Tomasz Andrykowski Unit 2 Assignment 2
The role of a team leader: Team leader is a very important job which has to be done by a specific type of people who have great communication skills, good understanding and be very helpful towards the team that he’s leading.
The roles that the good team leader are:
Encourage the team: The team leader should really try to encourage his team as much as he can because when a team is encouraged by a good leader then they are most likely to succeed. Encouraged team will produce great amount of work at the highest standards in a great time that’s why its so important for a team leader to organize their team and encourage them to work harder and produce better effects.
Maintain good communication: Good team leader should really have great communication skills which is not only speaking but its also listening. Speaking is very important for a leader as it will give him the authority and will help him get along with the team if he knows how to speak to his team. Listening is as important as speaking for a leader as he has to listen to ideas and problems of his team members to come up with the best possible conclusion or solution.
Help the team to develop: The leader has to help the team develop as a team which is all the time on the same level is not good enough a good team should progress all the time but this is not possible without a good leader. A good leader should also help them to progress and develop as this will make the team members feel better and they will want to work harder to achieve their goal, and it will also make better connection between the team and the team leader.
Performing and focusing on the tasks: The team leader as much as he should speak with his team and socialize with them he should also make sure that his team knows who has the authority in the team. It’s very important for the team to speak about their ideas but there are times and groups where the team members just have to focus on the task and do what they are supposed to and don’t really speak otherwise it may affect their results badly this is where a good team leader with experience is needed.
Active listener: As important as good speaking skills are for a team leader he also has to be very good at listening because his team members will have problems and they’ll want to speak to their leader about it and they will expect him to give them some advice on their case. Because listening is very important in order to be a good leader, it is very hard for some people to do and this is really what makes a leader a very good leader.
Show an initiative: Leader should show his initiative and not only rely on his team but also working with them to make the progress, the team will see this and will want to work even harder and more productive than before. When leader is showing more interest in the ideas of their team members he will get more help of his team and also get more work done from his team, this will also make better connection between the team and the team leader.
Supporting them to maximise performance: Team leader should really help his team along the way to achieve the best they can get and to maximise the performance because very good effects of their work will encourage his team to work for longer periods of time and to really work more productively. This skill is very essential for a good team leader but it’s a very hard job to do but there are many people with this skill.
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