Chapter 6: Leadership and teambuilding 151As leader, there must be a clear understanding of:
i) Team properties
- common background/history (or lack of it)
- participation patterns
- communication
- cohesiveness
- atmosphere
- standards
- structure
- organisation
- changes over time (forming, storming, norming and performing)
both progressive and regressive - how to change the team properties in evidence.
ii) Team roles being defined, but with room left for individual
personality
iii) Team member functions
- distinction between content (the what) and process (the how)
of group functioning - difference between behaviour related to the task and behaviour
related to maintenance of the team and that behaviour which
expresses individual idiosyncrasies - team leader functions (as above).
iv) The individual
- balancing interests and self-expression of individuals and the
team - the value of the task draws individuals/team together
- having sound values motivates individuals in teams.