Leadership and Team Building-1

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Leadership and Team building.Leadership and Team building.


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Leadership.Leadership.


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Leadership is a process by which a personLeadership is a process by which a personinfluences others to accomplish aninfluences others to accomplish anobjective and directs the organization in aobjective and directs the organization in away that makes it more cohesive.way that makes it more cohesive.


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The Two Most Important Keys toThe Two Most Important Keys toEffective LeadershipEffective Leadership


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Trust and confidenceTrust and confidence in top leadershipin top leadershipwas the single most reliable predictor of was the single most reliable predictor of employee satisfaction in an organization.employee satisfaction in an organization.


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E ffective communication by leadership inE ffective communication by leadership inthree critical areas was the key to winningthree critical areas was the key to winningorganizational trust and confidence:organizational trust and confidence:


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H elping employees understand the company'sH elping employees understand the company'soverall business strategy.overall business strategy.

H elping employees understand how theyH elping employees understand how theycontribute to achieving key businesscontribute to achieving key businessobjectives.objectives.Sharing information with employees on bothSharing information with employees on bothhow the company is doing and how anhow the company is doing and how anemployee's own division is doingemployee's own division is doing - - relative torelative tostrategic business objectives.strategic business objectives.


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So in a nutshellSo in a nutshell you must beyou must be trustworthytrustworthy and you haveand you have

to be able toto be able to communicate a visioncommunicate a vision of of where the organization needs to gowhere the organization needs to go


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P rinciples of leadership.P rinciples of leadership.


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Know yourself and seek self improvementKnow yourself and seek self improvement BeBetechnically proficient.technically proficient.Seek responsibility and take responsibility forSeek responsibility and take responsibility foryour actionsyour actionsMake sound and timely decisions.Make sound and timely decisions.Know your people and look out for their wellKnow your people and look out for their well- -

being.being.Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers.Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers.Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, andEnsure that tasks are understood, supervised, andaccomplishedaccomplished ..

Train asTrain as a team.a team.Use the full capabilities of your organizationUse the full capabilities of your organization


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I mportance of team building.I mportance of team building.


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Successful team building, that createsSuccessful team building, that createseffective, focused work teams, requireseffective, focused work teams, requiresattention to each of the following.attention to each of the following.


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C lear ExpectationsC lear Expectations


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H as executive leadership clearlyH as executive leadership clearlycommunicated its expectationscommunicated its expectations for thefor theteam s performance and expectedteam s performance and expected

outcomes?outcomes?D o team members understand why theD o team members understand why the

team was created?team was created?


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C ontextC ontext


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D o team members understandD o team members understand why theywhy theyare participating on the teamare participating on the team ?.?.D o they understand how the strategy of D o they understand how the strategy of

using teams will help the organizationusing teams will help the organizationattain its communicated business goals?attain its communicated business goals?


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C ommitment:C ommitment:


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A re members committed to accomplishing A re members committed to accomplishingthe team mission and expected outcomes?the team mission and expected outcomes?


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C ompetenceC ompetence


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Does the team feel that its members have

Does the team feel that its members havethe knowledge, skill and capability tothe knowledge, skill and capability to

address the issues for which the team wasaddress the issues for which the team wasformed?formed?D oes the team feel it has the resources,D oes the team feel it has the resources,strategies and support needed tostrategies and support needed toaccomplish its mission?accomplish its mission?


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C harterC harter


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H as the team taken its assigned area of H as the team taken its assigned area of responsibility and designed its ownresponsibility and designed its ownmission, vision and strategies tomission, vision and strategies toaccomplish the mission.accomplish the mission.


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C ontrolC ontrol


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D oes the team have enoughD oes the team have enough freedom andfreedom andempowerment empowerment to feel the ownershipto feel the ownershipnecessary to accomplish its charter?necessary to accomplish its charter?A t the same time, do team members A t the same time, do team membersclearly understand their boundaries?clearly understand their boundaries?


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C ollaborationC ollaboration


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A re team members working together A re team members working together

effectively interpersonally?effectively interpersonally?D o all team members understand theD o all team members understand theroles and responsibilities of teamroles and responsibilities of teammembers?members?


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C ommunicationC ommunication


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I s there an established method for theI s there an established method for theteams toteams to give feedbackgive feedback andand receive honest receive honest performance feedbackperformance feedback ??


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C reative InnovationC reative Innovation


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:: I s the organization really interested inI s the organization really interested inchange? D oes it valuechange? D oes it value creative thinking,creative thinking,unique solutions, and new ideasunique solutions, and new ideas ? D oes it ? D oes it reward people who take reasonable risksreward people who take reasonable risksto make improvements?to make improvements?


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C onsequences:C onsequences:


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C oordinationC oordination


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A re teams coordinated by a central A re teams coordinated by a centralleadership team that assists the groups toleadership team that assists the groups toobtain what they need for success?obtain what they need for success?H ave priorities and resource allocationH ave priorities and resource allocation

been planned across departments?been planned across departments?


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C ultural C hange:C ultural C hange:


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D oes the organization recognize that theD oes the organization recognize that theteamteam--based, collaborative, empowering,based, collaborative, empowering,enablingenabling organizational culture of theorganizational culture of thefuturefuture is different than the traditional,is different than the traditional,hierarchical organization it may currentlyhierarchical organization it may currently

be?be?


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