Unit 8 - Team Leadership

Aims of this Unit

• To understand how different leadership styles impact on team performance

• To understand how to be an effective team leader

• To be able to lead a team effectively

P1 – Describe the characteristics of different leadership styles in the workplace

Top Three Leaders

• Name your top three leaders giving one reason why!

What attributes make a good leader of man?

• Come and write them on the whiteboard!

Team Leadership Skills

• High Achievement• Time Management• Personal effectiveness• Problem solving and decision making• Effective communication skills• Thinking outside the box and taking risks …!!

Think Outside the Box!

Left v Right Brain Function

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS • Responds to verbal instructions • Problem solves by logically and sequentially looking at the

parts of things • Looks at differences • Is planned and structured • Prefers established, certain information • Prefers talking and writing • Prefers multiple choice tests • Controls feelings • Prefers ranked authority structures

Left v Right Brain Functions

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS• Responds to demonstrated instructions • Problem solves with hunches, looking for patterns and

configurations • Looks at similarities • Is fluid and spontaneous • Prefers elusive, uncertain information • Prefers drawing and manipulating objects • Prefers open ended questions • Free with feelings • Prefers collegial authority structures

Be creative and think outside the box

• http://youtu.be/iZMJeQ4yPPk• YouTube – Right vs. Left Brain Do you see the dancer turning clockwise or

anti-clockwise?

Personal Experience

• Give an example of when you have led a team; OR

• Give an example of when you have been part of a team and observed good leadership skills

Are you Born a Leader?

• “leaders with vision have a clear, vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. But it’s not enough to have a vision; leaders must also share it and act upon it. "Great leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion.“ Jack Welch – CEO General Electric

What makes a good leader?

• http://youtu.be/gr_OpFxCx-A• Braveheart – The famous speech from William

Wallace

Leadership Qualities

• A leader must be able to communicate

• Have discipline to work towards their vision

• Integrity is the integration of outward actions and inner values

• A leader inspires dedication by example

Leadership Qualities

• Magnanimity means giving credit where it is due.

• Leaders with humility recognize that they are no better or worse than other members of the team

Leadership Qualities

• Openness means being able to listen to new ideas

• Resourceful means using all means at your disposal to achieve your goal.

Leadership Qualities

• Fairness means dealing with others consistently and justly.

• Assertiveness is the ability to clearly state what one expects so that there will be no misunderstandings

• A sense of humor is vital to relieve tension and boredom, as well as to defuse hostility.

• Creativity is the ability to think differently, to get outside of the box that constrains solutions.

David Cameron

• http://youtu.be/vTIC-l4cHSA• David Cameron Conservative Party Conference

2010

Activity

• In pairs, can you list the leadership qualities that David Cameron displays?

Desert Island Survival Activity

• In groups of four, decide on a list of ten things you would take with you to a desert island.

Which Leadership Qualities Do You Have?

• Look back at the list and decide which leadership qualities you think you demonstrated either through the last task or in the past.

Types of Team

• Formal• Informal• Large • Small• Temporary project/task• Permanent

Leadership Styles

• Autocratic• Democratic• Participative• Laissez-faire

Autocratic

• Domineering• Clear division between leader and team

members• Clear expectations of what needs to be done,

when it should be done and how it should be done

• Often makes independent decisions with little or no input from the rest of the group

• Little room for change

How many autocratic leaders can you think of?

• Hitler• President Mugabe• Margaret Thatcher• Alex Ferguson• British Airways• Bill Gates

Democratic

• Takes others opinions into consideration• May take a vote• Encourages team members to participate• Usually retains final say over the decision

making process

Democratic

• Tony Blair• Michael O’Leary (Ryanair)• Bill Clinton• Southwest Airlines

Participative

• Gets involved in the decision making process alongside team members

• Employees make decisions at all levels

Participative Leadership

• Donald Trump• Oprah Winfrey• Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic)

Laissez-faire

• Allows team members to make all the decisions• Delegates regularly• Offers little guidance• Believes people excel when they are left alone

to meet their own deadlines and responsibilities

Laissez-faire Leadership

• Ghandi

P1

• Describe the characteristics of four different leadership styles in the workplace.

• Your answers should be supported with aviation related examples.

Task

• In pairs, can you discuss how one of the different leadership styles would affect team performance and make notes on your findings.

• Feed back to the group

Impact on Team Performance

Positive:• Increased morale• Motivation• Team cohesion• Pride• Fosters innovation• Increased productivity• Commitment

• Stretches people’s talents• Raises aspirations

Negative:• Decreased morale• Alienation• Negativity• Conflict• Stress• Reduced productivity

P2

• Explain how two different leadership styles impact on team performance.

• You must use examples from different types of team in an aviation environment eg – airlines, airports or ground handlers.

Understand how to be an effective team leader

Effective Team Leadership

• Adapting leadership style according to situation

• Delegation• Clear lines of authority• Accountability and responsibility• Awareness of individual strengths and

weaknesses • Managing conflict

Effective Team Leadership

• Praise• Providing resources• Clear aims and objectives• Acceptance of differing points of view• Open and honest communication• Mutual respect, empowerment• Consistency in decision making• Common purpose

Important for:

• Team morale• Motivation• Success

P3

• Explain the importance of effective team leadership.

• You must provide five examples of what constitutes effective team leadership and then explain their importance in relation to:

• Developing team morale• Motivating team members• Providing a framework for success All examples must relate to an aviation context.