Unit 19 Exploring Team Development

Discuss expectations. Ensure that your staff know exactly what is expected of them when performing their duties including, where appropriate, the priority in which tasks are required to be completed. This should be done with their input and should include mutually agreed goals. Regular meetings with staff to discuss core activities will help all involved understand what is required to be done. These should be documented in an annual workplan.

-Create an environment where team members can identify and solve problems on their own, delegating real power and responsibility - Demonstrate and articulate the values of the organization -Look for ways to use staff's interests and strengths in directly supporting people - Share decision making

d different leadership styles, such as: the trait approach to leadership the behavioural school (McGregor, Blake and Mouton) the contingency or situational school (Fielder, Hersey-Blanchard, Tannenbaum and Schmidt, Adair) leaders and followers (Servant Leadership, Team Leadership, Transactional and Transformational) dispersed leadership The key responsibilities of the leadership role in terms of: taking responsibility contributing to overall vision and goals setting and providing guidance on values setting direction for significant programmes or projects stimulating innovation and enterprise anticipating, planning for and leading change overcoming obstacles delegating setting objectives for teams and individuals communicating and motivating supporting and developing programmes, projects, teams and individuals modelling appropriate behaviour representing the team and feeding back its experiences and views protecting the team and its members Assessing the impact of different leadership styles Organisational values and acceptable standards of behaviour in the organisation Organisational values and organisational purpose, vision and mission Management Standards Centre (MSC)

2. Being a good leader- Have employees who think alike, who have similar goals and together will improve as a team and excel in the organisations plans.

Democratic leadership style is the leadership style I would implement. I would implement this leadership style because I feel that everyone’s opinions and views on the discussion is important. If you get a consensus of group members you get a greater view to make a greater judgment on how to build guidelines. Also getting input from all group members gets people involved and permits them to get their input for decisions that will

During the group work in the course it was apparent that a few traits stood out that would help a leader effectively lead the team. First, the leader must understand the project and be able to communicate that to the team members to improve commitment and ensure quality. Second, the team should have common goals as we set forth in our team charter. This provides measurable metrics which will help identify if the team is effective. Third, accountability is a priority from the very beginning. Everyone needs to know their part and the consequences if they are unable to meet the expectations set out by the group. Lastly, the leader must be able to create an environment of open communication to enable team members to give and receive feedback that will enhance the quality of the project.

1. What is the one topic that really stood out to you in Chapter 9- Collaborating in Teams? Why? Chapter nine in our textbook addressed collaborating in teams. This chapter did an excellent job of informing the reader about several key elements pertaining to teamwork. Topics like elements of teamwork, team dynamics and how to improve them, and ways to enhance teamwork. After completing the homework for this week in conjunction with our required reading assignments one aspect of our reading really stood out to me. Learning about the differences between groups and teams in the workplace was very interesting to me. As learned, there are several fundamental differences between groups and teams. Some of the components of a group are: roles

Throughout history people have worked independently and as a team. It is realized that working as a group or team gets more done with efficiency and productivity towards a common goal. In order for a team to be successful, there needs to be some type of system in place. A system would be considered as a set of connected things or parts forming a whole. If there was any part missing out of that system, there would be no success and failure would occur.

What are some of the things you are doing to ensure the effectiveness of the team you are leading?

The entire tasks that are being conducted by the members should meet the team mission and vision. They also need to insure room for innovation and creativity. Hence, leading a team is tougher than it seems to be. A leader needs to be able to motivate the members when they need to be encouraged. Along with all these potentials a leader need to be profound in communication, they need to be able to interact with the team members effectively and efficiently. Team lead need to be open for the feedbacks and criticism as there is always room for improvement. They need to be

1. A formal role is a role that is assigned by a superior power in or outside of the group. Our group didn’t assign formal group roles. We all helped where needed. The closest thing to a formal role was the secretary who “takes minutes of meetings, prepares reports for further discussion and decision making, and reminds members of past actions that may have been forgotten” (145). I always took the group minutes. It wasn’t something decided upon by the group. Moreover, I just had pen and paper out the first time and thus took on the role every other time afterward.

Teamwork competencies are detailed characteristics possessed by an effective team. Contributing writer of the AORN Journal D.L. Feldman suggests that “team competencies are achieved when goals are reached and team members are motivated to repeat this behavior again and share what they’ve learned with each other”, (Guglielmi, Feldman, Marco, et al, 2011, pg. 529). Google’s HR group possess all the the key team competency traits however how they developed and arrived at these traits are unclear.

Informal structures are the set of unofficial relationships between organization members. Potential advantages of informal structures:

First, the most crucial thing that we can apply is to lead by example. The leader of the team should stress on transparency and accountability when doing business. It means no lie and take responsibility all of the time. A prerequisite for the leader is he must be a respected and trustworthy person. Be truthful and sincere to our customers by providing them clear and concise information whenever they need it. For example, a customer wishes to deliver a parcel to his friends but he does not know what to do and is not sure about the price rate charged on the parcel. During that time, we must utilize our expertise to explain to him which parcel size he should choose, the full procedure and the price we will charge to meet our customer’s needs precisely and completely. Besides, employees can encourage each other to act ethically. For instance, the employee on the previous shift can remind the employee who sends parcels in the next shift so that those parcels can be received by our customers on time. We will ensure everything we do will be guided by our values and professional

How do these strategies apply to a team that you are or have been a participating member?