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Leading Teams

    • An Overview of Leading Teams

    • A Leader’s Role in Developing a Team

      A leader has an important role in developing the performance of their team. John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership model is an example of how they can achieve this. Good managers and leaders should have full command of the three main areas of the Action Centred Leadership model, and should be able to use each of the elements according to the situation. Being able to do all of these things and keeping the right balance, gets results, builds morale, improves quality, develops teams and productivity. This is ultimately the mark of a successful manager and leader. But there are other aspects also to consider when developing a team.

      One way to help develop a team, particularly a struggling or newly established one, is to look at a model by Dr Bruce Tuckman to help you identify solutions to current issues. Tuckman published his Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing model (Group Formation Model ) in 1965, adding a fifth stage, Adjourning, in the 1970s. This theory is an elegant explanation of team development and behaviour. Tuckman’s model explains that as the team develops maturity, ability and as relationships establish, the leader can then change leadership style . Beginning with a directing style, moving through coaching, then participating, finishing delegating and almost detached. With your role as a leader in mind, we can use Tuckman’s model to help you grow an independent, confident and proactive team. There are suggested ‘actions’ for you to take, but these may not be suitable for everyone.

      Using Tuckman’s natural process of team development, a leader can predict how their organisation may grow. This is not a certainty, and there may be circumstances that may cause a previous phase to reoccur. It is situational to the team and organisation. But by using this as a guide, one can utilise their leadership skills to devise a way of encouraging a prosperous working environment.

    • Introduction to Teams

    • This section will aim to educate you on the different types of team, and how to lead and draw together people of different social or educational backgrounds to maximise workplace performance.

      [Effective Recruitment](/leading-teams/effective-recruitment/)

[Group Formation: Forming-Storming-Norming-Performing - Bruce Tuckman](/leading-teams/group-formation-tuckman/)

[Building Teams Reading List](/leading-teams/building-teams-reading-list/)

[The GRPI Model](/leading-teams/the-grpi-model/)

[Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni](/leading-teams/patrick-lencioni-5-dysfuntions/)

[Video: Build a Tower, Build a Team](/leading-teams/build-a-tower-build-a-team/)

    • Building Trust

      [Building Trust](/leading-teams/building-trust/)

[Video: Building Trust](/leading-teams/james-davis-building-trust/)

[The ABCD Trust Model – Ken Blanchard](/leadership-styles/abcds-of-leading-with-trust/)

    • Team Relationships and Teamwork

    • This section focusses on the aspects of teamwork and co-operation required to maintain a functional and high-performing team.

      [Running Team Briefings](/leading-teams/team-briefings/)

[Team Brief Guidelines](/_assets/freepdfmaterials/team_briefing_guidelines_MU.pdf)

[Team Exercises](/leading-teams/team-exercises/)

[Team Building Games](/team-management/team-building-games-training-ideas-and-tips/)

[The Leader-Member Exchange Theory](/leading-teams/the-leader-member-exchange-theory/)

[Emotional Intelligence in Teams](/leading-teams/emotional-intelligence-in-teams/)

[Resource: TQM – People Development and Teamwork](/_assets/dtiresources/TQM_development_people_teams.pdf)

[PAEI Model](/leading-teams/paei-model/)

[Video: Effective Team Communication](/leading-teams/effective-team-communication/)

[Building a Collaborative Environment](/leading-teams/building-a-collaborative-environment/)

[Video: Reducing Conflict and Building Relationships](/leading-teams/reducing-conflict-and-building-relationships/)

[An Introduction to Cog's Ladder – George Charrier](/leading-teams/cogs-ladder-george-charrier/)

    • Diagnostic Tools and Resources

      [Diagnostic: Am I a Team Player?](/_assets/pluginfile.php/11115/mod_resource/content/10/Team-Player.pdf)

[Diagnostic: Team Assessment](/_assets/pluginfile.php/11114/mod_resource/content/10/Team-Assessment.pdf)

    • High Performance Teams

    • This section will focus on the topic of leading and managing high-performing teams or team members through a number of techniques.

      [High Performance Teams](/leading-teams/high-performance-teams/)

[Video: Developing High Performance Teams](/leading-teams/developing-high-performing-teams-video/)

[Video: Change Management for High Performance Teams](/leading-teams/change-management-for-high-performance-teams/)

[Video: Introduction to High Performance, Virtual and Remote Teams](/leading-teams/leading-high-performance-virtual-and-remote-teams/)

[Video: The Habits of High-Performing Teams](/leading-teams/the-habits-of-high-performing-teams/)

[Maximising Team Performance](/leading-teams/maximising-team-performance/)

[Video: Leading High Performance Teams](/leading-teams/leading-high-performance-teams-tips/)

[Video: The Practices of High Performance Teams](/leading-teams/the-practices-of-high-performance-teams/)

    • Goals and Delegation

    • This section focusses on the allocation and co-ordination of work activities, including delegation and management of specific tasks suited to different team-members.

      [Birkinshaw's Four Dimensions of Management](/leading-teams/birkinshaws-four-dimensions-of-management/)

[Team Contracts](/leading-teams/team-contracts/)

[Managing Your Team's Workload](/leading-teams/managing-your-teams-workload/)

[Avoiding Micromanagement](/leading-teams/avoiding-micromanagement/)

[Delegation vs. Empowerment](/leading-teams/delegation-premium/)

[Delegation Principles](/leading-teams/delegation-principles/)

[9 Steps to Successful Delegation](/leading-teams/9-steps-to-successful-delegation/)

[Empowering Your Team](/leading-teams/empowering-your-team/)

[Video: Tips for Successful Delegation](/leading-teams/tips-for-successful-delegation/)

    • Learning and Motivation

    • This section focusses on motivational theory and how to improve performance and drive across the group within the workplace.

      [Identifying Team Member Strengths](/leading-teams/identifying-team-member-strengths/)

[The Johari Window](/leading-teams/the-johari-window/)

[Creating a Learning Team](/leading-teams/creating-a-learning-team/)

[Multi-Skilling](/leading-teams/multi-skilling/)

[Motivating Your Team](/leading-teams/motivating-your-team/)

[Coaching Your Team](/leading-teams/coaching-your-team/)

[Video: Steve Jobs on Managing People](/leading-teams/managing-people-steve-jobs/)

[Course: Coaching and Mentoring (C9)](/coaching-and-mentoring/)

[Course: Motivation and Improving Workplace Performance (C8)](/improving-workplace-performance/)

    • Employee Wellbeing

      [The JD-R Model](/leading-teams/the-jd-r-model/)

[Course: Wellbeing and Resilience](/health-and-wellbeing/)

    • Feedback and Reward

    • This section focusses on the processes of review and management of performance, and how to act to appraise high-performing individuals and teams.

      [Measuring Team Performance](/leading-teams/measuring-team-performance/)

[Tips for Giving Feedback](/leading-teams/tips-for-giving-feedback/)

[Video: Common Feedback Mistakes](/leading-teams/common-feedback-mistakes/)

[The Feedback Balance](/leading-teams/the-feedback-balance/)

[Managing Team Expectations](/leading-teams/managing-team-expectations/)

[Talent Management](/leading-teams/talent-management/)

[Rewarding Your Team](/leading-teams/rewarding-your-team/)

[All Leadership Qualifications](https://www.accipio.com/leadership-and-management)

[Management Apprenticeships (UK Only – Apprenticeship-Levy Funded)](https://www.accipio.com/management-apprenticeships/)

[Chartered Manager Programmes](https://www.accipio.com/leadership-and-management/cmi/)

[All Leadership Qualifications](https://www.accipio.com/leadership-and-management)

[Management Apprenticeships (UK Only – Apprenticeship-Levy Funded)](https://www.accipio.com/management-apprenticeships/)

[Chartered Manager Programmes](https://www.accipio.com/leadership-and-management/cmi/)

    • Quiz, Certificate and Accreditation

    • This section contains the end of course quiz - a test to review the progress and knowledge you gained.

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