Joju - BPR 1
Joju - BPR 1
Joju - BPR 1
RE - ENGINEERING
Topic: Organizing for process improvements
Team Leadership
The influence and usefulness of team leaders comes, not from the delivery of traditional supervisory and control methods, but from their ability to lead from the front and in training, coaching and counselling their team members to high standards of performance usually built on their ability to carry out most of the tasks themselves. They also need to be able to co-ordinate and evaluate ideas for operational improvement coming from the shop floor. Above all, the team leaders need to be capable of facilitating the process of change.
Team leaders are generally selected by management although the views of the team or group can usually be accommodated.
In some organizations team leaders are elected by team members or have their appointment endorsed by an election.
The type of team leadership adopted will, to some extent, determine selection criteria and training needs. Those organizations who choose to have a team leader operating from outside the team may select from existing supervisors or operatives and train them to fulfill the new role. Team leaders working within the team are more likely to be recruited from operatives and will need full leadership training. Where teams have no designated leader, there will be a particular need for ongoing training for team members to help them manage group dynamics - including conflict - and decision making.