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  Helping Joint Labor-Management Committees Work Smarter

The Committee Effectiveness Training (CET) series was designed to help labor-management groups of all kinds — area and industry committees, steering committees, teams, task forces, employee advisory groups — acquire the knowledge and skills they need to become effective contributors in a group process and accomplish their goals.

CET is needs-based. The Needs Assessment Questionnaire enables the mediator to tailor the workshop to the specific needs and time constraints of the group.

Topics and Goals:

Task Functions

  • Effective planning
  • Effective meetings
  • Group problem solving
  • Consensus decision-making
  • Communicating with constituents

Maintenance Functions

  • Understanding self and others
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Group dynamics and shared leadership