Leadership and Management: Building a Successful Team Report

This report provides a comprehensive overview of leadership and management, focusing on key aspects such as team building, communication, and strategy development. It outlines methods for involving team members, including establishing strong relationships and assigning tasks based on specializations. The report also covers writing meeting minutes, conducting SMART analyses, and identifying areas for team member development. Furthermore, it discusses the creation of performance plans, the importance of leadership in resolving issues, and the development of communication and corrective action policies. The report also touches upon creating project task instructions and conducting meetings within the established communication guidelines. References to several academic sources are provided to support the information presented in this report.

Leadership and
Management

Ways to involve a team
 Build a good relationship with one
another
 Assign tasks based on specialisation
 Motivate the members

Writing a meeting minute
 Roles and responsibilities of the
members
 Conducting a SMART analysis of the
capabilities
 Identifying gaps in the potential of the
members
 Make future plans for growth and
development

Developing performance
plans
 General Manager: Maintain motivation of
employees
 Sales Manager: Maintain number of sales
 Finance Manager: Maintain budget of the
organisation
 Automotive Engineer: Innovative
manufacturing process
 Workshop Manager: Maintain proper work
environment
 After sales Manager: Maintain regular contact
with the customers

Resolving issues
 Role of the leaders are important
 Develop mutual respect for one
another
 Ensure that team members support
one another within the organisation
 Develop goals for the team

Developing a
communication policy
 Maintain regular contact via email
 Ensure a hierarchy is maintained in the
organisation
 Help team leaders to provide important
messages by sending out messages in
billboards

Writing instructions about
project tasks
 Maintain the budget
 Maintain the deadline
 Recruit trained candidates
 Encourage innovation within the limits
provided

Conducting a meeting in accordance
with communication policy
 Make the team members understand
their roles
 Ensure that they remain loyal to the
organisation
 Ensure that assistance is provided to
fellow team members

Developing corrective
action policy
 Ensure that team collaboration exists
 Development of coordination between
team members is required
 Development of proper counselling
method need to be adopted

Developing a personal
communication plan
 Put out notice on notice board
 Communicate any changes
immediately with the team
 Use personal chat or mail to
communicate with the employees all
the time

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