far the finest training programme I have ever attended
I feel more excited because I learned many, many things that are going to improve our sales and profit.
Team business opened my mind and made me aware that business mustn't be taken for granted and we must work hard so that we can achieve more by the end of the day.
Team business has given us a guide to our business. I no longer feel negative. Now I feel positive.
I kept my wife awake all night, explaining to her how business works!
I have learned a lot. I am positive to be a team worker. I will try my best to assist other team members about decreasing costs and increasing sales because that is more important in our business. We will start working at being one team.
This team Business gives us more knowledge and it opens our minds. BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE IN THE DARK IT'S HARD TO SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING. But now we know a lot about business
I think this programme mustn't stop here, we should practice what we preach, we should teach each other, share ideas by coming here at the course.
I learnt a lot. I think on Monday when I am going to work, I will talk to the staff that works with me about what I have learnt. We must work together as a team.


 
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