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What are the three (3) most desirable qualities of a team player to have to contribute for the achievement of a team's success in a management team?
Each member of the team must:
· Remember that everyone in a team thinks in a different way and that each member has something to add to your team.
· Remember that team members must support each other
· Remember to be tough on the problems and not the people
Team is nothing but a purposeful gathering of talented individuals and personalities. As such effective teams consist of talented personalities that come together for a common cause. The individual traits or characteristics that they bring to the table define their effectiveness as a team.
A team members have a different roles to play according to their capabilities and personality traits. For each role, the three essential qualities differ. The following are the different roles and the essentials that are needed to play those effectively towards achieving team success. An effective team comprises of :
· TEAM LEADER: Finds new team members and develops the team working spirit. He or she is an excellent judge of the talents and personalities within the team. Adept at finding ways of overcoming weaknesses. Is a first class two way communicator. Good at inspiring and sustaining enthusiasm.
· CRITIC: Guardian analyst of the long term effectiveness: Never satisfied with less than best solution. Expert at analysing solutions to find the possible weakness within them. Merciless in insisting that faults be corrected. Constructive in pointing way to possible remedies.
· IMPLEMENTER: ensures the momentum and smooth running of team’s actions. A born time-tabler who thinks methodically. Anticipates threatening delays in schedule in time for them to be prevented. Has a can-do mentality and loves to fix things. Able to rally support and overcome defeatism.
· EXTERNAL CONTACT: looks after the team’s external relationships. Diplomatic and good judge of the needs of the others. Has a reassuring, authoritative presence. Has an effective grasp of the overall picture of the team’s work. Discreet when hand ling confidential information
· COORDINATOR: Pulls together the work of the team as a whole into a cohesive plan. Understands how difficult tasks interrelate. Has strong sense of priorities. has a mind that is able to grasp several things at once. Good at maintaining internal contacts. Skilled at heading off potential trouble.
· IDEAS PERSON: Sustains and encourages the team’s innovative vitality and energy. Enthusiastic and lively with a zest for new ideas. Eager for and receptive to ideas of others. Sees problems as opportunities for successful innovation, rather than as disasters. Never at a loss for a hopeful suggestion.
· INSPECTOR: Ensures that high standards are sought and maintained. Strict in enforcing rigorous standards within the team. Good judge of performance of other people. Unhesitating in bringing problems to the surface. Able to praise as well as to find fault.
Ten Qualities of an Effective Team Player
If you were choosing team members for a business team in your organization, who would the best team players be? Assuming that people have the right technical skills for the work to be done, what other factors would you use to select your team members?
Demonstrates reliability
Communicates constructively
Listens actively
Functions as an active participant
Shares openly and willingly
Cooperates and pitches in to help
Exhibits flexibility
Shows commitment to the team
Works as a problem-solver
Treats others in a respectful and supportive manner
The most important qualities must be available on the team leader is the ability and the courage to decide and the ability to act in difficult situations the third must be thinking positive always even in worse conditions, of course, all of these decisions must be taken with calm and patience
Incouarge the heart, Participation and decision
Possess a "YES I CAN" spirit
Trusthworthy
Values self
- Effective communication
- Trust
- Prioritize the team's good over yours
1. Trust
2. Cooperation
3. Kindness