Chapter 6: Leadership and teambuilding 133Before and after any briefing session, to ensure that the question
of ‘what is my role in all this?’ (which will be on everyone’s mind)
is answered, you need to ask yourself these questions:
1 Does every individual know exactly what his/her job is?
2 Does each member of the team have clearly defined targets and
performance standards agreed with me?
3 Does each person know at the end what is expected of him/her
and how that contribution or that of his/her team fits in with
the purposeful work of everyone else?
Communicating (speaking andlistening) is crucial to get right in
any briefing and it centres on the task, team and individual needs
which should be addressed.
The effective speaking attributes of a successful briefing are to be:
- prepared
- clear
- simple
- vivid
- natural.
Assertiveness can be important. For example, to give the task
direction and in explaining the role of the team/individual, especially
in an initial briefing or where there is low morale.