Team Development
Becoming stronger together. Growing together.
In times of corporate streamlining, skills shortages, hybrid working arrangements and growing diversity, teams are shouldering ever greater responsibility – often with limited internal support. At the same time, leadership culture is shifting towards more leadership and less traditional management: managers are expected to act as role models, empower teams to make decisions and respond sensitively to different needs. Team development helps to harness this diversity constructively and realise the full potential of teams.
Here’s How We Work Together
You determine the focus areas and objectives of the workshop; We develop the appropriate framework and guide its implementation. Together, we ensure that the results are embedded in your organisational practice and have a lasting impact:
Team development provides a safe space for reflection and development – for both teams and managers.
- Getting to the root of friction
- Clarifying interfaces between teams and relevant stakeholders
- Developing shared rules for motivating and efficient collaboration
- Reflecting on and explore professional activities and key issues
- Understanding roles, their dynamics and functions, and strengthen them together
When Team Development Is Particularly Beneficial
Team development supports you when…
- You are looking for external facilitation and process support to reflect on your collaboration.
- You want to create a space for yourself and your team to step back, reduce pressure and think things through clearly
- You need a neutral perspective on collaboration, processes and interfaces.
- You want to identify psychological stressors and develop new approaches to dealing with them.
- As a manager, you would like to clarify your role, expectations and interactions in a confidential one-to-one setting.
What Matters in Team Development
Together with our clients, we aim to systematically strengthen relationships and well-being – whilst at the same time making processes, structures and collaboration more efficient. Teams learn to reduce conflict, friction and stress, and to build a feedback culture in which open, direct and constructive feedback is possible. This improves not only efficiency and results, but also the overall working atmosphere.
Our aim is to develop teams into psychologically safe environments: environments where people can be transparent and authentic, are allowed to admit mistakes and shortcomings, and support one another. In this atmosphere, trust and psychological safety flourish, laying the foundation for sustainable development.
Strengthening Teams for the Long Term
Sustainable team development takes time and requires a clear framework: a shared vision, specific goals, ongoing communication about progress and learning, and leaders who visibly model the desired behaviour. When team members are actively involved in decision-making and feedback is regularly incorporated into adjustments, this fosters commitment, accountability and a culture in which change is not merely decided upon but actively practised. Patience and perseverance are essential here – because real change needs space to grow.
Through coaching with Ms. Pleterski, I gain new insights regarding seemingly complex challenges, which often lie in the interpersonal or meta-level. With her broad spectrum of methodological knowledge, these challenges can be systematically transformed into appropriate solution strategies. Working with Ms. Pleterski allows me to continuously and situationally enhance my skills as a leader. And that's fun!
Karsten S., Management 3rd level - Stihl Holding AG & Co. KG
My team was thrilled with the workshop for the first time; finally, we had something concrete and not just talk. We implemented everything from the workshop.
Antonello F., Management 4th level - Baden-Württembergische Bank AG
As part of team development, we were able to work with Katja multiple times over an extended period. She supported, inspired, and methodically guided us as a heterogeneous team in a very successful way.
Ivesa B., Management 3rd level - Stihl Holding AG & Co. KG
From the very first minute, Mrs. Pleterski worked with me in a respectful, insightful, and solution-oriented manner. Highly recommended.
Annerose M., Senior physician - Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
I had my last team coaching session with Katja Pleterski in December. My experience was very positive. She accompanied me as a team leader of a team of about 10 people during a team coaching session. The support was extremely valuable to me. She approaches her task with high competence and professionalism. She is flexible and can also adapt to changed situations during the course of team coaching at short notice. Her pleasant and empathetic manner facilitates the implementation of team coaching and, if necessary, breaking the ice.
Michael K., Management 4th level - Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
