Team Leadership

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Team Leadership

• As for the best leaders,
• the people do not notice their existence.
• The next best, the people honor and praise.
• The next, the people fear
• and the next, the people hate.
• When the best leaders work is done, the people
  say,
• We did it ourselves

Lao-Tzu
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Leadership

• Defining leadership?
• The ability to influence an individual or group
  toward the achievement of common goals.
• Your definition matters!
• Team Leadership involves
• Influencing people and using power.
• Motivating individuals inside and outside of the
  team.
• Communicating values and managing conflict.

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Theories of Leadership

• Trait theory
• Characteristics of leaders.
• Drive and ambition
• Honesty and integrity
• Self-confidence
• Intelligence
• In-depth technical knowledge
  in their area
• Behavioral theories
• Leaders arent necessarily born.....
• Individuals can be trained to be effective
  leaders.

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Leadership Behavior

• Most research indicates two dimensions of
  leader behavior
• Task-related behaviors
• Keeping employees on task,
  assigning tasks, providing goals.
• Employee-related behaviors
• Motivating employees through
  interpersonal relationships, consideration,
  kindness.

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Team Leadership Options

• Leader assigned by organization.
• Most common method of team leadership.
• Self-managing team.
• Leader emerges when needed.
• Leader acts as facilitator rather than manager.
• Leadership not always needed.
• Most common when tasks are routine, team is
  well-integrated, and employees are competent,
  well-trained and responsible.

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Effective Team Leadership

• Effective leaders are flexible and adjust their
  leadership style to fit the teams needs.
• Stage of development?
• Timing?
• Team composition?
• Effective leaders are effective team members.
• These leaders empower, delegate, and do their
  part.

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Team Leader Behaviors
High Task-Oriented
Directing
Coaching
Low
Team Readiness Level
Low Relationship-oriented
High Relationship-oriented
High
Supporting
Delegating
Low Task-Oriented
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Assessing Team Leadership

• When should you assess team leadership in your
  team?
• When is team leadership most important?
• Effective leadership means.
• Team performs at a high level.
• Team members work well together.
• Individual team members
  grow and develop as part
  of the team.