| In this article I will be describing what I believe makes a | | | | A team leader in a way has to be good and bad cop. |
| poor team leader. I have had a number of particularly | | | | They need to have an ability to heap praise, where |
| bad team leaders in my own career thus far and feel | | | | due, but they also should be able to become tough |
| that I am rather qualified to write about this subject. By | | | | when required. If you have a team of eight people and |
| understanding what constitutes a poor team leader | | | | one of this group constantly fails to pull their weight or |
| can actually help people to become a better team | | | | is always phoning in with some form of sickness then |
| leader; this may be at the present time or at some | | | | it is up to the team leader to take control. |
| point in the future. I am currently in charge of a team | | | | If the person in question is seen to get away with it |
| of ten people and the knowledge has certainly helped | | | | then the other team members can quickly become |
| me. | | | | demoralised and are in danger of starting to think |
| Communication | | | | something along the lines of; well if they can get away |
| If the team leader is unable to communicate effectively | | | | with why shouldn't I? |
| to their team then it is virtually impossible for them to | | | | Motivation |
| be a good team leader. What I mean by | | | | A team leader should be able to keep their team |
| communication is not just an ability to be able to speak | | | | motivated throughout the working week. An unhappy |
| fluently but to be able to speak in a clear, concise, | | | | team is unlikely to be able to produce the goods and |
| confident and positive way. | | | | the level of quality is likely to go down. |
| Discipline | | | | |