Lead and Manage a Team

Unit 510

Lead and manage a team within health and social care setting




























Learning Outcome: 1 Understand the features of effective team performance

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|1.1: Explain the features of effective team performance                                                                                   |
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|Succeeding as a team is an effective motivator of employee performance. A good manager enables team members to work together and         |
|communicate more effectively. They also need to take a good look at the team and diagnose what is hindering communication and decision   |
|making. Some common problems in a team include:                                                                                           |
|Lack of trust: Trust is essential for any team – it is the foundation of                                                                 |
|working together. It takes a manager who is willing to show integrity and take on the hard work of dealing with differences to build     |
|trust within a team.                                                                                                                     |
|Conflicting styles of decision making: As manager is   my responsibility to make decisions based on principles rather than personality.   |
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|In addition to a strong manager, teams need strong team players to perform well and take...