Category: Response-Unit 5

Response to ACHSAHS-SPRINGS’s post

Servant Leader Characteristics in Action in Group Project Work

There are many actions that could, and should be taken by leaders when coordinating a project in their context.  What actions do you think are most important?

The project environment impacts how committed team members are toward tasks and the project objectives. Team-leaders who have the interest in servant leadership approach, they invest in their members’ growth; and influence career developments through “modeling, team building, and open decision-making” (Page & Wong, 2000, p.72). Regarding, environment, leaders should be able to realize the importance of the environment surrounding their team;. Therefore they can know how their members are treated, the team members accountability in decision making, development of a new ides, and how power and information flow, therefore they are committed to the task through modeling and building a positive environment to support their team.  A successful team leader employs the principles of servant leadership and focuses on the needs of the team.

 

Response to Lara’s post-Unit 5- Effective team leadership

https://create.twu.ca/awalkinthewoods/unit-5-team-leadership/#builder_active

What have you as a group member (not necessarily the appointed leader) found to be the most challenging aspect of teamwork? What strategies did you find most helpful in dealing with those issues?

Conflict can be healthy for a team when it is channeled properly. The challenge for leaders or team members is knowing how and when to intervene. Generational differences or any differences at the workplace may cause conflict, different opinion different understanding, however, diagnosing the situation by listening and discussion to understand how to intervene would be the key to resolve the issue. Being open mind and consider other perceptions will help the situation.
Leaders or team members who understand what each team member seeks; therefore, this approach will help them to create structures that can move things when conflicts arise.

Listening and understanding are the tools I use when resolving any conflict, and the following steps are the way I process when conflict arises
-Try to find what are the areas of disagreement
-Try to understand what led to the problem
-Use “discussion” as a tool to understand
-Try to find the root cause
-Seeing the positive viewpoint in each to find the workable solution
Keep in mind, a healthy relationship between the team members will benefit the situation.