DEFINED ROLES AND OBJECTIVES

TEAMS AND LEADERSHIP

There are many correlations to be made between teams and leadership. A strong leader is the backbone of an

effective team. Without a team there is no place for a

leader.

THESIS!

This paper narrows the wide array of topics enveloping teams and leadership by focusing on how a team with well defined roles and objectives is more effective.

BREAKDOWN!!!

Key aspects to a company’s success Examples of how companies and teams

with well defined roles and objectives thrive

Examples of how vague and arbitrary roles and objectives can lead a company or team to becoming distraught.

DEFINING TEAM OBJECTIVES

Set up a time line Key resources needed to complete

tasks Assign specific roles Communication Always focus on main goal

LACK OF COMMITMENT

Leads to poorly done or incomplete tasks

Negative effects on the entire team Loss of time, resources and money

COMMITTING YOUR TEAM

Communicate with the team about goals and objectives

Set smaller tasks to complete the goal

Delegate specific roles to specific people

Communication! Hold meetings

MEDIA

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Activity

BENEFITS

Efficiency Minimize Redundancies Structure to your products/services

Enhancing decision making Harness the experience of employees Allows to decentralize

Communication Standardized

communication structure Control

Defined control structure

CONCLUSION

Having clear definitions of the roles, objectives, goals, and agendas to achieve those goals is the essence of a productive team.

A group’s leader is the vessel for ensuring that teammates have and understand their roles and objectives, as well as knowledge of the overarching agenda that drives the group to a common goal.