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Building a Team

The Leadership Excellence Series

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Organizational Benefits

  • A variety of knowledge and skills to accomplish goals
  • More creativity and greater productivity

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Leadership Benefits

  • More time to devote to leadership issues and the organization’s mission
  • Spend less time on day-to-day supervision and activities

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Organizing the Team

  1. Select team members
  2. Review goals
  3. Set boundaries
  4. Develop a plan
  5. Assign roles and responsibilities
  6. Establish benchmarks
  7. Build team trust

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Empowerment

  • The success of a leader depends upon the ability to:
    • Share power with others
    • Let them direct their own work
  • A leader’s role is to inspire and empower

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Train the Team

  • Teamwork concepts:
    • Problem solving
    • Holding effective meetings
    • Organizing
    • Project management

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  • Team skills:
    • Communication
    • Conflict resolution

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Foster Communication

The results of open communication:

  • High morale
  • Pride
  • Willingness to take risks
  • Willingness to change
  • Better conflict resolution

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The Leader’s Changing Role

Team Creator

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Supervisor

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Problem-solver

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Coach

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Monitor

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Recognizer

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Conclusion

  • Selecting team members carefully
  • Organizing the team
  • Training and leading

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Leads to…

  • Growth and achievement

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