| Requirement of Teamwork?Larger, ambitious
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| | participate in the team and to have a say
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| goals requiring unique tailor made
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| | if possible.Approach for establishing the
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| approaches usually require that people
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| | norms for effective teamworkBy taking
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| work together with other people in a team
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| | small but carefully drafted and
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| and not as individual. As the tasks are
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| | effectively implemented measures a sense
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| unlikely to be well defined and practiced
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| | of team spirit can be developed among the
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| for new challenges posed and unfamiliar
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| | workers. Few of the measures are
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| environments it becomes difficult to
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| | suggested here: -· A shift in attitude
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| assign predefined tasks to workers with
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| | from being employees to partnership
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| well-defined targets to be achieved in
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| | ownership. For example many progressive
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| stipulated time.Companies today want
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| | companies are issuing their stock to
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| people who are team player, people who
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| | their employees on a preferential basis.
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| are able to get along with their
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| | This invokes interest in the employees
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| colleagues and work together in a
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| | towards the profitability of the company
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| cohesive group to achieve the
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| | and he puts in his best to improve
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| organizational targets sacrificing their
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| | companies profitability as part of that
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| own personal interests at times. Such
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| | profit is paid back to him by increase in
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| people are hard to find and best an
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| | share price of that company.· Instilling
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| organization can do is to develop the
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| | a sense of belonging in the team members.
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| team spirit through various in house
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| | Sense of belonging can only be instilled
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| techniques. It may be noted that a
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| | when s/he is made to realize that the
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| ready-made team can never be hired
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| | company belongs to him and in case he
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| implanted. It has to be very carefully
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| | needs their support that would come
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| and systematically developed at the
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| | automatically and not merely by letting
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| organizational level.Prerequisites for
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| | him know that s/he belongs to the
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| TeamworkCommon and well-defined Goal: It
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| | company.· An important shift in focus:
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| will be very difficult to built an
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| | Our common goal instead of company/
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| effective team unless the individual
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| | boss's goal should be the theme to
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| member's goals are in line with that of
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| | develop and work.· Developing mutual
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| organizational goal. It is like one-day
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| | faith. It is important to note that faith
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| cricket match. Goal there is to win the
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| | can never be invoked through talks. It
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| match and not to look for individual
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| | has to be developed through
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| achievements. A batsman cannot afford to
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| | actions.· Clarity, simplicity and
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| loose time by playing slow in order to
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| | effectiveness of communication. If
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| improve his average score. At all times
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| | communication is efficient but not
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| the team goal has to be kept in mind and
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| | effective it is useless as it will not be
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| it has to over ride individual desires
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| | taken seriously.It will not be out of
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| and goals. So a clear and well-defined
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| | context if I quote one very popular story
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| goal becomes a prerequisite for any team.
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| | here, which shows the importance and
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| After having set the goal the individuals
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| | relevance of instilling a sense faith and
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| forming the team have to be groomed so
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| | effective and not only efficient
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| that they identify this and realign their
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| | communication.John was a young shepherd
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| personal goals with that of the
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| | boy whose job was to guard a flock of
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| organization. It is a tough and painful
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| | sheep on the mountainside. One day, he
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| exercise and takes lot of time and
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| | had nothing to do and a little annoyed,
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| patience. Role of leader becomes very
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| | he decided to play a joke. He shouted at
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| important in developing team spirit. It
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| | the top of his voice to the other
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| may be mentioned here that at times the
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| | shepherds: "The wolf! The wolf is here!"
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| leader does not have the choice of
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| | The men came running immediately armed
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| choosing his own team and more often than
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| | with sticks and clubs to kill the wolf
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| not he gets a team by default, which he
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| | but the boy greeted them with a laugh
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| has to lead.A team Leader (not a boss):
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| | saying that he wanted to joke with them.
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| As brought out already, a boss will never
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| | On the morrow the shepherd boy repeated
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| be able to lead a team to a victorious
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| | the same cry and once again a good number
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| situation as the team members will let
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| | of shepherds came running up the hill,
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| him down the moment they get an
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| | but seeing that it was once again a joke
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| opportunity to do so. At places where the
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| | they returned to their jobs very annoyed.
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| jobs are very well defined and
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| | On the third day there was indeed a wolf
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| standardized over a period of time, a
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| | and John cried out as he had never cried
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| boss may be able to force the individual
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| | out before. But nobody came. The wolf was
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| member to achieve the targets imposed by
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| | able to kill the sheep undisturbed and it
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| him but in situations where the tasks are
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| | was John's turn to see the sheep that he
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| not very well defined and standardized
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| | loved and cared best of all carried off
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| and every coming day poses new challenges
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| | by the wolf to his den. In this case the
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| hereto unknown the boss will never be
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| | faith was broken and communication,
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| able to get the desired results. Here I
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| | though efficient, was not effective.Team
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| will like to quote a very popular and
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| | Leader and his roleHow can those who
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| quoted quote that distinguishes a leader
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| | lead, maintain the difficult balance of
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| from a boss.The boss drives people, the
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| | managing the affairs of the company while
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| Leader coaches them.The boss depends on
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| | maintaining the loyalty of their
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| authority, the Leader good will.The boss
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| | employees? What truly sets apart the
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| inspires fear, the Leader inspires
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| | mediocre, overbearing boss from a highly
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| enthusiasm.The boss says: "I", the Leader
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| | respected and effective leader? The
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| says: "We"The boss fixes the blame for
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| | answer is that leaders lead people. A
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| the breakdown; The Leader fixes the
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| | leader is someone others consistently
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| breakdown.The boss says: "Go", The Leader
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| | follow. It stands to reason that people
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| says "Let's go!"The boss says do it
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| | follow because they have a belief in the
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| anyhow; Leader shows how it is to be
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| | direction, integrity, and competence of
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| done.A boss knows everything, a leader
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| | the person in the lead. A manager remains
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| admits mistakes.A boss criticizes, a
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| | a leader only as long as he keeps proving
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| leader gives advice.A boss demands
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| | that he is the superior man with the best
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| respect, a leader earns and deserves
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| | method. Following are few handy points to
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| respect.So, be a leader, not a
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| | help the to be leaders: -· Sometimes
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| boss.Causes of failuresExamination
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| | leadership is merely letting people do
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| quickly reveals that under-performance
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| | their jobs: After having defined the job
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| derives, not from ineffective policies or
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| | for an individual it would be better to
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| individual incompetence, but from the
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| | leave him without interference at times,
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| interactions among the staff, i.e.
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| | however a close watch may be kept on the
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| process rather than performance. This
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| | progress. Just remember he will do the
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| factor, often referred to as group
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| | job the way he likes best. He may not do
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| dynamics, needs to be understood and
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| | it the way you probably do the same job.
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| utilized if an organization is to achieve
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| | For you what matters is the end result.
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| its full potential for effectiveness. The
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| | If you want him to do the job the way you
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| American Management Association conducted
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| | would have done it you are asking for
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| in-depth interviews with 41 executives
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| | trouble.· Leaders cannot be aloof; they
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| and uncovered seven common traits that
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| | must constantly show that they
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| most often lead leaders to failure:
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| | care:People leave or love their jobs for
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| -· Insensitivity to
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| | a number of reasons. Ask yourself the
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| co-workers.· Aloofness and
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| | following questions: How important do
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| arrogance.· Tendency to misuse
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| | your employees feel in their work? What
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| information conveyed in
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| | have you as a leader done to show your
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| confidence.· Inability to control
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| | employees how important they are? When
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| ambition.· Inability to delegate
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| | was the last time you made it possible
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| assignments or promote
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| | for people to be proud of their
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| teamwork.· Inability to staff
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| | achievements? How often do you celebrate
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| effectively.· Inability to think
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| | their successes? Chances are your answers
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| strategically.So how can those who lead
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| | to these few simple questions will
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| maintain the difficult balance of
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| | closely reflect your employee retention
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| managing the affairs of the company while
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| | rate.· A good leader keeps the entire
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| maintaining the loyalty of their
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| | team informed: In order to achieve
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| employees? What truly sets apart the
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| | success the leader should keep his team
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| mediocre, overbearing boss from a highly
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| | informed of the strategy that is being
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| respected and effective leader? The
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| | adopted. By this he will understand his
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| answer is that leaders lead people. A
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| | role better in overall plan and thus will
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| leader is someone others consistently
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| | put in his best. Leadership is all about
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| follow. It stands to reason that people
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| | getting the very best out of each person
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| follow because they have a belief in the
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| | in the team.· Leadership is getting your
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| direction, integrity, and competence of
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| | employees to compromise for the good of
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| the person in the lead. As Kenneth
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| | all.When Columbus was searching for the
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| "Thane" Walker once said, "A manager
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| | New World, his crew became discouraged
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| remains a leader only as long as he keeps
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| | and demanded that he turn back. So
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| proving that he is the superior man with
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| | Columbus offered a compromise. He
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| the best method."Skills Needed For
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| | promised that if they would be patient
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| TeamworkFollowing could be termed as
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| | and faithful just three days longer, he
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| skills which team members, specially team
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| | would abandon the enterprise if land was
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| leader, should exercise in order to
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| | not discovered. Before the three days had
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| develop and promote team spirit in his
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| | expired, land was sighted, and the rest
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| team: -· Listening: It is important to
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| | is history.· Leaders must learn to
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| listen to other people's ideas. When
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| | sacrifice for others: Take the example of
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| people are allowed to freely express
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| | Alexander the Great, who over three
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| their ideas, these will produce other
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| | hundred years ago led his troops across a
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| ideas. By allowing other to speak their
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| | hot and desolate plain. Eleven days into
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| mind makes them feel at home and they
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| | the journey, he and all his soldiers were
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| adapt to common goal more easily rather
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| | nearly dead from thirst. But Alexander
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| than the organizational goal getting
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| | pressed o unnerved. At midday, two scouts
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| imposed upon them.· Questioning: It is
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| | brought him what little water they had.
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| important to ask questions, interact, and
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| | It barely filled his cup. Alexander's
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| discuss the objectives of the team and
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| | troops watched in amazement as he poured
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| also the plan for execution. By doing so
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| | the water onto the hot sand. "It's no use
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| you come one step closer to making
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| | for one to drink when many go thirsty,"
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| organization goal as team goal and inch
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| | he proclaimed. As a leader, Alexander
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| forward to make it a common goal for all
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| | gave his followers the only thing he had:
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| team members.· Persuading: Individuals
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| | inspiration. The influence of a leader
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| are encouraged to exchange, defend, and
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| | persists long after the person is gone.
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| then to ultimately rethink their ideas
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| | The final test of a leader is that he
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| and come to mutually agreeable solution
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| | inspires others and leaves the conviction
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| if possible. It will help to instill a
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| | and the will to carry on even after he
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| sense of belonging in them towards
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| | has gone.· Keep the morale of the team
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| organization.· Helping: It is crucial to
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| | to highest level: You should be rest
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| help one's coworkers, which is the
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| | assured that a de-motivated person will
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| general theme of teamwork. Use of
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| | not put even his average. Having a
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| proactive approach will be better. Be
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| | well-motivated team therefore is he first
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| sure that he will reciprocate the same
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| | and foremost requirement for achieving.
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| when situation so demands.· Respecting:
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| | The team leader should always be with the
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| It is important to treat others with
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| | team and should not maintain too much of
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| respect and to support their ideas
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| | distance from team members.· Know your
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| instead of being critical of their
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| | team members back wards: In order to
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| approach. All ideas can be discussed and
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| | derive the very best of each person it is
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| debated upon. Acceptable ideas could be
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| | essential that the leader knows each of
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| adopted after consensus without hurting
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| | them to the full including their strong
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| anybody's sentiments. Same way the
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| | and weak points and he should assign the
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| actions of the members of the team in
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| | tasks depending upon the individual
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| different situations must be supported.
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| | capability of the members and not at
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| Lessons can be drawn from instances where
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| | random.Author has 28 years of experience
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| they had gone wrong to avoid repetition
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| | in the field of Teaching and Management.
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| of mistakes/ failures.· Sharing: It is
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| | He is M. Tech from IIT Kanpur and has
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| important to share sorrows and joys with
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| | worked in different capacities including
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| the team members to create team spirit.
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| | Signal corps Indian Army, Regional
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| It may be mentioned that rewards must be
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| | Manager for a Telecom Company. Currently
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| shared and credit must be given to the
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| | he is Associate Professor with ITM,
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| team and not taken personally by the
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| | Gurgaon that is rated as best
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| leader.· Participating: All members of
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| | Engineering colleges of North India.
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| the team should be encouraged to
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