Seminar on Leadership and Team Building
Author: Pro. Sun, Ben-Chu
1. Brief Introduction
1-1. What is Leadership？
A simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Peter Drucker said “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.”, John C Maxwell’s opinion is “Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.”, and Warren Bennis said “Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.”.
Leadership definitions are many and varied, but all of them agree on these three features:
(1)Leadership is an influencing process.
(2)There are two or more people involved-a leader and one or more followers.
(3)Leadership occurs when people are trying to achieve given, implied or unconscious objectives.
Leadership occurs at all levels in an organisation, and the quality of a manager's performance is directly related to their management of their subordinates, performance.
1-2. What is Team Building？
Team building,sometimes called team development, is a trainingprocess by which members ofa work group orteam diagnose how they work together and planchanges to improve their effectiveness. Empirical evaluation ofteam building has indicated thatthe process can result in positive changes in group functioning, including higher levels ofparticipation, better communication, and stronger decision-making and problem-solving skills.
2.The Outlines of Leadership
2-1. The Foundations of Leadership
(1)What effective leadership is.
(2)The difference between leadership and management.
(3)Making the transition from follower to leader.
(4)Recognising different leadership styles and when each is appropriate.
(5)Delegating for results.
(6)Communicating clearly and assertively as a leader.
(7)Giving feedback.
(8)Building strong team relationships and managing team dynamics.
(9)Leading in difficult situations.
2-2. Six Key Elements to Leadership
(1)Trust
(2)Coherence
(3)Competence
(4)Collaboration
(5)Competition
(6)Contribution
2-3. The Types of Leadership
(1)Transactional leadership
◎The Managerial Grid
(2)Transformational leadership
(a)Charisma
(b)Narcissism
(3)Discretionary leadership
(4)Contingency leadership
The Contingency leadership stress:
(a)The type, structure, size, and purpose of the organization.
(b)The external environment in which the organization functions.
(c)The orientation, values, goals, and expectations of the leader, his superiors,and subordinates.
(d)The expert or professional knowledge required of the position.
3. The Outlines of Team Building
3-1. What is a Team at Work?
(1)They are used to help distribute work.
(2)They help with the management and control of work.
(3)They are used for problem-solving.
(4)They can be used for fact-finding and decision-making.
(5)They are used for negotiations and conflict resolution.
(6)They serve a co-ordination function between levels of the organization.
(7)They are used to sample something or to test products or ideas.
(8)They are used to deepen commitment.
3-2. The Major Objectives of Team Building
Team building can have one or more of thefollowing objectives:
(1)Setting group goals.
(2)Allocating how work is performed.
(3)Examininghow the team is working.
(4)Examiningrelationships among the individuals doing thework.
3-3. Team roles
Roles are patterns of actions associated with individual members, and theirpositions, in particular settings. They may be, in a group situation:
(1)Formal: the chairman, the secretary, the treasurer; or
(2)Informal: the expert, the comedian; or
(3)Task-oriented: the proposer, the analyst; or
(4)Maintenance-oriented: the encourager, the harmoniser.
◎Group think
3-4. Creating a Effective Team
(1)Clear Goals.
(2)Relevant Skills.
(3)Mutual Trust.
(4)Unified Commitment.
(5)Good Communication.
(6)Negotiating Skills.
(7)Appropriate Leadership.
(8)Internal and External Support.
3-5. Building a Team
Tuckman identified four stages in a teams' development: forming, storming, norming and performing.
(1) Forming stage:
In which, stage team members got to know each other and to establish more personable relationships.
(2) Storming stage:
In which conflicts happen.They could occur over rival leadership challenges or simply because of interpersonal behaviors.
(3) Norming stage:
Emerging with a single leader, the team moves into the norming stage of development.
Grading
1.Participation 20%
2.Class Discussion 30%
3.Term Paper 50%
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