Program at Capacity

Application Deadline: March 20, 2026 
Registration Deadline: March 25, 2026 

As the health center field faces more changes and challenges, effective collaboration within the c-suite is going to become increasingly essential. Ensure your leadership team is ready to meet the ever-changing landscape with foundational practices!  

Overview

The Five Functions of High Performing Teams training invites health center executive teams to learn and practice healthy, effective team behaviors together. Participants will explore a model for organizational teamwork based on the New York Times Bestseller, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, and assess their own teams’ strengths and areas for improvement. Join us for an engaging experience and put learning into action with exercises and real-life decision making. 

Learning Objectives

This training will prepare learners to:

• Recognize and adopt the behaviors, expectations, and responsibilities of healthy team dynamics. 
• Practice and experiment with new tools for fostering team trust, encouraging productive debate, and making commitments to team decisions. 
• Gain strategies for continuing team development after the conclusion of the training. 

Best For

The Five Functions of High Performing Teams is for health center executive teams to attend together. Teams must be between 3-8 people. 

Course Schedule

See the full program schedule here.  

Registration Information

This training is free.  

How to Apply

• Teams must complete an application and be accepted into this program.
• Only one application is required per team.

NACHC staff will respond to the indicated point of contact within five business days of application submission. Upon admission, the team will receive virtual meeting invitations and additional instructions. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the course is full or until registration ends. A waiting list will be developed once the course has reached capacity. Wait listed applicants will be given priority to fill a cancellation spot. 

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.