1. Panther Prep North Central High School
Leadership
Panther Prep
North Central High School

2. What is a Leader Team Leadership
What are the characteristics of a leader?
What are the responsibilities of the team leader?
Can revolving leadership work?

3. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Team Leadership
Task Leadership
Responsibilities which allow the group to meet its goals
Initiating—set agenda, team norms, ask for ideas, summarize solutions
Coordinating—dealing with communication issues to make sure members stay on task
Summarizing—providing updates; summarizing progress
Elaborating—clarify goals, task assigned, and overall project

4. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Team Leadership Styles
Three Basic Styles
Authoritarian
Participative
Laissez-faire
Good leaders are situational—use each depending on the situation

5. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Team Leadership Styles
Three Basic Styles
Authoritarian
Makes all decisions, sets goals, establishes norms for team functioning
Dictates techniques, and goes one step at a time, not informing the team of the next steps
Dictates member roles
Personalizes communication, but does not actively participate (except when dominating!)

6. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Team Leadership Styles
Three Basic Styles
Participative
Decisions are made by the team through dialogue, but leader provides alternatives and recommendations
Team decides what steps to take; leader facilitates and guides discussion
Members decide and agree on division of roles; facilitated by leader
Participates in discussion as a team member

7. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Team Leadership Styles
Three Basic Styles
Laissez-faire
Team makes decisions with little leader participation
Leader provides help only when asked; does not participate in discussions
Team roles are picked by members without leader guidance
Leader provides no guidance; does not participate in discussions

8. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Establishing Team Norms
Teams must agree on procedures, formats, & methods
Each member must understand his/or her role
Each member must commit to a certain approach to problem solve & make decisions

9. Formal Groups: Project Teams
Roles & Responsibilities (in an educational environment)
Leader
Recorder
Monitor
Spokesperson
(Others)

10. Conflict Resolution
Conflicts can bring team work to a halt, but good can come out of it.
Benefits of Conflict
Serves to bring previously ignored problems out into the open
Motivates opposing parties to know and understand each other’s positions more fully
Encourages consideration of new ideas and approaches, facilitating innovation and change

11. Bringing It All Together
When a team is working well, the leader and members:
Are clear on team goals and committed to them
Feel ownership for problems (not blaming others)
Listen to and show respect for one another
Talk more about “we” and less about “I” and “me”

12. Bringing It All Together
When a team is working well, the leader and members:
Understand & use one another’s know-how
Support one another
Show appreciation for help received
Recognize and deal with differences and disagreements
Encourage development of team members

13. Bringing It All Together
Best Practices
Don’t let others pressure you to conform to a majority opinion.
Don’t let one or two members dominate the discussion
Assume your fair share of contributing to the dialogue
Accept that working in groups takes more effort & time

14. Bringing It All Together
Best Practices
Resist stereotyping—can create bad feelings and distrust
Ask questions—helpful in establishing norms for solving problems
Be empathetic to teammates. Seek to understand before being understood.
Reflect on your competencies and those of others to bring the group to its highest element