Unit 19
P3 Attributes and skills reuuired b a tea leader
Co unication and Listening
A skill that is essential or all tea leaders is co unication skills, this consists o listening
and also the abilit to articulate their own ideas. This is i portant because as other
e bers o the tea will want to express their ideas to the tea leader. The best wa or a
tea leader to org anise a tea ’s co unication is or the to ask each e ber o the
tea their ideas letng each person individual speak without being interrupted. This wa
ever bod will eel included, which is i portant or the tea to produce the ost efective
work.
Motivation
A tea leader should be prepared to encounter both predicted and unexpected proble s
that arise throug hout the ti e o the tea working tog ether. When such issues occur an
workers can eel un otivated and not want to continue working . I this happens it is
essential that a tea leader is able to otivate e bers o the tea to continue working
and tr and tackle the proble . The tea leader should be encourag ing and ofer support
and advice to tr and help otivate e bers o the tea so that the best work can be
produced.
Innovation
Another skill that is necessar or an efect tea leader is to have innovation. I the tea is
stuck or ideas about a certain issue then the e bers o the tea are likel to look to the
tea leader to co e up with possible ideas and plans. To have innovation a tea leader
ust be constantl thinking about how to achieve g oals and targ ets set b the tea and this
would also reuuire the to be anal tical about the acts in order or their innovative ideas
to be relevant or the innovation will not actuall be o an use.
Decisive
Within a tea so e e bers a have conficting ideas about what is the best wa to
ove orward in order to achieve their targ ets. This eans that the tea leader should
ake the decision i each idea has an euual a ount o support. This is because the tea
leader should have ore authorit than e bers o the tea and should there ore be
decisive about ideas so that the tea can co e to a fnal decision and then start to work on
this.
Ti e anag e ent
A tea leader should alwa s be aware o the a ount o ti e their g roup has to co plete
their set objectives, this is i portant as i too uch work is lef to the last inute the g roup
a not be able to co plete it and will not eet their objectives. The tea leader should
ake a detailed plan about how to ost efcientl use the ti e the have and this plan
should be explained to each e ber o the tea .
P3 Attributes and skills reuuired b a tea leader
Co unication and Listening
A skill that is essential or all tea leaders is co unication skills, this consists o listening
and also the abilit to articulate their own ideas. This is i portant because as other
e bers o the tea will want to express their ideas to the tea leader. The best wa or a
tea leader to org anise a tea ’s co unication is or the to ask each e ber o the
tea their ideas letng each person individual speak without being interrupted. This wa
ever bod will eel included, which is i portant or the tea to produce the ost efective
work.
Motivation
A tea leader should be prepared to encounter both predicted and unexpected proble s
that arise throug hout the ti e o the tea working tog ether. When such issues occur an
workers can eel un otivated and not want to continue working . I this happens it is
essential that a tea leader is able to otivate e bers o the tea to continue working
and tr and tackle the proble . The tea leader should be encourag ing and ofer support
and advice to tr and help otivate e bers o the tea so that the best work can be
produced.
Innovation
Another skill that is necessar or an efect tea leader is to have innovation. I the tea is
stuck or ideas about a certain issue then the e bers o the tea are likel to look to the
tea leader to co e up with possible ideas and plans. To have innovation a tea leader
ust be constantl thinking about how to achieve g oals and targ ets set b the tea and this
would also reuuire the to be anal tical about the acts in order or their innovative ideas
to be relevant or the innovation will not actuall be o an use.
Decisive
Within a tea so e e bers a have conficting ideas about what is the best wa to
ove orward in order to achieve their targ ets. This eans that the tea leader should
ake the decision i each idea has an euual a ount o support. This is because the tea
leader should have ore authorit than e bers o the tea and should there ore be
decisive about ideas so that the tea can co e to a fnal decision and then start to work on
this.
Ti e anag e ent
A tea leader should alwa s be aware o the a ount o ti e their g roup has to co plete
their set objectives, this is i portant as i too uch work is lef to the last inute the g roup
a not be able to co plete it and will not eet their objectives. The tea leader should
ake a detailed plan about how to ost efcientl use the ti e the have and this plan
should be explained to each e ber o the tea .
