Social Styles
Guided workshops led by On The Edge to help you and your team understand Social Styles and their impact on team dynamics.
Social Styles Overview
Why do people do what they do?
Understanding and appreciating both your own Social Styles and that of your team members can increase team effectiveness, improve communication and build trust. Furthermore, conflict deescalates when people understand not only how their ways of behaving impact their relationships, but also when they learn strategies to improve teamwork based on those behaviors.
Additionally, it is important for leaders of teams to understand Social Styles and the implications of these styles in relation to personal and team dynamics. Because Social Styles are a common source of workplace conflict, it is virtually imperative for leaders to understand the four Social Styles and their combinations to make informed and strategic leadership decisions. In conclusion, Social Styles is a useful interpersonal tool for all established and emerging leaders alike.
Social Styles Workshop
In this workshop, individuals will determine both their own unique Social Style combination and the styles of their team members. Furthermore, strategies for handling interpersonal conflicts, improving team communication, and understanding the team’s culture and how it interfaces with the organization’s culture will be explored.
Advanced Social Styles for Leaders
Equally important is a leader's understanding of the Social Styles. Therefore, in this workshop leaders will examine both their own unique Social Style combination and the implications of different social styles in team and workplace dynamics. Additionally, leaders will learn strategies for leading teams through interpersonal conflicts, improving workplace communication, and understanding team culture and how it interfaces with the organization’s culture.
Conflict Resolution
In this workshop individuals begin to understand the different Social Styles and the how each approaches conflict. As a result, individuals learn how to separate the people from the problem, identify interests that lead to positions or conclusions, develop creative options that satisfy both parties’ interests, and apply objective standards to resolve remaining differences.
Ongoing Social Styles Coaching
On The Edge coaches will work with both leaders and teams to undertake ongoing conversations about the role of Social Styles in team and workplace dynamics. Our coaches are experts in guiding individuals and teams through conflict or a "period of transition." In this situation, ongoing Social Styles Coaching is the most reliable way to ensure that both learnings and ongoing integration from the Social Styles workshops remain an integral part of personal and team success.
