Team Leadership

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Team Leadership
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Stop and think about the most effective team
leader you have seen or worked with.
Then ask yourself:
What makes them such a great team leader?
What makes people willing to follow them?
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Team Leadership
partner
caring
responsive
accountable
feedback
communicates
visionary
flexible
knowledgeable
collaborative
confident
driven
committed
Do some of these words
characterize the leader you
identified?
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How Do You Measure Up?

On a scale of one (low) to
ten (high), how effective
are you as a team leader?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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How Do You Measure Up?
What do you think
you need to improve
on to be more like
the leader you
thought of?
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Consider the following 5 strategies to
immediately improve your team
leadership skills
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Strategy #1
Value each member as
an individual.
Demonstrate that you
care about their success.
Improve your awareness of the individual needs of
team members.
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Strategy #2
Hold team members
accountable and inspire
accountability in them
through your own
actions.

Be accountable. Choose to take ownership and
responsibility for team results — both good and bad.

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“Focus on the what instead of the who.”
Dr. Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie Mead in
the Team Approach
Accountability
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Strategy #3
Do your team members
know what is expected
of them every day?
Set clear expectations and ground rules to guide
team member behaviors and decisions.

Do you set clear
expectations
about team
performance?
Have you worked with
your team to establish
ground rules for
working together?
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Strategy #4
Communicate.
Communicate.
Communicate.
The language of leadership is Communication-

communicate to inform, influence, and align.

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Strategy #5
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Do whatever is necessary to
help your team succeed.
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Stay focused on the team’s
goals. Take action now!
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Expect the best from
yourself and others.
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Look for ways to
continuously improve and
develop yourself.
Renew your commitment to EXCELLENCE.
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Now What?
Action Plan
1. Pick one thing to work on that will help you
improve your team leadership effectiveness.
2. Set a SMART Goal.
3. Work on it now.
4. Find a mentor and get some training.
5. Tell people what you will be doing
differently.
6. Get INSPIRED to be the best leader you can
be.

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Specific
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Measurable
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Aligned
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Realistic
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Time-Bound
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About CMOE’s Team
Leadership Workshops
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CMOE’s Teamwork Workshops Seek To:
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Enhance team effectiveness and cohesiveness.
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Produce creative solutions to team challenges.
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Build team motivation and revitalize team-member
commitment.
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Utilize the resources and talent found within the team.
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Solve problems and manage conflict and differences
between individuals.
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CMOE’s Teamwork Workshops Seek To:
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Identify the team mission and set goals that reflect the
team’s purpose.
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Recognize the team’s strengths as well as its
weaknesses.
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Define and capitalize on each individual’s role as a
member or leader within the team.
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Apply then timeless principles and practices of
teamwork to the work environment and beyond.
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Other Teamwork & Leadership Products
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Senior Leadership Teams
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Coaching Skills
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Delegation & Accountability
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Qualities of Leadership
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Team Retreats
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Did You Know?
The Team Approach and Teamwork
are available for sale at
Amazon.com and in our bookstore at www.CMOE.com.
CMOE Press has published two
books about Teamwork.

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Why Choose CMOE?
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Why Choose CMOE
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We have served our clients since 1978.
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We employ the world’s greatest instructional
designers, facilitators, and consultants.
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We work hard for our clients.
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We are innovative.
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We offer a no-risk guarantee.
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