Team Leadership

Recently, I was asked by my Director, “what are my plans for my new team”?

I am reading articles on the team approach. In the near future, I may start a new blog with this theme.

Team Leadership Tips – 7 Top Tips For Leading Teams

By Duncan Brodie

A team as a collective can deliver much greater results than any one individual could. A key component in any team is the leadership of the team. So what are my 7 key tips when it comes to leading teams?

Tip 1: Have a clear vision

If you don’t know where you are heading, how will you know when you have got to the destination? Put differently, it is essential that you create a clear vision of what you want the team to achieve so that it can be understood by everyone.

Tip 2: Learn to be a great listener

You are the leader and have many ideas, views, opinions and solutions. Your team know that this but also want to be able to offer their views and feel like they have been heard. A good leader recognises this and focuses most of their communication on listening.

Tip 3: Be someone who takes decisions

As a leader you need to weigh up the upside and downside of any particular option and then decide. Team members may not always support your decisions 100% or may not have taken the exactly the same decision. On they other hand they will respect you for not procrastinating.

Tip 4: Empower your team

One of the big advantages of a team is the range and variety of skills and experience that is available. You know what you are good at and not so good at, so empower those to do what they do best.

Tip 5: Encourage participation

In any team there will be those who are vocal and those who will be quieter. Your role as a leader is to encourage the full range of contributions and encourage the introverts who make great contributions to get their point across.

Tip 6: Be a role model

One of the best ways to show how you want others to act, behave and interact is to show them. By being a role model you encourage others to follow your lead.

Tip 7: Know your team limits

Within any team there will be a range of skills and abilities. If you are to lead effectively you need to understand the limits of all team members.

Bottom Line – Leading a team is a challenge but by doing some simple things you can become a highly effective team leader. So what’s your first step in becoming a highly effective team leader?

Now take a positive step to becoming an even better leader by taking advantage of my free audio e-course available at http://www.goalsandachievements.co.uk/ Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements (G&A) works with individuals, teams and organisations to develop their management and leadership capability. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Duncan_Brodie

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