Team Leadership Essentials

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Which essential focuses on ensuring the team has a common direction and purpose?

  • Keep the purpose, goals and approach relevant and meaningful (correct)
  • Strengthen the mix and level of skills
  • Build commitment and confidence
  • Do real work

What is emphasized as crucial for mutual accountability within a team?

  • Team leader authority
  • Individual prominence and expertise
  • Positive constructive reinforcement (correct)
  • Monitoring external relations

Which essential includes the need for leaders to intercede on behalf of the organization?

  • Strengthen the mix and level of skills
  • Build commitment and confidence
  • Manage relationships with outsiders (correct)
  • Create opportunities for others

How do effective team leaders aid in the growth and development of their teams?

<p>By encouraging risk-taking and skill diversification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which essential emphasizes the importance of equal contribution among all team members?

<p>Do real work (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of team management, what should leaders balance according to John Adair?

<p>Team goals and individual needs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of top-performing flexible teams?

<p>Multi-skilled individuals with diverse expertise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is crucial for a leader when creating opportunities for team members?

<p>Guidance, monitoring, and control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What approach should leaders take to keep team goals relevant?

<p>Engage the team in shaping goals and purpose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way leaders can support team morale?

<p>By removing obstacles that hinder team performance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Essentials for Good Team Leadership

  • Purpose, Goals, and Approach: Teams must articulate their own shared purpose and performance objectives. The leader's role in defining these varies with the team's maturity level.
  • Commitment and Confidence: A leader must balance individual and team needs through positive reinforcement, fostering mutual accountability essential for high performance. John Adair emphasizes a focus on tasks, team dynamics, and individual contributions.
  • Skill Mix and Development: Top-performing teams possess diverse skills, including technical, problem-solving, and interpersonal abilities. Leaders encourage risk-taking for development and challenge team members through varied assignments.
  • Managing External Relationships: Effective leaders must navigate the team's external relationships, clearly communicating the team’s purpose and challenges to organizational stakeholders. They should advocate for the team and remove demoralizing obstacles.
  • Creating Opportunities: Leaders should enable performance opportunities for the team while still providing necessary guidance and support, ensuring they maintain responsibility.
  • Contributing to Team Work: All team members, including leaders, should engage in equal amounts of essential work, avoiding delegation of undesirable tasks and promoting a culture of shared responsibility.

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