10 behaviours for Team Leadership

2. Team Leadership Behaviours
If you are in a Team Leadership role, or about to enter one here
are 10 behaviours that we believe will help you.
It is by no means a full list, but includes key areas that will help you to succeed

3. Behaviour 1
Gravitas
Behave in a manner that returns respect.
Work out what people admire in your style of leadership and
display these characteristics in everything that you do.
When people have respect, they behave in a way that shows this.

4. Behaviour 2
Set Culture
Culture always flows from above.
As a leader, involve people from within and outside you're team
in conversations about what works and what doesn't.
Let the team set the values that guide how they are going to
work.

5. Behaviour 3
Provide Vision and Direction
• Understand where you are taking the team.
• Communicate you're vision and be open to feedback.
• Use the feedback to develop your vision and allow team
members to have a connection to the journey they are
undertaking.

6. Behaviour 4
Communicate Openly
• Facilitate open communication through example.
• Make sure that you are not seen as a blocker for information
coming in to the team or going out of the team.
• Gain agreement as to the channels of communication that will
be formal and create the relationships that allows you to be
part of the informal communication channel.

7. Behaviour 5
Communicate Expectations
• Communicate your Expectations
• Get feedback and input to validate alignment.
• Maintain checkpoints to make sure that expectations and
delivery do not diverge.

8. Behaviour 6
Build Trust
• Build trust in both directions.
• It is important to visibly show that you believe in your team
members.
• Be consistent in the way you approach innovative ideas,
achievements and problems.
• Show in your actions as well as your words.
• Team members need to feel valued and appreciated.
• Build their trust in you. Be open and honest. Act with integrity.

9. Behaviour 7
Pass the Baton
• As a leader, you need to be prepared to pass the leadership
person when someone else is the best person for a scenario.
• Make sure that they are comfortable for the baton to be
passed and that they understand when to pass the baton back
Be supportive as they hold the baton

10. Behaviour 8
Effuse Confidence
• Show confidence in yourself as a leader.Be authentic and
behave with integrity.
• Hold back on your personal power when it's use is not
appropriate.
• Show personal control in times of stress.

11. Behaviour 9
Allow people to shine
• Team members need to feel appreciated and that their skills
are respected.
• Make use of opportunities to allow them to shine.
• Team Leadership includes supporting the development and
visibility of team members.
• Be consistent in approach with all team member.
• Do not miss opportunities for those who are not naturally
exuberant.

12. Behaviour 10
Celebrate Achievements
• Many small steps take you along the road to success.
• Motivate and encourage each achievement along the road
however small through celebration.
• Match the celebration to the impact of the achievement.
Have integrity when celebrating.

13. Contact
For further information about Trans4rm,
call us on (+44) 776 232 8462
or email Eleri Evans at eleri.evans@trans4rm.org.uk