copyright © 2008 wadsworth / ch. 10 participation and leadership in teams 10 eighth edition

Copyright © 2008 Wadsworth / Ch. 10

Participation and Leadership in TeamsParticipation and Leadership in Teams

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Leadership in Hurricane Katrina

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Devote time and energy to team

Support final decision

Perform needed tasks &

maintenance functions>

Necessary for effective team participation . . .Necessary for effective team participation . . .

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Initiate

Give information

Seek information

Give opinion

Seek opinion

Elaborate

Energize

Review

Record

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Encourage

Harmonize

Relieve tension

Gate keep

Include the following functions . . .Include the following functions . . .


Blocking

Aggression

Storytelling

Recognition

seeking

Dominating

Confessing

Special-interest pleading

Distracting

Withdrawing

Cause unproductive conflict in groups . . .Cause unproductive conflict in groups . . .

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Plan opening remarks carefully

Seat nonfunctional person next to leader

Avoid direct eye contact

Assign nonfunctional members tasks

Ask members to speak in order

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Break in to ask for other opinions

Place talkative members between

quiet members

Encourage withdrawers

Give praise and encouragement

More tips include . . .More tips include . . .


Active Listening

Open-mindedness

Effective personality>

Communication skills for group members include . . .Communication skills for group members include . . .

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Personality factors important in successful teams . . .Personality factors important in successful teams . . .

ExtroversionHow How sociablesociable,, talkative talkative,, assertive assertive, and , and comfortable with interpersonal comfortable with interpersonal

relationships relationships you are!you are!



Extroversion

AgreeablenessHow well you get along with others by being good-naturedgood-natured, cooperativecooperative, forgivingforgiving, understandableunderstandable, and trustingtrusting!



Extroversion

Agreeableness

Conscientiousness

How well you focus on goals in a responsibleresponsible, dependabledependable, persistentpersistent, and achievement- oriented mannerachievement- oriented manner!



Extroversion

Agreeableness

Conscientiousness

Emotional stability

How calmcalm, enthusiasticenthusiastic, and secure secure you you are (instead of are (instead of tensetense, , nervousnervous, , depresseddepressed, or , or insecureinsecure!)



Extroversion

Agreeableness

Conscientiousness

Emotional stability

Openness to experiencesThe degree to which you have a broad broad range of interestsrange of interests, are creativecreative, and willing to consider new ideaswilling to consider new ideas!


Successful leaders are more likely to be . . .Successful leaders are more likely to be . . .

Ambitious

Trustworthy

Motivated

Self-confident

Knowledgeable

Creative

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“Any time you perform a task or

maintenance function, you are the leader

for that period of time.”

Task & maintenance functions Task & maintenance functions CAN BE CAN BE learned in a learned in a reasonable length of time!reasonable length of time!

Thank goodness!

Basic task & maintenance functions needed for group success . . .Basic task & maintenance functions needed for group success . . .

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Autocratic leadership style

Democratic leadership style

Laissez-faire leadership style

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A = Making decisionB = Developing commitment to decisionC = Implementing decision

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Situation dictates leadership style

Leadership depends on:(1) Leader-follower relations (liked?)(2) Position of power (powerful?)(3) Task structure (organized?)

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Delegating style

Participating style

Telling style

Selling or coaching style

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Inspire followers

Articulate a vision

Provide plan for attaining vision

Mobilize commitment

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Select team members carefully

Avoid micro-management

Provide detailed training

Encourage regular andextensive communication

Responsibilities include . . .Responsibilities include . . .

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Inform members of meetings

Select place for meeting

Check that everything needed is in

place

Welcome people as they arrive

Start & end meeting on time

Preview & stick to agenda

Verify recorder is present

Responsibilities include . . .Responsibilities include . . .

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Encourage discussion

Ask questions skillfully

See to task & maintenance functions

Listen carefully

Summarize

Thank participants & audience

Disseminate results

Continued Continued responsibilities include . . .responsibilities include . . .

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