Leadership Flashcards
Groups
- Members are more likely to work independently
- Members may communicate poorly
- Members sink/swim by themselves
- Members lack commitment
- Members only take responsibility for their own tasks
Teams
- Individuals collaborating towards a common goal
- Good, easy and informal communication
- Invested participation in work
- Advice and support across team members
- Shared commitment to all members of the team and specific goals
- Responsibility, blame and success are shared
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-actualsiation Self-esteem Belonging Safety Physiological needs
Tuckman
Forming - first polite stage
Storming - more familiar and less tolerant
Norming/performing - accepting differences, productive
Mourning/Adjourning - sense of loss on moving on
Belbin roles - action oriented
Shaper - challenges the team to improve
Implementer - puts ideas into action
Completer Finisher - ensures thorough, timely completion
Belbin roles - people orientated
Coordinator - acts as a chairperson
Team worker - encourages cooperation
Resource investigator - explores outside opportunities
Belbin roles - thought orientated
Plant - presents new ideas and approaches
Monitor-evaluator - analyses the options
Specialist - provides specialised skills
De Bono’s yellow hat
Benefits - logical positive
De Bono’s white hat
Information - factual
De Bono’s blue hat
Thinking about thinking
De Bono’s black hat
Drawbacks - logical negative
De Bono’s red hat
Feelings - does the idea appeal to me?
De Bono’s green hat
Creativity - what new possibilities are offered
Managers
Hollingsworth
- Focus on tasks
- Administer plans, budgets
- Rely on control
- Focus on bottom line
- Do things right
- Focus on systems and structures
Leaders
- Focus on people
- Develop vision of future
- Develop, promote vision and values
- Inspire trust
- Focus on horizon and produce change
