U2C3L1: Team Member Qualities Flashcards
Cultivate
To nourish and grow.
Constructive Criticism
Provide critique; advice meant to improve or promote further development.
Self-Reliance
Being able to depend upon your own efforts and abilities.
Cooperate
To work together towards a common goal.
What are your individual responsibilities?
- Respecting yourself
- Being honest with yourself
- Developing confidence and a winning attitude
What are essential qualities or traits of followership?
- Competence
- Dedication
- Professionalism
- Self-discipline
What are three things a team leader must do to provide guidance and trust?
- Be a decisive leader (accurate/timely decisions)
- Develop initiative in subordinates (give them responsibilities they can handle)
- Communicate effectively with subordinates (be clear and concise)
What are two of the most important results that can come from effective leadership?
- Successful completion of a task
- A sense of pride for a job well done
How can team leaders be effective and responsible?
By applying leadership traits, pitching in and helping, and by listening and supporting their team
What are important measurements of success?
- Individual responsibility
- Self-reliance
- Followership
- Teamwork
Explain the three stages of team building.
- Formation (orientation/reception, providing direction, and people skills)
- Enrichment (the team needs to be trusted by being heard; if distrust happens [avoid conflict or suspicious of motive], a leader needs to be honest and know their team)
- Sustainment (the team has pride/cohesion and they need to stay that way through challenges)
What are key responsibilities of the team leader in all stages of team building?
- Trust
- Cooperation
- Task commitment
- Accountability
- The work to be completed
