Forging Your Team: Building Leaders Who Build Teams
Leadership Training That Changes What Happens After the Class.
Dr. Johnny Torgeson
Course Description: This program gives leaders a practical system for moving people from a group to a crew, and from a crew to a true team. Participants learn how to diagnose the team’s current condition, identify the informal leader and sources of friction, select the right stage of the forging process, and create the trust, identity, accountability, and ownership required for sustained performance.
Core Framework: The Team Building System
- Group-to-Crew-to-Team Continuum
- Six Phases of Team Development
- Four-Step Team Forging Process: Heating, Shaping, Cooling, and Polishing
- Relational Systems Leadership process
Participants will distinguish whether they work in groups, crews, or teams; diagnose the team’s current phase and friction; apply the correct leadership response for that condition; strengthen trust and peer accountability; and build a practical action plan for moving the team forward.
Course Length: 3 Hours, Up to 8 Hours
Course Category: Battalion and Command Leadership
About the Instructor: Dr. JT started his career as a U.S. Army Firefighter. Currently, he works as an Assistant Chief of Operations at Barstow Federal Fire Department. He’s led as an Army Sergeant, business owner, and Fire Officer. At the age of 25, he opened a 24-hour health club and became a top 100-grossing franchisee. He’s obtained a doctorate in strategic leadership and is credentialed through CPSE as a CFO. Dr. JT is an instructor for two colleges and runs a consulting company, where he conducts workshops, Coaches executives, and speaks on leadership and team development around the nation. Moreover, he has authored a book titled Forging Your Team: Demystifying Team Development in the Fire Service and writes for multiple publications.
Assistant Chief Johnny Torgeson