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BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE HEALTH & LEARNING

OUTCOMES

“Leadership is a Process”

Marcia Rubin

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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

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LEADERSHIPA process

Involves influence

Occurs in a group context

Involves goal attainment

Peter G. NorthouseLeadership: Theory & Practice

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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

LEADERSHIP IS LIKE SWIMMING, IT CAN’T BE DONE BY READING ABOUT IT.

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

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Team Leadership

Teams are organizational groups composed of members who are interdependent, who share common goals, and who must coordinate their activities to accomplish those goals.

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Accomplishing Goals

Begins with the leader’s mental model of the situation.

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Functions of an Effective Team Leader• Build the team• Foster and promote

positive relationships among team members

• Focus on the task at hand

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TasksSTART BY DOING WHAT IS

NECESSARY, THEN WHAT IS POSSIBLE, AND SUDDENLY YOU’RE

DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE.

Francis of Assisi

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Developing an Effective Team

• Create a positive climate• Solve interpersonal problems• Satisfy members’ needs• Develop cohesion among

team members

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Achieving the Task

• Outline a plan• Get the resources• Make decisions• Solve problems• Adapt to changes

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Teams that have clear goals and standards, effective structure, and efficient decision making will have

higher task accomplishment.

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Teams that can manage conflict, collaborate well together, and build

commitment will have good relationships.

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Teams that are well connected to and protected from their

environment will also be more productive.

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To be an effective leader, one needs to respond with the action that is required of the situation.

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Leadership is About Making Well-Informed Decisions

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Leadership Decisions

• Monitor or take action• Determine if the issue is related to the task or

to the people (relational)• Act internally or externally

Diagnosing Group

Deficiencies

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McGrath’s Critical Leadership Functions

Taking Remedial Action

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Forecasting Environmental

Changes

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Preventing Deleterious

Changes

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Monitor Action

Internal

External

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Decision 1 Should I monitor the situation or act?

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If you Choose to Monitor………….

• Seek information to understand the current state of team functioning (internal & external)– Interview team members– Query others outside the team– Survey stakeholders– Assess group outcomes

• Organize, analyze, and interpret the information

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Decision 2: Should I Intervene internally or externally?

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Decision 3: If I choose to intervene internally, should I intervene to meet task or relational needs?

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• RelationalCoachingCollaboratingManaging conflictBuilding

commitmentSatisfying needsModeling principles

•TaskGoal FocusingRestructuringFacilitating decision-makingTrainingQuality Control

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Environmental Leadership Actions

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Conditions of Group Effectiveness

• Clear, engaging direction• Enabling structure• Enabling context• Adequate material resources• Expert Coaching

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Clear, Elevating Goal

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Results Driven Structure

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Competent Team Members

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Unified Commitment

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Collaborative Climate

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Standards of Excellence

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

External Support & Recognition

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Characteristics of Team Excellence

Principled Leadership

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Health Coordinators are Leaders