Leading an Effective Team | Origin: ML112
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Leading an Effective Team
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Good morning, this session is an eye opener for me. I am noticing how the workforce is changing and new tactics are needed to meet these needs. Through this class, I was able to test my curent skills and get more insight on how I can improvie.
Learned more about communication style as a leader. Learned about how to form a team which I haven't done.
It is important to involve and include all team members and show all members that their opinions are valued.
The biggest thing that I learned was to involve everyone's ideas and thoughts. It's a collective effort and the entire team's goal needs to be clear to the entire team.
Reply to Stefano Bartoli's post: I agree!
This learning module could not have come at a better time for me. I have a fairly large team to manage and where some of my usual tactics have worked, the team needs something fresh. The idea of a team charter, guiding principles, "fearless organization" and a couple more concepts from this module have inspired me to try these things and create a team culture rooted in development, knowledge, and student success.
I learned using different techniques for different team members can help the team thrive. Everyone in the team can offer information so it does not fall onto one person. It's really a team effort.
Seek ways to expand your team's set of feasible alternatives from which to make decisions.
I learned what it takes to make a good team and why different people peoles approach is a good thing. Everyone has valuable nformatin to bring to the team it doesn't fall on one person. I can't wait to try some of the different techniques to make our team strong when working on projects.
To be honest, I did not know that the different types of the team need to be created for specific purposes.
Self-directed work team: Meets on an ongoing, daily basis to perform a whole work process.
Project team: Gathers to address a specific problem or opportunity and then disbands.
Virtual team: Brings geographically separate individuals together around specific tasks.
Quality circle: Works on specific quality, productivity, and service problems
It was a great reminder that the key is to set up the right team for success:
- team charter
- project plan
- launch meeting
- select decision making authority
- nurturing the team
Each team member must know how he or she fits into the overall picture.
I really enjoyed the section about making sure every member of the team understands the overall goal of the team. An "elevator pitch" if you will. I will be implementing that immediately on my team.
