Team leadership is the process of guiding and inspiring a group of people to achieve a common goal. Team leaders are responsible for developing and executing a team vision, assigning tasks, providing feedback, and motivating team members. They also play a key role in building trust, resolving conflict, and creating a positive and productive team culture.
2. Connect
With
Heart
Delegate
With
Head
Develop
With
Hands
What Great Managers Do
1. Connect with people at a human level
2. Connect work to outcome
3. Help see the connections
1. Entire process and
not a task
2. Give visibility in
organization
1. Identify strengths and weaknesses
2. Build development plan for these
4. Connect
People to organization
Help people understand the difference their work makes
Help people build measure of their work
Help them define their roles and responsibilities
Help them document roles, responsibilities and measure
6. What To Delegate?
Keep EAT principle in mind
1. Eliminate
2. Automate
3. Transfer Ownership while keeping accountability
7. How To Delegate?
1. Principle 1: Delegate end to end, including visibility and exposure
2. Principle 2: Hold delegation conversation objectively
1. Share how this job matters or fits in the organization or difference it makes
2. Share expectations including role, responsibilities tasks etc
3. Mutually define a clear measure that measures the person’s efforts
4. Start the person by sharing immediate next steps for them to take including connect,
report etc
5. Be available for help
3. Principle 3: Accountability always rests with you
8. Hold accountability check-in conversation
A short connect of 30 minutes WEEKLY to ensure engagement and
progress.
Process
Build initial rapport Check progress Focus of coming week
Suggestive questions
1. What has worked well?
2. What has not worked?
3. What are you focusing on?
4. What do you want to do differently this week?
5. What do you need from me?
Be Watchful
Resist the temptation to solve
Always seek permission to step
in or step out
