LEADERSHIP & TEAMWORK

LEADERSHIP

• ‘’LEADERSHIP IS LIKE “BEAUTY” IT’S HARD TO DEFINE…. BUT YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT.’’

• Influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization.

• The ability of developing and communicating a vision to people that will make that vision true.

ROLE OF A LEADER

• Initiator

• Confidence builder

• Coordinator

• Motivator

• Optimist

LEADERSHIP THEORIES

TRAITS THEORY

• First theory of leadership.

• Thomas Carlyle (1841) can be considered one of the pioneers of the trait theory.

• People are born with leadership qualities.

• Good leaders have the right (or sufficient) combination of traits.

• Future leadership can be predicted, if the leadership abilities in a person are identified.

GREAT MAN THEORY• Leaders are born and not made.

• Most leadership comes from upper class of society.

• Small number of leaders from lower class of society.

• Leadership is inherited

BEHAVIORAL THEORY

• Leaders can be made, rather than are born.

• Successful leadership is based on definable, learnable behavior.

• Leadership qualities don’t consider inborn traits

• leadership capability can be learned

• This theory opens the floodgates to leadership development

CONTINGENCY THEORY

• The leader's effectiveness is dependent upon various factors. e.g. leader's preferred style, capabilities, behaviors etc.

• A leadership style that is effective in some situations may not be successful in others.

• leaders who are very effective at one place and time may become unsuccessful either when transplanted to another situation or when the factors around them change.

LEADERSHIP STYLES

This theory suggests four major styles of leadership.

1) Autocratic

2) Democratic

3) Laissez-faire

4) Paternalistic

AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE• One man show and “hands off”

• Directs or orders participants on what to do, when to do it and how long to continue.

• The leader may not tell participants reasons for his/her orders.

“Do what I tell you!”

“You MUST do this NOW!”

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP • Developing trust and mutual respect

are part of this concept.

• Voting and “majority rule” are elements.

“What do you think”

“Let’s see what the group wants to do”

LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP• Freedom for making decisions

is given to participants with this leadership style.

• Decisions comes from within the group.

“Make your own decisions to achieve the goals”

PATERNALISTIC LEADERSHIP• Leader acts as a ‘father figure.’

• Believes in the need to support staff.

“Do as I do”

“This is how it must be done! Watch ME!”

LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• Vision

• Courage

• Focus

• Determination

• Persistence

• Honesty/Integrity

• Team Building

• Commitment to Excellence

• Good listener

• Flexible

• Communicator & Motivator

THE PROCESS OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A GOAL

STAGES OF TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Stage Activities

Forming Direct the team, and establish clear objectives, both for the team as a whole   and for individual team members.

Storming Establish processes and structures.Build trust   and good relationships   between team members.Resolve conflicts   swiftly if they occur. Provide support, especially to those team members who are less secure.Remain positive   and firm in the face of challenges to your leadership, or to the team's goal.

Norming Step back and help team members take responsibility for progress towards the goal. (This is a good time to arrange a team-building   event.)

Performing Delegate   tasks and projects as far as you can. Once the team is achieving well, you should aim to have as light a touch as possible. You will now be able to start focusing on other goals and areas of work.

Adjourning Take the time to celebrate the team's achievements – you may work with some of your people again , and this will be much easier if people view past experiences positively.

TEAMS VS GROUPS

All teams are groups but not all groups are teams

Group Teams

Focus Performance & goals, reliance on individual abilities

Sharing information, insight, reinforce individual performance standards

Team Members Shared responsibility More Independent

PROS & CONS OF TEAM WORKING

Advantages Disadvantages

Synergy Adherence to group standards

Lesser Errors Social Loafing

Improvement & innovation Conflicts

Members self motivated & empowered

Difference in opinions/methodology

Timeliness

DECISION MAKING IN TEAMS

• Leader-centered decision making model (leader makes decision and direct other members)

• Team-centered decision making model (decisions are made with consensus of team members)

QUOTATIONS

EFFECTIVE TEAM MEETINGS

• Plan outcomes

• Produce an Agenda

• Be time sensitive

• Assign someone to take notes

• Assign tasks and resposiblities

• Summarize & review assignment

• Take Feedbacks

LEADER VS MANAGERLEADER

1. A person who is followed by others.

MANAGER

1. A person controlling or administering a business or a part of a business.

2. A person regarded in terms of skill in household or financial or other management.

LEADER VS MANAGER LEADERS:

•Do the right thing

MANAGER:

•Do things right

LEADERSHIP VS MANAGEMENT

• Management seeks stability & predictability

• Leadership seeks improvement through change

HOW TEAM MEMBER CHARACTERISTICS IMPACT SMT EFFECTIVENESS

• Personal accountability

• Emotional stability

• Innovation

• Effective communication

• Problem solving skills

• Ability to engender trust

CHALLENGES

• Learning of new behaviors

• Difficult to find efficient or innovative resource at low cost

• Oppose to change

• More focus on quantity rather then quality

• Adaption of new working methodology

What is the bottom line for you?

• You are in control of your environment.

• You can make every setback an opportunity for success.

• You can be anything you can be! Whatever you want to be is entirely up to you

• You can become the person you want to be. Dress like that person, talk like that person, act like that person, write like that person, and that will be you.

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