Unit 8 - Team Leadership
Aims of this Unit
• To understand how different leadership styles
impact on team performance
• To understand how to be an effective team
leader
• To be able to lead a team effectively
P1 – Describe the characteristics of
different leadership styles in the
workplace
Top Three Leaders
• Name your top three leaders giving one
reason why!
What attributes make a good leader of
man?
• Come and write them on the whiteboard!
Team Leadership Skills
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High Achievement
Time Management
Personal effectiveness
Problem solving and decision making
Effective communication skills
Thinking outside the box and taking risks …!!
Think Outside the Box!
Left v Right Brain Function
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LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
Responds to verbal instructions
Problem solves by logically and sequentially looking at
the parts of things
Looks at differences
Is planned and structured
Prefers established, certain information
Prefers talking and writing
Prefers multiple choice tests
Controls feelings
Prefers ranked authority structures
Left v Right Brain Functions
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RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
Responds to demonstrated instructions
Problem solves with hunches, looking for patterns and
configurations
Looks at similarities
Is fluid and spontaneous
Prefers elusive, uncertain information
Prefers drawing and manipulating objects
Prefers open ended questions
Free with feelings
Prefers collegial authority structures
Be creative and think outside the box
• http://youtu.be/iZMJeQ4yPPk
• YouTube – Right vs. Left Brain
Do you see the dancer turning clockwise or
anti-clockwise?
Personal Experience
• Give an example of when you have led a team;
OR
• Give an example of when you have been part
of a team and observed good leadership skills
Are you Born a Leader?
• “leaders with vision have a clear, vivid picture
of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what
success looks like and how to achieve it. But
it’s not enough to have a vision; leaders must
also share it and act upon it. "Great leaders
create a vision, articulate the vision,
passionately own the vision and relentlessly
drive it to completion.“
Jack Welch – CEO General Electric
What makes a good leader?
• http://youtu.be/gr_OpFxCx-A
• Braveheart – The famous speech from William
Wallace
Leadership Qualities
• A leader must be
able to
communicate
• Integrity is the
integration of
outward actions and
inner values
• Have discipline to
work towards
their vision
• A leader inspires
dedication by
example
Leadership Qualities
• Magnanimity means giving credit where it is
due.
• Leaders with humility recognize that they are
no better or worse than other members of the
team
Leadership Qualities
• Openness means being able to listen to new
ideas
• Resourceful means using all means at your
disposal to achieve your goal.
Leadership Qualities
• Fairness means dealing
with others consistently
and justly.
• Assertiveness is the
ability to clearly state
what one expects so
that there will be no
misunderstandings
• A sense of humor is
vital to relieve tension
and boredom, as well as
to defuse hostility.
• Creativity is the ability
to think differently, to
get outside of the box
that constrains
solutions.
David Cameron
• http://youtu.be/vTIC-l4cHSA
• David Cameron Conservative Party Conference
2010
Activity
• In pairs, can you list the leadership qualities
that David Cameron displays?
Desert Island Survival Activity
• In groups of four, decide on a list of ten things
you would take with you to a desert island.
Which Leadership Qualities Do You
Have?
• Look back at the list and decide which
leadership qualities you think you
demonstrated either through the last task or
in the past.
Types of Team
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Formal
Informal
Large
Small
Temporary project/task
Permanent
Leadership Styles
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Autocratic
Democratic
Participative
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
• Domineering
• Clear division between leader and team
members
• Clear expectations of what needs to be done,
when it should be done and how it should be
done
• Often makes independent decisions with little
or no input from the rest of the group
• Little room for change
How many autocratic leaders can you
think of?
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Hitler
President Mugabe
Margaret Thatcher
Alex Ferguson
British Airways
Bill Gates
Democratic
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Takes others opinions into consideration
May take a vote
Encourages team members to participate
Usually retains final say over the decision
making process
Democratic
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Tony Blair
Michael O’Leary (Ryanair)
Bill Clinton
Southwest Airlines
Participative
• Gets involved in the decision making process
alongside team members
• Employees make decisions at all levels
Participative Leadership
• Donald Trump
• Oprah Winfrey
• Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic)
Laissez-faire
• Allows team members to make all the
decisions
• Delegates regularly
• Offers little guidance
• Believes people excel when they are left
alone to meet their own deadlines and
responsibilities
Laissez-faire Leadership
• Ghandi
P1
• Describe the characteristics of four different
leadership styles in the workplace.
• Your answers should be supported with
aviation related examples.
Task
• In pairs, can you discuss how one of the
different leadership styles would affect team
performance and make notes on your
findings.
• Feed back to the group
Impact on Team Performance
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Positive:
Increased morale
Motivation
Team cohesion
Pride
Fosters innovation
Increased productivity
Commitment
• Stretches people’s talents
• Raises aspirations
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Negative:
Decreased morale
Alienation
Negativity
Conflict
Stress
Reduced productivity
P2
• Explain how two different leadership styles
impact on team performance.
• You must use examples from different types of
team in an aviation environment eg – airlines,
airports or ground handlers.
Understand how to be an effective
team leader
Effective Team Leadership
• Adapting leadership style according to
situation
• Delegation
• Clear lines of authority
• Accountability and responsibility
• Awareness of individual strengths and
weaknesses
• Managing conflict
Effective Team Leadership
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Praise
Providing resources
Clear aims and objectives
Acceptance of differing points of view
Open and honest communication
Mutual respect, empowerment
Consistency in decision making
Common purpose
Important for:
• Team morale
• Motivation
• Success
P3
• Explain the importance of effective team
leadership.
• You must provide five examples of what
constitutes effective team leadership and then
explain their importance in relation to:
• Developing team morale
• Motivating team members
• Providing a framework for success
All examples must relate to an aviation context.