Training Workshops
Practical, Engaging Learning for Today’s Workplace
Team Training
Delivered in person or via live virtual session
At Marathon Leadership, our Team Training workshops are crafted to help organizations build stronger, more cohesive teams that move with clarity, purpose, and momentum. Whether your group needs to align on strategy, improve communication, or overcome performance challenges, this training empowers teams to engage deeply, collaborate effectively, and deliver results. Delivered onsite or virtually across Denver and Colorado, our interactive workshops blend evidence-based tools with real-world exercises so your team emerges more connected, accountable, and prepared to succeed together.
Each topic can be delivered as a standalone module or combined with other topics to support a variety of formats and lengths – fully customizable to your group’s timeframe, context, and goals, as long as the same trainer facilitates the sessions.
According to research, the amount of time individuals spend working in teams continues to increase. Unfortunately, so do the levels of dissatisfaction and frustration among those team members. But the situation is not hopeless — the research also provides guidance on how to build more effective workplace teams. And that’s where this training comes in.
Based on three well-known approaches to team building (Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto’s Teamwork: What Can Go Wrong – What Must Go Right, and Jon Katzenbach and Douglas Smith’s The Wisdom of Teams), this highly interactive session provides practical team-building skills that can be applied immediately.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Understand the differences between Teams and Work Groups;
- Leverage their individual strengths as a team member, while compensating for their individual weaknesses as a team member;
- Identify and overcome “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”;
- Recognize and strive for “The Eight Characteristics of High-Functioning Teams”; and
- Apply specific tips and techniques to build trust between team members and create more effective workplace teams.
* If the session is conducted with intact teams, participants can also complete the optional Five Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment or the Team Excellence Survey prior to the session.
Assessments
Five Dysfunctions of a Team Assessment or the Team Excellence Survey
Delivery Options
In-Person: Two hours, half day, or full day
Virtual: One or two 2-hour instructor-led sessions
Everything DiSC Workplace® is a classroom training and personalized learning experience that can benefit every person in an organization – regardless of title or position, department or function – in building more productive and effective relationships at work. It teaches participants to understand themselves and others, while learning to appreciate the different priorities, preferences, and values each individual brings to the workplace.
With personalized insights and actionable strategies, participants learn how to adapt to the style of others, ultimately improving engagement, collaboration, and the overall quality of the workplace.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Understand the DiSC® model and its impact on workplace productivity and relationships;
- Recognize their own DiSC® style, including the specific priorities that drive their workplace behaviors;
- Identify others’ DiSC® styles, including the specific priorities that drive the workplace behaviors of individuals with different styles;
- Adapt their behaviors to better communicate with individuals with different styles and priorities;
- Adjust their behaviors to work more effectively with individuals with different styles and priorities; and
- Build stronger relationships between individuals with different styles and priorities.
Assessment
Everything DiSC® Profile (required)
Delivery Options
In-Person: Half day
Virtual: One or two 2-hour instructor-led sessions
This six-session Team Development Series is designed to help individuals and teams build clarity, deepen connection, and grow their capacity to collaborate – with purpose and impact.
Beginning with understanding what constitutes an effective team, to core skills in communication and emotional intelligence, the series then moves into deeper relational work – including conflict resolution and team dynamics – before culminating in resilience and change readiness. Each session builds on the last, helping teams move from communication to cohesion, from reactivity to resilience.
Whether you're part of a department, cross-functional group, or leadership cohort, this series provides a practical and flexible roadmap for strengthening collaboration and achieving shared results.
Recommended Topics
- High-Performance Teams
- Communication Skills for Professionals
- Emotional Intelligence
- Conflict Resolution / Navigating Difficult Conversations
- Building Resilience in Yourself and Others
- Dealing With Change
Series Objectives
Upon completion of this series, participants will be able to:
- Align individual strengths with team goals to increase overall performance.
- Communicate more effectively to support collaboration and shared understanding.
- Build empathy and emotional insight to support trust, respect, and healthy working relationships.
- Navigate conflict in ways that strengthen relationships and outcomes.
- Respond to challenges with resilience and a focus on team progress.
- Apply all their communication, insight, and resilience tools to help the team thrive through change.
Delivery Options
In-Person: Two hours or half-day for each session
Virtual: One or two 2-hour sessions per topic