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What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
As a team member I try to recognise the sensitivities that might be created by several issues leading to in/equality problems. For instance some team members may adopt an introvert posture because of being national staff that has to work with international peers. Sometimes it can be gender, age, etc. that lead to power dynamics that different members perceive to belong to particular team "positions". So, my approach towards others is guided by such sensitivities so that I can put my point through.
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It's great that you have built an awareness of such power dynamics that are often not visible, it requires some sensitivity, to detect them, and then adapt your leadership style.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
Hi Sylvie,
mostly i take time to know each team member by building good Relationship, i am trying to get more informations about the personality, previous experience and if possible personality then i will try to discover the ability and skills when he or she is achieving tasks. based on all these aspects i choose the style for this person in the specific context
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Hi Ulrich,
That's a good way to build a relation with each member of the team that will result in more trust and opening up, and also getting the information you will need to provide them what they need to provide their best contribution. Requires a bit of time...but the best way to empower individuals and teams!
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Hi! As there is no specific section to adress those kind of requests about the material, I post it here : the sections "3. Self-awareness: Leadership styles" and "4. Different management styles" of this module are not accessible, can you please check the links ? Thanks!
About the question, I would say that I will take into account the personnal skills and competencies of each member, their level of knowledge and experience about the task that they have to complete to decide with type of leadership is needed in that situation.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
Dear Hager,
You're right, looks like those courses are no longer on offer on Kaya.
This course is (at least this morning :)) :
https://kayaconnect.org/course/view.php?id=3066
and is actually more in line with the messages from other documents.
Thanks for poiting this out- and good learning :)
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
Hi Sylvie,
I use the democratic style on my team, where i allow them bring their ideas and i also seek for their opinions on certain things. Basically i see them opening up to me and sharing their experiences and ideas on work related issues and sometimes their personal life. I also use the coaching way.
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Hi Felicia,
it looks like you're doing a good job at building a relation of trust with your team, which is also empowering them because they can take the driving seat in their own development, which is great! And then adapting your style to each member of the team according to their needs and level of autonomy.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
The criteria to be use, I strongly believe that it varies to the context/ situations. As a manager, having an in-dept knowledge of your team members strengths and /or weakness, put the manager in a pole position to get clear cut criteria be to use in order to decide on the approach to use with different members of his/her team.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
I usually take time to understand and get to know my staff.
I check and observe the tasks and skills of the staff on each team,
I really enjoy clear and real communication to check everyone's skills and attitude.
I check and observe the tasks and skills of the staff on each team,
I really enjoy clear and real communication to check everyone's skills and attitude.
In each project, I need to check the strategy and leadership styles
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as I think, we are human and we are really different in some way but also share some things aswell. for me I would use behaivioral and cultural understanding as approach to use.
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The choice of leadership approach to use depends on the context of work environment (culture, politics, religion, etc..); knowledge skills of subordinates and commitment degree of each member of the team. Even within a same team, I can use different managerial approaches to reach organizational goals.
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Teams are made up of individuals who have different outlooks and abilities, and are at different stages of their careers. Some may find that the tasks you've allocated to them are challenging, and they may need support. Others may be "old hands" at what they're doing, and may be looking for opportunities to stretch their skills. Either way, it's your responsibility to develop all of your people.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
I've been always focused in the abilities and motivation of the team members. Now I'm aware of many others aspects to be considered:
related to the context:
- the tasks themselves to be performed: complexity, urgency
- the organisation values, mission objectives
- my own leadership style.
related to the person:
- their feelings about the taks
- personal issues
Now, let's see if I'm able to adapt properly the lidership style to each project/team. Being good directing, coaching, mentoring and empowering according to the needs/individuals is a huge challenge and there are many persnal skills that I hope to develope during this course.
Re: What criteria do you use to decide what aproach to use with different members of your team?
I mostly consider the task at hand, then the personality, competence and motivation of the team member(s). This guides me on the approach to use.
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Criteria should be the context (types of tasks, urgency, organization constraints...) and the staff ability and commitment. Now in practice, when I arrive in a team I must admit that I follow a bit the implicit structure that is already in place; I have always been with staff that are already competent, and that are dedicated, so I tend to have a management style based on delegation (I think because it is difficult to distinguish from distribution of tasks). So I would say that the main criteria I use usually is the ability of the colleague.