Leadership

ILM Level 3 Leadership and
Management

Understand How to Establish an
Effective Team
Unit 8600-309
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Introductions

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Unit Aim
To develop an introductory knowledge and
understanding of team building as required by a
practising or potential first line manager
(ILM)

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Agenda
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Characteristics of Teams
Benefits of Team-working
Workplace Relationships
Trust
Communication
Team Development
Values and Beliefs in Teams
Building a Balanced Team

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Characteristics of Teams

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Teams
Activity:
Agree definitions for a ‘team’ and a ‘group’
Identify the differences

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A group is:
‘A number of persons located close together’

A team is:
‘Two or more persons working together’
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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Teams
Activity:
What types of team are there?

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Types of team
Good and bad!
• Independent
• Interdependent
• Multi-disciplinary
• Inter-disciplinary

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Team Types
Team Type
Traditional Team
Leadership Team
Problem-Solving
Team (Project Team)
Virtual Team
Self-Directed Team
Informal Team

Characteristics
Works together, usually on a daily basis;
Organised functionally (e.g. Human Resources)
Multi-disciplinary team that comes together for a
specific leadership purpose (e.g. Board of Directors)
A multi-disciplinary team established to complete a
specific task or series of activities
Rarely meet face-to-face; comprises people
employed in the same or similar roles at different
locations
Leaderless team empowered to deliver a specific
goal
Typically formed when there is a need to address a
set of common concerns and interests which may not
match those of the organisation

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