Team Building Workshop Toolkit for Facilitators: Reconnect & Reset

Collaboration and Team Building Workshop Toolkit for Facilitators: Reconnect & Reset Workshop to Help Fix a Broken Team

A complete, professional workshop-in-a-box

Are you facing a team that’s disengaged, siloed, or struggling to work together? The Reconnect & Reset: Collaboration and Team Building Workshop Toolkit gives you a complete, professional workshop-in-a-box to help teams overcome collaboration challenges and rebuild their dynamic. This downloadable toolkit provides a ready-made agenda, proven exercises, and expert guidance so you can deliver a high-impact collaboration workshop with confidence – and save hours of prep time.

Quickly reconnect struggling teams

Team dysfunction is more common – and costly – than many realize, with McKinsey research showing about 75% of cross-functional teams underperform on key metrics. And when a team is dysfunctional, it drags down results and morale. This toolkit is your fast-track to fix that. It’s designed for facilitators who need to quickly reconnect struggling teams, rebuild trust, and set clear shared goals – whether on a full-day team retreat or shorter sessions. And because everything is unbranded and fully editable, you can tailor it to your style and add your own logo and colors.

In short: Reconnect & Reset equips you with an energizing, step-by-step team building workshop plan grounded in best practices, so you can feel fully prepared to turn any “difficult team” session into a constructive, positive experience.

Who it’s for

The Reconnect and Reset collaboration and team building workshop toolkit is ideal for professionals who lead team development or training, including:

• Facilitators & Team Coaches: External or internal facilitators who work with teams facing trust issues, communication breakdowns, or conflict.
• HR & L&D Professionals: Human Resources managers, Learning & Development specialists, and organizational consultants tasked with improving team dynamics and collaboration.
• Team Leaders & Consultants: Department heads or consultants who need a plug-and-play workshop to align cross-functional or newly formed teams that aren’t meshing well.
• Anyone Working with Challenged Teams: If you have a team that’s been through change, has low morale, or just isn’t clicking, this toolkit provides the structure to help them reconnect and reset.

If you work with a team that needs a fresh start and stronger collaboration, this toolkit is for you. It’s especially useful for teams dealing with silos, new leadership, post-merger integration, remote/hybrid friction, or any situation where trust and communication need repair.

What’s inside

When you purchase the Collaboration & Team Building Workshop Toolkit, you’ll receive a comprehensive set of facilitator resources (delivered digitally) to run an engaging workshop from start to finish:

• Unbranded PowerPoint Slide Deck – A professionally designed slide deck covering the entire workshop. Includes welcome slides, interactive activity instructions, discussion prompts, and templates for capturing outputs. (Fully editable – change anything you need, and add your branding.)
• Facilitator’s Agenda & Notes (PDF) – A detailed step-by-step facilitator guide with timing for each section, scripted explanations, and pro tips. This agenda is adaptable for a half-day or full-day session, with suggested timings for every activity and discussion. (Gives you a clear plan to follow, so you’re never unsure what comes next.)
• Team Dynamics Guide (PDF) – Bonus reference guide packed with expert advice on handling difficult team behaviors and dysfunctions in real time. Learn strategies to address conflict, disengagement, and other challenges on the fly. (This ensures you’re ready to navigate any curveballs during the workshop.)

Everything will arrive in common formats (PowerPoint and PDF). The presentation slides are unbranded, allowing you to add your own logos, color scheme, and name – your participants will see this as your material.

Workshop Outcomes

The Reconnect & Reset workshop isn’t just a feel-good team event – it’s focused on producing real, tangible outcomes. After running this session, teams will:

• Rebuild Trust and Openness: Break down silos and re-establish trust among team members (essential, since trust underpins effective teamwork. Participants get to know each other better and address underlying tensions in a safe environment.
• Establish a Shared Vision & Goals: Through creative exercises like the Shared Vision Model Build, the team collaboratively defines what successful collaboration looks like for them. They co-create a practical Collaboration Charter that captures shared values, norms, and “rules of engagement” going forward.
• Develop a 90-Day Joint Action Plan: Teams won’t just talk – they’ll decide on concrete next steps. The toolkit guides the group to outline a 90-day action plan with clear joint initiatives and accountabilities. This ensures the workshop translates into momentum back on the job.
• Align on Values and Behaviors: Activities like Values & Behaviours help the group surface and agree on the core values and positive behaviors they want to uphold. This alignment reduces misunderstandings and fosters a more respectful, cohesive culture.
• Improve Communication & Collaboration Skills: Through interactive tasks (e.g. Human Bingo icebreaker, group problem-solving challenges, and a Goldfish Bowl reflection), team members practice open communication and active listening. They leave with stronger relationships and techniques to collaborate more effectively day-to-day.
• Address Issues & Reset Team Dynamics: The workshop creates a safe space to bring up and resolve lingering conflicts or frustrations. With guided reflection and facilitator support, the team identifies what hasn’t been working and commits to new norms. They’ll leave the session with a sense of renewed unity, clarity, and commitment.

In short, this team building workshop resets the team’s trajectory: expect higher trust, clearer goals, and an actionable roadmap that the whole team is invested in.

Key features & benefits

Proven Activities & Frameworks

The toolkit is built on tried-and-tested exercises and well-researched frameworks that ensure your session has substance and impact. You’ll facilitate activities like Human Bingo, Shared Vision model building, Horizon Scanning, Values & Behaviors exploration, and a Goldfish Bowl reflection – all designed to build trust, empathy, and alignment. These exercises are rooted in renowned models (including ISO 44001 collaborative working principles, Patrick Lencioni’s team effectiveness insights on trust and conflict, High Performance for teams, and the Maister Trust Equation for building trust. In short, you’re getting a workshop backed by expertise and science.

Complete “Workshop-in-a-Box”

Everything you need is included and clearly organized. From the moment you say “hello” to the final debrief, every step is mapped out. The facilitator’s notes give you a minute-by-minute agenda, exact phrases to use for instructions, and tips for guiding discussions. You also get professional slides to support each segment, so your workshop flows logically and looks polished. Even if you’ve never run this type of session before, you’ll walk in with a clear game plan for success.

Saves You Hours of Prep

No need to create slides, invent activities, or research team-building theory – we’ve done the heavy lifting for you. This toolkit easily saves dozens of hours in development time. Seasoned facilitator Dr. Jo North has poured their experience into these materials, so you can focus on delivering a great workshop, not designing one from scratch. You’ll arrive fully prepared and confident, rather than scrambling to pull content together. One facilitator said it was “worth its weight in gold” for the prep time saved.

Fully Editable & Customizable

We know every team is different. That’s why the slides are provided in editable files – change, delete, or rearrange anything. Want to tweak an activity to better fit your client’s industry? Go ahead. Need to adjust terminology to match your organization’s culture? Easy. Add your company logo or brand colors to the slides to make it truly yours. The slide deck is unbranded and flexible by design, so it can seamlessly integrate with your personal facilitation style. You get professional content without being locked into someone else’s look or language.

Engaging and Impactful Exercises

The session is packed with interaction that keeps participants engaged. We include an icebreaker and energizer to warm up the room, creative breakouts to spark collaboration, and reflection activities that drive real insights. For example, the Shared Vision model build gets people moving and thinking creatively, while the Goldfish Bowl discussion lets the team openly reflect on what they’ve learned. The mix of fun and serious moments is carefully designed to maintain energy and focus. You’ll have the group laughing, brainstorming, building, and having honest conversations – all with clear instructions and timing so things run smoothly.

Expert Guidance for Tough Moments

As a bonus, the included Team Dynamics Guide gives you extra tools to handle any difficult scenarios. It’s like having a coach in your corner, with tips for reading the room, moderating conflict, and keeping the workshop on track if things get challenging. For example, you’ll learn subtle techniques to defuse tension if a discussion heats up, and ways to re-engage participants who withdraw. This means you can approach the workshop with calm and confidence, knowing you have proven strategies to manage group dynamics. You’re set up not just to facilitate activities, but to facilitate outcomes, even in a tough room.

High-Impact, Lasting Results

The ultimate benefit? This toolkit helps you deliver a workshop that leads to real improvements. Teams come away with concrete agreements and action steps – not just a “feel-good” day. By grounding the session in proven frameworks and driving toward deliverables (like the Collaboration Charter and action plan), you ensure the impact carries on beyond the workshop room. Investing in this toolkit is a powerful catalyst for change – one that can boost team performance, morale, and productivity long after the workshop ends.

Format & Delivery

Instant Digital Download

You’ll immediately receive access to download all the resources in the workshop toolkit 100% digitally for your convenience. You can literally start reviewing the materials and prepping your session today.

File Formats

You’ll get the slide deck as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file and the guides/notes as PDF documents. The PowerPoint is fully editable (also compatible with Google Slides or Keynote). The PDFs are easy to read on any device or print out. All files work on both PC and Mac. You can print the facilitator notes or view them on a tablet/laptop during your session.

Fully Editable & Unbranded Slides

As mentioned, the slides are provided in an editable format. Add your logo, adjust colors, or even translate content – whatever you need. Because the slides have no logos or company branding, you can present this material as your own. Your participants will simply think you created the workshop. The unbranded design and flexible content mean the toolkit can be adapted to any organization or team.

Adaptable Agenda

The toolkit’s agenda is flexible to your needs. It’s designed so you can run it as a full-day deep dive or select elements for a shorter session. We provide guidance on which modules to shorten or extend. For instance, you might do a 3-hour “reset” session hitting the highlights, or a 7-hour comprehensive workshop with deeper discussions and breaks. The materials work for both formats – you’re in control. The detailed timing guide makes it easy to adjust the plan to fit your timeframe while still achieving all the core outcomes.

Although the resources are designed for an in-person workshop, you can easily adapt the activities for online sessions and virtual whiteboards. For example, if you choose to use the Lego bricks activity in the toolkit, you’ll find Miro and Mural Lego-style board templates for virtual brick building activities online.

Direct access to Programme Creator, Dr. Jo North

If you’d like any help, would like a sound board for your ideas, or if you are working with team that is particularly challenging, you also have direct access to Dr. Jo North, creator of this toolkit. Her direct contact details are included in the download and Jo typically responds to emails within 48 hours during the working week, usually faster.

Pricing & Licensing

We believe in offering exceptional value for fellow facilitators. You get this entire Reconnect & Reset Workshop Toolkit – all the slides, notes, and guides – for a one-time investment of just $99 USD. There are no recurring fees and no hidden costs. Considering the hours of content and the quality of materials included, $99 is a great value that will pay for itself many times over. (Many full-day training packages cost double or triple this amount, and creating a custom workshop of this caliber from scratch would easily take hours of work.)

Use the Materials Over & Over Again

Your purchase includes a single-facilitator license. This means once you buy it, you (the facilitator) can use these materials over and over with the teams or clients you serve. Run the team building workshop as many times as you like – there’s no per-session charge. We simply ask that you do not resell or share the raw files with others. (If a colleague or another trainer wants to use the toolkit, please encourage them to purchase their own license.) This straightforward licensing lets you re-use the content freely in your own practice, while protecting the value of the materials.

Ready to transform the way your team collaborates? Click “Add to Cart” now to get instant access to the Reconnect & Reset Workshop Toolkit. You’ll be downloading your materials within minutes and on your way to running a game-changing workshop that helps your teams reconnect, reset, and reach new levels of collaboration!

Empower your teams and save yourself time – get the Reconnect & Reset toolkit today and facilitate with confidence.

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