Qualities Of A Good Team Leader

A good team leader must posses commitment and must be able to make his team members work together.He should have a dash of darling and persistence to perfection.He had to get the team together by conducting review meetings frequently.In that meeting he had to praise the team for their little achievements.Leaders exist at every level.Constant observation is required.In the view of Prof.Sarabhai,we have to use errors to encourage new ideas.A leader must be a mentor.He had to guide his team members in a proper way.He should inspire the team by through both idea and example.Work is the most important motivation for any leader.For any person team spirit is very important (i.e)each member works to enrich the others in the team and enjoy the experience of teamwork.

A team leader has to adopt a delicate balance the hands-on and hands-off system.In the hands-on approach the team leader takes an active interest in the team's work,on a regular basis.The hand-off approach trusts the team and recognizes their needs for autonomy to carry out their roles as they see fit.It hinges on their self motivation.When a leader goes too far with the hands-on approach,she/he seems to be an anxious and inheriting type .Getting too hands-off can be seen as abandoning responsibility or not being interested.Abdul kalam always follows hands-off system.He never interferes in the work of his team.But gives suggestions when required.

Anyone who has taken up the responsibility to lead a team can be successful only when they are given freedom and power.Abdul Kalam had given two techniques he adopted to strengthen his personal freedom.The first is to build the education and skills.To become a successful leader one has to stay back after the din and clatter of working day to review the work done and merge better equipped to face a new day.The second way is to develop a passion for personal responsibility.

Prof.VikramSarabhai,Prof.SatishDhawan,Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam,WernerVonBraun, Dr.BrahmPrakash are the best examples for the team leaders.Prof.Dhawan is a man with a mission.He would effortlessly pull all the loose ends for work to move smoothly.To succeed in a mission one must have single-minded devotion to one's goal.Total commitment is the common denominator among all the successful men and women.