1. PowerPoint presentation
Unit 241 (M&L 6): Principles of team leading
The aim of this session is to: To develop learner/s knowledge about the leadership styles in organisations. Learners will be able to: 1. Describe characteristics of effective leaders 2. Describe different leadership styles 3. Describe ways in which leaders can motivate their teams 4. Explain the benefits of effective leadership
Introduction to the unit aims and objectives. This session relates to LO1 assessment criteria 1–4.

2. Effective leadership skills and qualities
What skills and qualities make a good leader?
Tutor to discuss this with learner/s in groups or one to one (and get someone to scribe so that each learner gets a chance to contribute).

3. Effective leadership skills and qualities
Good leadership skills and qualities include:
Communication
Listening
Honesty
Confidence
Decision making
Vision
Motivation
Patience
Handling criticism
Consistency
Tutor to reveal these 10 and any others that are relevant.

4. Principal features of leadership skills and qualities
Communication – essential skill, all leaders need to be able to use clarity in their instruction, motivation and feedback to others.
Listening – actively listening to others and making reliable judgements about what is being said so that communication is clear.
Honesty – providing open feedback and not hiding facts that affect their team’s ability to function well. This builds trust and demonstrates integrity.
Confidence – will breed confidence, leaders who speak clearly stand tall, even walk in a self-assured way, will stand out from others.
Decision making – making a choice when all the information is gathered and even when things go wrong, demonstrate leadership.
The unit requirement is that the characteristics are described and not just listed. Tutors should encourage learners to use the internet to do some research on leadership. These slides can be used as course notes.

5. Principal features of leadership skills and qualities (continued)
Vision – being able to predict future trends, anticipate problems, issues and help a business move forward.
Motivation – continually keeping the team morale up even in difficult situations. Also to maintain morale when team reaches stability.
Patience – showing tolerance and endurance in all situations demonstrates a calm dependable character.
Handling criticism – accepting that not all people will accept decisions or change and that all criticism is feedback. Not letting it affect performance or become stressed if it is personal.
Consistency – in all areas gives team members stability and security.
The unit requirement is that the characteristics are explained not just listed. Tutors should encourage learners to use the internet to do some research on leadership.

6. Effective leaders Worksheet 1 – Effective leadership characteristics
Work through Worksheet 1 and discuss it with your tutor.
This can be used as knowledge evidence in your portfolio.
Distribute Worksheet 1 and discuss with learners their responses. There is a tutor answer sheet available for you to use for guidance – you can expand and discuss further. This worksheet is challenging as it gets learner/s to comprehend a leadership situation and make judgements about what skills are being used in the scenario.

7. There are three main types of leadership styles: Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire.
Tutor to reveal and discuss with learner/s experiences of their own leaders, managers, teacher or other people they recognise have these styles.

8. Principal features of leadership styles
Autocratic style – Tells people what to do and expects a quick response to their orders. Uses communication skills, decision making, confidence and consistency skills.
Democratic style – Seeks input from others and involves them in decision making. Uses a wide range of skills including honesty, listening, motivation and vision.
Laissez-faire – A hands-off approach allowing for initiative and ownership by the team. Involves patience, vision and confidence in self and others.
Tutor to discuss these style and skills.

9. Principal features of leadership styles (continued)
Other styles include:
Visionary – Mobilising team towards a goal and manages change well.
Coaching – Develops people for the future takes an interest in others’ future prospects.
Pacesetting – Sets high standards to get results.
Tutor to use this to get learner/s to consider the skills these types of leaders may use and why. There are no obvious right answers but there will be some that do not fit the style listed above.

10. Worksheet 2 – Describe different leadership styles
Work through Worksheet 2 and discuss it with your tutor.
This can be used as knowledge evidence in your portfolio.
Distribute Worksheet 2 and discuss with learners their responses. There is a tutor answer sheet available for you to use for guidance – you can expand and discuss further.

11. Activity 1– Describe leadership styles and characteristics
Summary activity
Activity 1– Describe leadership styles and characteristics
Tutor to distribute/signpost to SmartScreen portal the Activity 1 for this learning outcome.

12. Ways to motivate a team – Herzberg’s Motivation Hygiene Theory
This theory lends itself to the notion that job satisfaction relates to ‘doing’ a task from beginning to end. With dissatisfaction coming from job-related/hygiene factors such as company policies, supervision, technical problems, salary, interpersonal relationships on the job, and working conditions. The ‘tasks’ are motivators and the hygiene factors such as policies and supervision can lead to demotivation. (Note: this is the author’s definition, not a full explanation of this theory.)
Tutor to discuss this statement and help learner/s to unpick its message. Learners could be asked when they were last in the ‘zone’ at work where they felt satisfied whilst working on a task at work.

13. Ways to motivate a team – Herzberg’s Motivation Hygiene Theory
Tutor to reveal and discuss the two factors of Herzberg’s Theory – Hygiene and Motivation. They should also discuss how the hygiene factors need to be considered when motivating staff but that most people thrive when they get the motivational factors at work.

14. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Research the internet to find out what this is.
Recommended ‘YouTube’ visual explanation of the human need to belong:
‘Up and the Hierarchy of Needs’
Find the Maslow pyramid and print off a details image of it.
Tutor to work with learner/s to research. This can be done as a shared activity in the classroom or in the workplace.

15. Maslow’s Motivation
Tutor to discuss with the learner when they have a printed version of the pyramid.

16. Maslow’s Motivation Physiological needs the need to eat
the need to drink
the need to work
the need to sleep
the need to reproduce
Safety needs
the need for shelter
the need to feel secure
Tutor to discuss these with the learner/s and also how the basic level of the needs pyramid are met usually by having a home and a family.

17. Maslow’s Motivation Belonging needs the need to feel part of a group
the need for acceptance
Self-esteem needs
the need to feel good about themselves
the need to be recognised for their achievement
 Self-realisation needs
the need for personal fulfilment
the need to grow and develop
Tutor to discuss these needs and how they come about usually by having a job and by life's experiences. It can be discussed how working as a team and being accepted at work help motivate and a leader should recognise this. Also leaders should use appraisals and PDPs to recognise their team members’ individuality and strengths.

18. Motivation self-assessment
Worksheet 3 – Motivation self-assessment
Work through the Worksheet 3 and discuss it with your tutor.
Distribute Worksheet 3 and discuss with learners their responses. There is a tutor answer sheet available for you to use for guidance – you can expand and discuss further but as this is a self-assessment this should be done on a one-to-one basis.

19. Motivation theories and how they motivate teams
How can Hertzberg’s Theory help leaders motivate their team?
How can Maslow’s Theory help leaders motivate their team?
Learners and tutor to discuss these two questions and complete Worksheet 4.

20. Motivation theories and how they motivate teams (continued)
Worksheet 4 – Describe how motivational theories help motivate teams
Work through the Worksheet 4 and discuss it with your tutor.
This can be used as knowledge evidence in your portfolio.
Distribute Worksheet 4 and discuss with learners their responses. There is a tutor answer sheet available for you to use for guidance – you can expand and discuss further.

21. Benefits to organisations of effective leadership
What are leaders for?
Consider what supervisors, team leaders, managers or head teachers do.
Group or individuals to consider this and scribe their answers on relevant resource such as flipchart, note books, whiteboard or electronic records.

22. Planning team activities Dealing with legislation Organising resources
Leader tasks
Planning work
Planning team activities
Dealing with legislation
Organising resources
Making improvements
Controlling/managing work activity
Maintaining morale and motivation
Direct and delegate
Manage.
Discuss after previous task to summarise and agree learners’ responses.

23. How do these tasks benefit organisations?
Consider this question in your groups or with your tutor.
Group or individuals to consider this and scribe their answers on relevant resource such as flipchart, note books, whiteboard or electronic records.

24. Effective leader skills ̶ Benefits
Planning aids success of tasks: fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
Organising resources ensures finances are managed such as material and personnel costs helping to maintain revenue/profit.
Understanding legislation and following best practice will ensure organisations avoid prosecution.
Making improvements to procedures/work methods can be more productive and improve working relationships.
Controlling work activities ensures deadlines are met and helps to avoid or manage conflicts in a team.
Tutor to reveal to learner/s and discuss at least two main benefits to an organisation – reducing costs, maintaining harmony in a team, contributing to productivity.

25. Activity 2 – The benefits of effective leadership for organisations
Summary activity
Activity 2 – The benefits of effective leadership for organisations
Tutor to distribute the Activity 2 to confirm learners’ understanding of assessment criteria from LO1.

26. End of session Any questions?
Close session.