Leaders have to set the standard by being empathic, supportive and use a range of different leadership styles to develop and maintain the team, they also have be fair and consistent, as workers that feel they are unfairly treated by a manager will not show loyalty and will do the minimum. The leader also has to demonstrate capability and experience, as having workers that are more highly achieving than the leader breeds resentment. Tuckman (1965) described the stages of team development as ‘Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. As teams travel through these stages trust, respect and understanding of individual’s strengths and tolerance of their weaknesses is established. This process allows individuals to learn about each other personalities, coping strategies and response to pressure, allowing for bonds between members to be formed.
By working as a team you can gain valuable knowledge from those who are more experienced than you, but it also allows you to suggest newer and fresher ways to approach learning. Each member or person has their own skill and expertise, communicating with them helps you to learn, build up your own knowledge and know your own responsibilities.By working as a team you will also learn to trust and respect your colleagues, build relationships and build your own confidence. Problems can be shared and solutions can be discussed or suggested. You can learn new skills, take better responsibility of your own role and achieve your end goal more effectively. Teamwork sets a good example to others especially children and shows them they are surrounded by people who they can trust and respect.When adults are working effectively together and are working as part of a team, the children will see them as role models and will follow, copy and mimic what they see, To a parent this shows that the school are setting a good
Decisions made using critical thinking offer many benefits because they are usually the best thought out solutions. The analysis and evaluation that entails critical thinking ensures that the decision reflects accuracy, clarity, logic, and fair-mindedness. Using critical thinking can reflect an individual and an organization’s ethics. For instance, if an organization has to lay off employees and it reached that decision using critical thinking, the organization would not have to worry about employees raising accusations of bias or unfairness. Critical thinking when making decisions can benefit an organization’s
Reflective practice means thinking about and evaluating what we do and discussing any changed which could be made means focusing on how we interact with colleagues , customers and the environment. It is also something we think of doing differently which can have positive impact on the care we give customers. It is also means reflecting our own values, beliefs and experiences which shape our thoughts and ideas. It will also helps us to observe our weakness and strength. c)How reflective practice contributed to improving the quality of service provision It will allow us an objective look at our practice in order to improve , helps us to recognise what we do well so that we can apply these skills in situations when arises.
I also think that the manner in which Alan started the review has destroyed his employees’ moral, and demotivated them because of his negative approach at the commencement of the review. Further, I think that Alan’s view of his job as clouded his judgment and his performance on the job. His job dissatisfaction has fostered a negative and unsupportive work environment with his employees. 3. Identify specific comments by Alan that show he is either effectively listening to his employees or that he is not.
If you communicate effectively in your work it makes sharing information with your colleagues and clients clearer, easier, more concise, accurate and informative. It also encourages a more harmonious working environment and reduces the chance of mistakes being made or things being missed. As well as this, it also means that all workers are aware of and following the same procedures therefore providing consistency for their clients. 1.3 Explain why it is important to observe an individual’s reactions when communicating with them It is extremely important to observe a person’s reactions so that you can gauge how they might be feeling about the information that you are giving them, or the way that you are delivering that information. Sometimes a person’s reactions can be an indicator of how well they have understood what you have said to them, or whether they agree with you.
The paper will briefly look at the purpose of the assessment and in conclusion discuss the benefits of the analysis. Purpose It is important for individuals to develop a comprehensive view of themselves based on the assessment of other people’s view of them. It is doubly so for persons who aspire to be leaders of others. Having a true picture of how others perceive one is very advantageous to individuals interested in self growth. “The basic premise of the process is that individuals with different relationships to the person being rated have different perspectives on that person's job performance.
It is important to be able to penetrate any barriers that the employee may have as a defense mechanism. A good manager of people realizes that once you have found an entry point into their employees heart; it is likely that the manager will be successful in motivating the employee. Because people have different personalities not all things goes as planned when you are attempting to motivate your employees. An excerpt from an article on bussinessball.com states: “Developing understanding of personality typology, personality traits, thinking styles and learning styles theories is also a very useful way to improve your knowledge
If he lets himself get out of control so much that he hates someone, then his inner self and soul breaks down or degrades. This means that overall everyone’s opinion does matter and mean a lot, but how you approach it is what matters most. Quote 2: Success is not really success if you haven’t succeeded past any obstacles to get to that sussessful life. “I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” Booker T. Washington was telling his readers how he felt through the voice of this quote. This says to me a lot to myself and teach me a lesson.
Characteristics of a transformational leader are providing vision and direction, gains trust from others, communicates expectations and critical purposes, motivate and influence rationality, advises, and guides individuals (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 383). I tend to be creative with the task given to me and I have the ability to think outside the box. Although I have a high attention to detail, my critical thinking and problem-solving skills make me an effective leader amongst my peers. “[T]ransformational leaders also show greater agreement among top managers about the organization’s goals, which yields superior organizational performance” (Robbins & Judge, 2013, p. 383). According to a study conducted by Gong, Huang, and Farh (2009), employees who work under transformational leaders had more self-confidence in their ability to be more creative and perform higher (pgs.