Top : Team Leadership : Understanding Teams : Page 2 - If you are going to lead a team, you should understand how teams work, how to team build, and group dynamics. The material in this section isn't about leadership per se but supports building better teams through understanding team issues.

Leading Teams

Leading in teams is something that occurs whether there's a formal leader for the team or when leadership comes from within the group from team members who don't have formal authority. So, if you work in a team environment, this section will help you understand how teams work, and more importantly, how you can lead through your words and actions, informally.

While you are here, you might find useful our LearnBytes helpcard on how to contribute more effectively to your team. While written for team members, many of the ideas relate to team leadership.

Advice For Team Leaders:

• New NLRB Decision Supports Employee Involvement and Empowerment

  By NA - Confused about the legitimate role of employee teams and committees in a non-union work setting? If so, you are not alone. Employers have been cautious for years. A new NLRB decision may shed some light. Truly empowered teams rock! Read more (Added: 23-Sep-2001 Hits: 492 )

• Secrets of Successful Teams - Success Tips

  By Chris Widener - "Here are some principles that I know, when implemented on a regular basis, can turn any lackluster team into an outstanding one! These principles can be applied to your family, your business, your organization, and yes, your sports team. Enjoy." (Added: 21-Feb-2010 Hits: 207 )

• Teaching Team Behaviors Earlier...Much Earlier

  By Peter Grazier - Did you ever wonder why adults seem to struggle when assigned to a new workplace team of some kind? As organizations increase their use of teams, the "new"skills and behaviors required seem to challenge everyone. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 530 )

• Team building. Changing informal work group/ team norms

  By NA - A supervisor should attempt to encourage norms that positively affect the formal organization's goals, and to alter those that are negative. If this is accomplished, the informal group/ team will direct its energies toward desired goals. How can a supervisor bring about a positive change in a group / team's norms? (Added: 26-May-2002 Hits: 737 )

• Team Process : Easy Printing With Nice Diagram

  By NA - In 1965, Bruce Tuckman developed a simple four-stage model of team development that has become an accepted part of thinking about how teams develop. In his article, "Developmental Sequence in Small Groups," Tuckman outlines four stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing. A successful team knows which stage they are in, and manages transitions between the different stages adeptly. (Added: 16-Oct-2002 Hits: 538 )

• Teams at Work - From Industry Week Magazine

  By Peter Strozniak - Small-company executives tell how team development improves productivity and profits. (Added: 20-Apr-2001 Hits: 330 )

• The Six Deadly Sins of Team-Building And How To Avoid Them

  By Robert Bacal - If you recognize the need for team development, and are planning some activities for that purpose, you should have some idea of the pitfalls of team building, and how to go about it. (Added: 14-Oct-2000 Hits: 361 )

• The Trouble With Team

  By Russ Giles - In an older, more rugged-individualist business model, the word 'team' was seldom used. There were departments, managers and staffs, even secretarial pools, but not many teams. However, today 'team' and 'team player' are spread all over corporations like ketchup at a truck stop cafe. (Added: 1-Oct-2002 Hits: 430 )

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