Event Detail


Team Formation Dynamics: How to Build High Performing Teams 

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM 

8830 Stanford Blvd., Columbia, MD 21045 – Lower Level Conference Room

What makes a high performing team? High performance teams are defined by their ability to recognize and operate from proven team dynamics aligned to purpose and achievement. These teams have clear goals, open communication, mutual accountability, and a shared purpose.

Building high performing teams requires more than just bringing together talent, it requires thoughtful development and proactive performance management approaches. This program will give you the proven tools you need to build high performing teams, resulting in better outcomes for your team members, your organization, and those you serve.

Takeaways from this program will result in:

  • Less costly conflict and more more profitable collaboration.
  • Alignment of operations with purpose, service, and revenue.
  • Increased staff longevity, productivity, and growth.

Speaker: 

Ryan McShane, President/CEO of HR Evolution, LLC

Ryan McShane, has been serving the Human Resources Profession for over 20 years and currently operates a consulting firm specializing in Human Resources Consulting, Leadership Development and Career Transitions Consulting called HR Evolution LLC.

Prior, to that Ryan worked in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, learning the various cultural norms, principles and practices of each sector and applying that learning to create High Performance Leaders and Organizations today throughout Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ryan is also a past president for the largest Local SHRM Chapter in the state of Maryland, Chesapeake Human Resource Association, (CHRA).

Ryan is passionate about creating proactive learning and cultural transformation experiences enabling individuals and organizations to achieve their highest potential through developing a greater curiosity, awareness and a conscious approach to leadership and employee/employer relations. The goal being dynamic and flexible teams who are purpose-focused and guided by values and principles wherein all stakeholders are honored.

Program Objectives: 

  1. Describe and practice giving and receiving feedback.
  2. Describe and recognize the stages of team formation.
  3. Engage in team decision making and problem solving.
  4. Identify what binds or separates teams from unifying toward purpose.

Skills & Competencies: 

  • Knowledge and understanding of supportive behaviors.
  • Willingness to be honest with yourself.
  • Willingness to go beyond ego and seek the collective good.
  • Willingness to take pro-active, positive approaches to empowering others.
  • Problem solving.
  • Discretion and professional judgment. 
  • Assimilate and apply new information.

Impact: 

  • Participants will begin spending more time interacting with staff and having conversations around goals and growth.
  • Participants will continually examine their approach to teams and relationship building.
  • Leaders and those without leadership responsibility will begin to work more cooperatively, ultimately leading to greater, wellbeing, relationships and goal orientation.      

This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 3 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20250618-3.50-A101013-IN.

Please contact hmorris@hfam.org with any questions.