1. Effective Qualities of a Team Leader
Denise Held
April 2016

2. Effective Qualities of a Team Leader
Ten effective qualities of a team leader
Breakout groups
Top five club challenges
Regroup and review
Goals and objectives of this session
Evaluate and discuss the ten effective qualities of a team leader
Breakout into groups and select our team leader who will facilitate the group discussion
While using what we have learned about being an effective team leader, each group will tackle one of the top challenges that our clubs are having today.
Then we will regroup and each team leader will present their teams ideas and solutions.

3. Effective Team Leaders
An effective team leader has a variety of traits and characteristics that encourage team members to follow her. Team leaders naturally possess certain qualities, such as compassion and integrity. These skills are sometimes acquired through formal training or though experience. The qualities of an effective team leader inspire the trust and respect of the team and stimulate production within our groups or clubs.

4. Communicate
Effective team leaders communicate clearly. Quality verbal and written communication skills allow leaders to present expectations to team members in a way they can understand. Effective communication skills also allow team leaders to listen to the input of others. I believe listening is one of the most important traits of communication. It’s important to understand the dynamics of the team and if you are not listening, you will miss it. Example?

5. Organize
Effective team leaders possess great organizational skills. Organizational skills help team leaders plan objectives and strategies, which allow team members to perform at their best. Organized team leaders put systems in place that maintain order and guide team members toward meeting goals and objectives.

6. Confident
An effective team leader is confident in her abilities, as well as confident in the abilities of her team members. A confident leader is secure in the decisions she makes that affect her team. A self-confident team leader also reassures team members of her authority within the organization. However, I would like to point out there is difference between being confident and being arrogant. Team leaders must ensure their confidence doesn’t spill over into being arrogant. No one likes to interact with and overconfident and arrogant team leader.

7. Respectful
A quality team leader is respectful of her team members. A respectful leader empowers members by encouraging them to offer ideas about decisions that affect them. This lets team members know that the leader respects their input and opinions.

8. Fair
A quality team leader treats team members fairly. She is consistent with rewards and recognition, as well as corrective action. A fair leader ensures all team members receive the same treatment.

9. Integrity
An effective team leader is honest and open with her team members. Leaders who possess integrity gain the trust of team members because she does what she says she will do and treats others the same way she wants to be treated. The Golden Rule! Integrity is doing the right thing consistently.

10. Influential
Influential leaders help inspire the commitment of team members to meet organizational goals and objectives. Influential leaders also help manage change by gaining the confidence of members through effective decision making and communication.

11. Delegate
Effective team leaders know how to share leadership through delegation. Delegating certain tasks to trustworthy team members allows the leader to focus on improving club functions and production.

12. Facilitate
Effective team leaders are great facilitators. As a facilitator, team leaders help members understand their goals. They also help organize an action plan to ensure team members meet their goals and objectives more efficiently.

13. Negotiate
Team leaders utilize negotiation skills to achieve results and reach an understanding in the event of a club conflict. Team leaders who negotiate effectively streamline the decision-making process, as well as solve problems for the best interest of everyone involved.

14. Effective Team Leadership will shape the future of Soroptimist

15. Group Breakout Session
Traits of effective team leadership 1
Apply Skills 2
Discuss & Solve 3
The next step in this session will be to break out into groups. We all understand the traits of effective team leadership. Now we will apply some of those skills as we discuss and try to solve some of the challenges that our southern region clubs are facing today. Ladies, we can do more working together then we could ever do by ourselves. It takes a village to keep a club together. One of the great take a ways from conference and convention is the wealth of knowledge that you gain by just sharing your everyday challenges. Whether it is finding a new fundraising idea or maybe changing up your club meetings. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel when we can borrow someone else’s ideas. That is one of the awesome things about being a Soroptimist. Sharing and caring!

16. Traits of Effective Team Leadership
Communicate
Organize
Confident
Respectful
Fair
Integrity
Influential
Delegate
Facilitate
Negotiate
So lets get into our groups. First thing I would like for the group to do it to elect a team leader. Then I would like that team leader to use the traits that we just learned and facilitate a discussion to solve the problem that your group was given. The team leader must be fair and delegate the note taking to an organized team member who can be the scribe. I will give each group 12 minutes to tackle their problem. Then we will regroup and the team leader, she can if she would like, maybe through negotiating, to have someone be the facilitator for their group and share their thought and their solutions. In addition, I would like for each team leader to share how they used the ten traits in their groups.

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