The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership

In ensuring that there is the appropriate level of participation in the

planning process, the chart below may be useful:

The planning continuum

3 Briefing

Briefing or instructing a team is a basic leadership function conducted

usually in a face-to-face way. Any briefing is an opportunity to:

• create the right atmosphere


• promote teamwork


• get to know, encourage and motivate each individual.

1.

Leader

makes

a plan

and

announces it

2.

Leader

‘sells’

own

plan

3.

Leader

presents

ideas and

invites

questions

4.

Leader

presents

tentative

plan

subject

to change

5.

Leader

presents

problem,

gets

suggestions,

makes plan

6.

Leader

defines

limits; asks

team to

make plan

Use of authority by the leader

Area of freedom for team members

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