S 33 Workshop

Abstract:

GUEST SPEAKER
Enhancing your teams’ performance through effective leadership practice
J.M. Sedgewick ^1
1Nursing Education , King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Background: Having the skills and abilities to lead high performing teams is an important feature of organisations seen as ‘high performing. Building and leading high performing teams is an important leadership competency. Individuals within teams need to be supported to fulfil various roles both at departmental level as well as across the organisation; collaborative working is a key feature of such teams. The psychologist Tuckman, identified the stages of growth which teams go through including the stages of Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. Understanding team behaviors and managing the various stages of team performance is an important leadership skill. Team effectiveness is largely a feature of how the team understands its shared goals and importantly what each individual team member brings to the team.
Team members need to understand their roles within teams and how their individual performance impacts upon team effectiveness. Having a clear appreciation of the ‘bigger picture’ strengthens collaboration and commitment as a team works towards a common shared vision & purpose. Leading successful teams requires managing various challenges e.g. team conflicts, maximizing results from virtual teams and managing diverse teams. Maintaining teamwork mentality, whilst making the most of the diversity of talents, skills, knowledge and personalities within the team are important attributes of successful leaders.

Objectives
1. Explore the relationship between leadership style and how this impacts upon team performance.
2. Identify the key critical attributes of highly successful teams
3. Examine personal leadership attributes (through self-appraisal) and how these form the foundation for excellence in leadership practice.
4. Apply principles of leadership effectiveness in responding to a range of practice based challenging situations.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE GUEST SPEAKER