Higher Administration

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Higher Administration

• LO1 The effectiveness of the workplace

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Learning intentions

• By the end of this lesson you should be able to
• identify and discuss the features of an effective
  team
• explain the benefits and drawbacks of team sizes
• identify and apply Belbins team roles
• identify features and types of leader, and apply
  your knowledge to yourself as a leader.

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Teamworking what makes a good team?

• Shared aims
• Shared knowledge
• Shared experience
• Sense of belonging to the team
• Productive environment
• Ability to resolve conflict within teams

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What size should your team be?

• Benefits of a large team more ideas, skills and
  experience brought to the table.
• Drawbacks of a large team sub-teams may form
  with different objectives. Difficulty in
  communicating.

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What size should your team be?

• Benefits of a small team easier to focus on the
  task in hand.
• Drawbacks of a small team one person may
  dominate, resulting in a loss of ideas.

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Who is in the team - Belbin?
1970s - Dr Meredith Belbin researched what made
effective teams effective. Belbin identified nine
roles that were fulfilled in an effective
team Motivator Ideas person Organiser Imple
menter Checker Finisher Go getter Team
worker Specialist
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What do the roles mean?
Belbin believed that effective teams were a
combination of thinkers and doers. He found
that one person can take on more than one role in
the effective team as long as there is a balance
between the thinkers and the doers.
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What else makes the team effective?
How the team is composed a good mixture of
personalities, skills and experience. How the
team is developed and how cohesive members are
members who already know each other will gel more
quickly.
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What else makes the team effective?

• The team task a clear and structured task will
  offer focus and aims for the team.
• Team maintenance/environment must be given the
  opportunity to gel. Regular meetings will help to
  maintain focus on goals and ensure members
  maintain identity.

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Leadership

• An effective team needs an effective leader.
• A good leader will
• delegate tasks according to skills and experience
• set realistic but challenging goals for the team
• provide support members of the team
• ensure communication within the team remains open.

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Types of leader

• Autocratic leads the team by controlling,
  decisions are made by the leader with team
  members not being involved, but rather told what
  to do.
• Democratic allows everyone in the team a voice,
  all ideas are heard and decisions come from the
  whole team.
• Laissez-faire leader doesnt offer much
  direction instead leaves the team to get on
  with the task.

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Types of leader

• Type of leader will depend on the team task, and
  the personalities, skills and experiences of the
  team.
• Theory X and Theory Y
• Tannenbaum, Schmidt, Fiedler, Likert