NSTP- Literacy Training Program

Leadership Training
&
Team Building
Objectives
 1. To define leadership and team building
 2. To identify the basic elements/essence of effective
leadership and characteristic traits if a good and principle-
centred leadership.
 3. To specify the characteristics of an effective leader in
terms of function
 4. To explain the significance of teambuilding in the task
of Nation Building
 5. To discuss the basic skills needed in Teambuilding
LEADERSHIP
 One of the most regarded qualities of a successful person; it shapes groups,
communities, organizations and nations.
 Without good and trusted leaders, organizations, institutions, communities, and
nations will crumble and fall. Honest and credible leaders are the foundations
of strong society.
 The lack of it brings chaos and unrest in people; progress and development is
an imaginable
 Leaders and rudders that give directions to people’s dreams and aspirations.

Gen. Douglas McArthur once said, A true leader has the confidence to stand alone,
the courage to make decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of
others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his
actions and the integrity of his intent.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER
 A. Definition of a leader
 1. A leader is someone who has the capability to take charge, influence, and direct
in many capacity and under any situation the progress and the development of
people under his care.
 2. A leader is a person who knows the art of influencing and motivating people I the
achievement and realization of a vision, mission, and goal.
 3. A leader is someone who is conscious of the needs of the individuals he/she serves
and is willing to guide and direct their actions and activities in the realization of
their goal.
 4. A leader is someone who governs strongly, but who respects individual rights does
not discriminate and rule without thinking.
 5. A leader is who has the ability to be innovative and make good decisions. A person
who is able to relate, listen. Respect, and motivate followers by setting good
examples and exudes pleasing values that inspires and encourage people to move
forward with confidence and hope.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER
 B. Basic elements/essence of effective leadership
 1. Vision-A great leader is a dreamer and a visionary. If he had authority in addition to his
personal power, he could have put his ideas into effect. Without a vision, you just have the
trappings of leadership
 2. High regard to people – Great leaders value individuals who follow them and regard people as
treasure – the source of their success and inspiration to build the future.
 3. Commitment – Leaders are people who are directed and dedicated to accomplish great things
beyond the call of duty. They think work not as obligation and duty but as a personal
responsibility aimed for a greater purpose and cause.
 4. Teambuilding - People always want to be part of something big, novel, and great. They do not
want to be just mere “Scarecrow” or mere spectators of great events. Their achieve involvement
as key players in the realization of a project gives inspiration for a deeper commitment to the
aspirations of an organization
 5. Openness to Change – Great leaders ensure that people are properly trained to do their jobs.
Training leads to personal growth and compels people to grow and seek out larger and larger
goals.
 6. Fairness and Sound Judgement – Good and trusted leaders have the ability to weigh things
fairly and objectively before making a decision. The ability to judge with fairness and equality
creates an atmosphere of trust and confidence for the team members.
CHARACTERISTIC OF A LEADERS
 C. Character traits of a good leader – Characteristic traits are defined as human qualities that can be
associated with or inherent in a person. Such qualities are necessary and exigent to a wholesome and
meaningful life.
 1. Integrity – refers to one’s untainted and emblemised character. It is the root and foundation of a
person’s trustworthiness which is apparent in the conduct of business and other transactions and activities.
 2. Courage – define as the ability to disregard fear, and to act with bravery, calmness, and serenity. It is a
mental quality that recognizes fear, yet it enables one to meet anger of opposition with calmness and
firmness.
 3. Honesty – means being true to oneself and others. To be honest, a leader must be fair and just in
character or behaviour, free from deceit and untruthfulness, and must be sincere.
 4. Sense of responsibility – refers to the ability of a person to respond or give due notice and action to the
needs of others. It is the capacity of a person to fill morally accountable and give due sympathy to others.
 5. Confidence – is the feeling of self-reliance and trust coupled by firmness and trust in one’s ability and
knack. A leader must have confidence, power of conviction, and capability.
 6. Enthusiasm – is a strong interest, admiration, or great eagerness to do something. Enthusiasm is
infectious. It is the zest and joy that drives and inspires a leaders to demonstrate a keen interest in
completing the task at hand.
 7. Dependability – is the reliability of people on the soundness and consistency in the
character of a leader; the willingness to do a task with the best one’s ability. A leader is
able to carry out task actively and intelligently.
 8. Patience – demonstrating calmness and endurance in times of hardships and difficulties;
the manifestation of a degree of tolerance and perseverance.
 9. Decisiveness – refers to the firmness and soundness of one’s judgement and decision.
Confidence of people or gained in the making of clear and consistent decisions. A good
leader will consult with others, look at the pros and cons, and then decide the course of
action to take.
 10. Determination – refers to the ability and strength of one’s mind in the pursuit and
realization of a desired task or goal regardless of situation and circumstances.
 11. Transparency – refers to the clarity and intelligibility of one’s actions, transaction, and
activity. Every project, program, and activity should be clear and well accounted for.
 12. Loyalty and Fidelity – is the devotion required in a leader with the members as well as
to the vision and mission of the organization. A leader is required to be loyal to the task
and to the team members.
 13. Tact – is the ability to understand human nature and a consideration for the feeling to
deal with others without causing friction or making offenses
CHARACTERISTIC OF A LEADER
 D. Characteristics of principle-centred leadership
 1. Leaders are continually learning - Constantly educated by their experiences
 2. Leaders are service-oriented – see life as a mission, not as a career
 3. Leaders radiate positive energy – exude cheerfulness, pleasant, and happy aura.
 4. They believe in other people - do not over react to negative behaviours, criticism, or
human weaknesses.
 5. Leaders live balanced lives – intellectually active, having may interests
 6. Leaders see life as an adventure – rediscover every people and event each time they
meet them to avoid boredom; see old faces and scenes freshly as if you see them for the
first time.
 7. Leaders are synergistic – catalyst of change to improve almost any situation they get
into
 8. Leaders exercise for self renewal – regularly work for the attainment of wholesome
personality by balancing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspect of life.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER
 E. Effective leadership in terms of functions
 1. Initiating and leading – a leader keeps the group moving and get things done by
taking the first step and showing the way towards the realization of the desired goals.
 2. Showing – a leader teaches the rudiments of leadership to members by showing as
they in tern learn by doing and actualizing what they observe and experience.
 3. Regulating – a leader organizes individual members’ initiative and creativity and
fashion guidelines, which direct and influence their tempo to ensure normal functioning
and smooth sailing.
 4. Informing and Sharing – a leader keeps the members posted and updated through a
clear and direct to the point communication, especially to the aspects that concern and
affect them.
 5. Supporting – the leader creates a desirable working environment and establish
harmonious working relationship to facilitate the attainment of the organizational goals
and objectives.
 6. Evaluating – the leader assesses group performance, accomplishments, goals, and
procedures to identify their weaknesses and fortify their strength.
LEADER
A leader can possess many qualities and characteristics,
but there are certain qualities that will set them apart
from their peers. By using this leadership characteristics,
a leader will gain the respect of his/her followers and
therefor, will be able to lead more effectively and be
more successful. The principles of leadership are to be
used as a guide to formulate your plan of action.
Team Building
 TEAM refers to a number of people who interact with coordination and
cooperation in the accomplishment of a specific task or goal. It is a group
generally selected with sharply defined roles, either cooperative or
collaborative.
 TEAMWORK refers to the collaboration, coordination, and
complementation of talents, skills, and abilities among the different members
of a team in the attainment of the desired goal through interplay or roles.
 TEAMBUILDING refers to the variety of methods, approaches, and
processes of enabling a group of people by forming them into cohesive unit
working in unison in order to facilitate the attainment and realization of their
goal. It is an intervention to help a group of people quickly become an effective
thing and remain effective by focusing and aligning their talents, skills, and
abilities to achieve a specific task or set of outcomes.
SKILLS NEEDED FOR TEAM BUILDING
 1. Listening
 2. Questioning and brainstorming
 3. Persuading
 4. Respecting
 5. Helping
 6. Sharing
 7. Participating
Stages of Team Development
 1. Forming: Orientation
 2. Storming: Conflict
 3. Norming: establishment of order and cohesion
 4. Performing: Cooperation and problem solving
 5. Adjourning: task completion
TEAM ROLES
 Meredith Belbin on his research in 1993 proposed nine roles that successful teams
should have
 1. Coordinator
 2. Shaper
 3. Plant
 4. Resource investigator
 5. Implementer
 6. Team worker
 7. Completer
 8. Monitor evaluator
 9. Specialist
INGREDIENTS OF A TEAM BUILDING
 Team building, to be successful, must possess the following
indispensable ingredients so that a team will also become
successful.
 1. Election of participants
 2. Establishing goals
 3. Location of roles with the team
 4. Balancing skills
 5. Harmonizing personality types
 6. Training on how to work together
 7. Support within the team
 8. Making effective use of resources
 9. Communication between team members and leaders
TEAM BUILDING IN ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 The term “team building” can refer generally to the selection and motivation of teams, or more
specifically, to group self assessment in the theory and practice of organizational development.
 When a team in an organizational development context embarks upon a process of self-
assessment in order to gauge its own effectiveness and thereby improve performance, it can be
argued that it is engaging in team building, although this may be considered a narrow definition.

To assess itself, a team seeks feedback to find out both:

To improve its current performance, a team uses the feedback from the team assessment in order to:
• Identify any gap between the desired state and the actual state
• Design a gap-closure strategy
TEAM COHESIVENESS
 Team cohesiveness refers to the extent of attraction and motivation in maintaining
loyalty and faithfulness to the team. Team cohesion affects the extent to which
members like one another, get along with each other, and trust and respect one
others abilities and opinions.
There are several factors which contribute to team cohesiveness
 1. Similarity of work
 2. Physical setting
 3. Communications
 4. Permanence of Group Members
 5. Group Size
 6. External threat
 7. Success
 8. Leadership
 9. Common Social Factors