Jamie's kitchen: Fifteen lessons on teamwork

Introduction

Britain’s favourite TV chef, Jamie Oliver, is not just a great cook – he’s a fantastic team builder too. The hit TV series ‘Fifteen’ saw him turn 15 unemployed youngsters into a formidable team of chefs, capable of running a world class restaurant. This course, structured around a series of engaging video clips featuring Jamie Oliver, retraces the journey of the young trainees as they transform from a group of individuals into a highly efficient, organised unit.

Key messages are delivered with simplicity and impact to make the learning more memorable. Whatever your role, whoever you lead, you will develop a wide range of valuable new skills by following this real-life example of successful team development in action.

Who is the course for?

Jamie’s Kitchen: Fifteen Lessons on Teamwork is suitable for both newly promoted and more experienced team leaders.

This course is appropriate for any business sector, there are no formal entry requirements and employees do not need any prior experience.

What will you get from this course?

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the four-step ‘Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing’ approach to teamwork
• Define goals for your team and measure progress towards them
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of individual team members
• Establish ground rules for the team and deal with conflict
• Build cooperation and loyalty within the team
• Create an environment where the team seeks to continually improve performance

Course features

Jamie Oliver is not only a great chef – he’s a passionate and instinctive team player whose vision transformed a motley crew of unemployed teenagers into a highly effective team. Jamie’s Kitchen: Fifteen Lessons on Teamwork retraces Jamie’s journey and explores practical techniques to help you build a successful team in your own workplace.

Before you begin you’ll take a short test to help identify any knowledge gaps. As you work through the course you’ll be presented with simple exercises to check your learning.

You can start the course straight away and access it at any time, providing you have the use of a computer with an internet connection. The course is available for six months from the date first accessed.

Other courses you might be interested in

Jamie’s School Dinners: Managing and Living with Change, Jamie’s Kitchen: Fifteen Lessons on Teamwork, Team Spirit?: How to Be an Effective Team Member, Giving and Receiving Feedback

Course code

104198BT053

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