1. TEAM LEADERSHIP MODEL

2. WHO IS A TEAM LEADER? Leadership functions can be performed entirely by the formal team leader, or they can be shared with other team members when appropriate situations arise.

3. TEAM LEADERSHIP TIMELINE  1920’s-1930’sHuman Relations  1940’sGroup Dynamics & Development Social Science Theory  1950’sSensitivity Training & Leadership in Groups  1960’s-1970’sOrganizational Development  1980’sQuality Team & Benchmarking  1990’sOrganization Teams & Global Perspectives  2000’sTeam-based & Technology Enabled

4. TEAM LEADER’S PURPOSE  Diagnose team problems  Take action (when appropriate or absolutely necessary)  Monitor team  Ensure team effectiveness

5. POSSIBLE TEAM GROUPING  Project Management  Task Force  Work Unit  Standing Committee  Quality Team  Improvement Team

6. TEAM LEADERSHIP MENTAL MODEL  Distinguishing which problems need intervention  Knowing the components of problem  Environmental constraints  Organization constraints Team leaders develop a model of the team problem and develop possible solutions by:

7. TEAM LEADERSHIP INTERNAL ACTIONS TaskRelational  Goal focusing  Structuring for results  Facilitating decision making  Training any members in task skills  Maintaining standards of excellence  Coaching  Collaborating  Managing conflicts and flow  Building commitment and spirit  Satisfying individual member needs  Modeling ethical principled practices

8. TEAM LEADERSHIP EXTERNAL ACTIONS  Networking and forming alliances in environment  Advocating and representing for the team  Negotiating upward  Buffering team from distractions  Assessing environment indicators of team’s effectiveness  Sharing relevant environmental information with the team

9. TEAM EFFECTIVENESS FOR SUCCESS  Clear elevating goal  Results driven structure  Competent-team members  Unified Commitment  Standards of excellence  External support and recognition  Principled leadership

10. DO YOU HAVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE TEAM LEADER?  Perceptive  Open  Objective  Analytical  Exceptional listening skills  Strong diagnostic skills  Immediate action-taking skills

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY Northhouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6 th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Productions, Inc.