TEAM LEADERSHIP MANUAL

1. TEAM LEADERSHIP
MANUAL
By
Reese Boone
8/23/2015

2. Leading Teams Through Tends
And Process
Opportunities
• Aligning employee goals
with corporate goals
• Linking reward and
recognition programs to
performance
• Identify the competencies
and skills of top
performers
Trends To Watch Out For
• PM roles continue to
develop in the business
function
• Project schedule will be
moved to the cloud
• Online collaboration too
adoption will increase
• Reliance on resource
management

3. Overcoming Ineffective Team
Members And Finding The Right
Leadership Match
• Approach with empathy; the person could be going
through a personal tragedy or having a family issue
• Build a rapport with the team member; one-on-one or
team building exercises are perfect for this
• Do not speak ill about this person behind their back
• If all else fails, take action and report any insubordination

4. Leading Virtual And Traditional
Teams; Similarities And
Differences
Difference
• Selection of Team Members.
• Organization Structure
• Leadership Style
• Knowledge Exchange &
Decision-taking
• Relationship Building
• Psychological Contract
Similarities
• Emotional intelligence
• Communication/interpersonal
skills
• Team building skills
• Theoretical knowledge and
practice expertise of
leadership and management
skills, models, concepts,
techniques
• Change management theory,
practice
• Knowledge of motivation
theories applied to practice
• Both working toward
achieving a common goal

5. Communication Plan For Diverse
Cultures
Questionnaire:
1. What did you learn about your global team
member?
2. What are his likes and dislikes?
3. What does he do for fun?
4. Do you feel that you learned about his way of
living?
5. How do you rate your team member on his
effectiveness on communicating with you? 1
meaning bad & 10 meaning the best.

6. My Personal Leadership Profile
• What are your strengths? If I made a mistake, I would
admit it and correct it. One of my greatest desires is to
become a leader. - I enjoy collecting and analyzing data.
I believe in following by example. Served in the marines
as a maintenance manager, trained and educated
marines, and got awards for excellence for passing
inspections. Spent 15 years in the manufacturing
industry as a machinist, I know the meaning of quality.
• What are your opportunities for growth? I have a hard
time relating to others on an interpersonal basis, - Don’t
like conflict need to be calmer when resolving conflict in
the workplace, I can do better at interpreting rules and
regulations, Needs to be a little more understanding
when team members are having home problems.

7. Leadership Of Change
Management Vs. Project
Management
Change Management
• Be proactive
• Skill of anticipating
change
• Working collaboratively
with other partners
• Defining the vision
• Know your business
• Paint a big picture
• Communicate the change
Project Management
• Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills
• The ability to share a
clear vision and inspire
others
• Positive attitude and
enthusiasm
• Integrity
• Competence

8. Team Decision Making
Models For Leader
• Rational Decision making models
• Seven Step Decision Making Model
• Intuitive Decision Making Modes
• Recognition Primed Decision Making
Model

9. Conflict Resolution Strategies
• Accommodating
• Avoiding
• Collaborating
• Compromising
• Competing

10. Role As Coach For Projects
• Leadership –Forming and Casting the
Vision
• Coaching – Selecting the Core Group of
Followers
• Coaching and Leadership – Sustaining
Followers through Difficult Times