team people Flashcards
what is a team leader. discuss roles and key behaviours
clarifies teams objective and aims, objectives
maintains focus
building and maintaining a team ethos
developing and supporting the individual
ensuring targets are achieved
concerned with both the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ (the task and the decision making process)
what is a doer. discuss roles and key behaviours
action orientated, constantly urging the team to get on with the task in hand
totally concerned with the task (the what), often at expense of the process (the how)
impatient with ‘waffle’ and tend to swing into action without thinking things through carefully enough or considering alternatives
what is a thinker. discuss roles and key behaviours
good at producing carefully considered ideas and weighing up ideas from other people
quieter member of the team but capable of a winning idea
collects and analyses info, listens to what is being aid and watches what is going on
sees solutions and anticipates problems
what is a carer. discuss roles and key behaviours
Is people orientated and less task orientated
is alert to relationship issues within the team, cheering people up, easing tensions and maintaining harmony
is concerned that everybody is fitting in and contributing
what are the hallmarks of a successful team
high success rate, mostly achieves what it sets out to do
has a leader (may not always be the same person)
Mix of people who contribute in different but complimentary ways
operates so concern for task and process is well balanced
learns from past experience. success or failure, documents and uses this to continuously improve performance
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What is a plant?
how they fit into an engineering team and with what contribution
original ideas, suggestions and proposals, provides vital spark
imaginative ideas, concerned more with major issues and fundamentals than finer details
will devote too much creative energy to ideas = but not line up with groups objectives or needs
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What is a specialist?
how they fit into an engineering team and with what contribution
provides knowledge and technical skills
driven by pursuit of knowledge and information, learns concepts very deeply
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What is a team worker?
how they fit into an engineering team and with what contribution
aware of individuals needs or worries = promoter of harmony
active internal communicator
co-operative
individual input may not be very evident, but effect without them is noticeable, helps to encourage others
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What is a co-ordinator?
how they fit into an engineering team and with what contribution
clarifies groups objectives and sets agenda
suited to team leadership
normally intelligent but not particularly brilliant, doesn’t come up with creative ideas
