Leadership & Team Management – MGMT 623 VU
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Lecture 27
BUILDING THE TEAM
Leaders need to put extra efforts to convert individuals into a performing team.
Turning Individuals into Team Players:
It starts with the selection of right type of people, training them and linking the performance with
proper reward system.
“NONE OF US IS AS SMART AS ALL OF US”
o When teams operate effectively, they can solve more problems, make better decisions and be
more creative.
o “Team are unique; dynamic, complex and ever changing.” - Ken Blanchard, author of “the one
minute manager”.
Leadership success requires: An understanding of group behavior. The ability to tap the constructive
power of teams
Team Building
o Get the right people.
o Determine the Challenge.
o Prepare the Team Leader.
o Train.
o Add value.
o See the Big picture.
Build and Support the Team
o Leadership Skills
o Team Building Strategies
o Team Logistics
Team Building:-The Team Leader’s Responsibility
A good team leader
o Fosters communication among team members
o Seeks to build bonds among team members (work together, meet together, get to know
each other)
o Creates positive environment for collective problem solving and support; creates
atmosphere in which differing opinions are valued but in which clear decisions can be
reached
o Is alert to cliques, bickering, etc. and acts to address them; maintains atmosphere in which
sexual, racial, ethnic, national or other harassment is not acceptable
o Monitors individual staff members for signs of stress and provides basic support
o Models good individual stress management practices
o Seeks to base expatriate/staff interactions on mutual respect, transparency, and partnership
Team Building:-The Organizational Responsibility
o The Organization identifies team-building skills as an essential qualification for prospective
managers
o The Organization trains staff and managers in team work skills (e.g., conflict management)
o The Organization helps build team cohesion (e.g., through common experiences such as
safety and security training)
o The Organization regularly reviews team functioning and has policies for addressing the
problems of dysfunctional teams and of staff members who have difficulty functioning in
their team
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