Role of Team Leader and Fulfillment
Team building retreat needs an effective leader. The role of the team leader is to enhance guidance, collaboration, and support to enable the perfect implementation of the event. I am a team leader, and I am willing to fulfill my role by cultivating an appealing and specific vision (Hiriyappa, 2013). This vision must interrelate with the JGR’s trust, unity, and cohesion values. The most important thing is to communicate vision and purpose to stakeholders. Team coordination is essential for me as a leader. Consistent team meetings, delegation, informed decision-making, and timeline management are some excellent considerations to fulfill my role as a leader.
Skills and Personal Strengths
An effective team leader always requires essential skills and strengths. In the context of this event, I need communication, leadership, organization, time management, problem-solving, adaptability, and team-building skills. The most important thing is to enhance or improve these skills and set the foundation for better strengths. For instance, I can maintain the strength of strategic thinking in this event, and it is the best way to move forward.
DiSC Assessment
DiSC assessment has unveiled that I encompass a dominant work style. It also interrelates with assertiveness, challenge orientation, and result orientation. I will approach the members by enhancing my awareness of my strengths and probable flaws. For instance, I may be willing to select a supportive team, as I would have needed the best combination of DiSC styles (Influence, steadiness, and orientation) (Nutting, 2019). The combination of interpersonal capabilities, patience, and enthusiasm can be maintained. The selection process should be dynamic, as there is no need to be specific based on my strengths. I have a dominant style, but I also must understand the lack of influence and steadiness, which I can find in others.
Responsibility as a Team Leader
In the committee planning, I must demonstrate responsibilities at a personal level. For instance, I must be responsible for leadership and vision. The most important thing is to inspire members through vision to shape behaviors. I am also liable for team coordination. It is all about facilitating consistent team meetings and setting the foundation for an inclusive culture in the internal setting (MacDonald, 2013). Decision-making, problem-solving, and time management must be executed effectively. Delegated responsibilities also include budgeting, logistics, programming, and MC/Host.
Team Selection and Successful Performance Based on Skills
Logistics: Mike Engstrom: Project dynamics are changing with time, and the team needs Mike's versatility. He is a well-organized, dedicated, and committed individual who has good experience in several production projects. He knows or understands the interconnection between production and logistics. Mike is a good option because he can use his scheduling and coordination experience in the dynamic logistics function. Dedication and organization can also help him to resolve complicated problems.
Budgeting: Kim Rhodes: Kim is the best option for budgeting because she has been excellent with numbers. She can shape adequate budgets in demanding situations. She is detail-oriented and can meet deadlines. Of course, this function only requires a little creativity to justify this choice.
Programming: Toby Bigelow: Toby is creative and innovative, and it is what the programming requires in the dynamic and competitive setting. He has shown creativity in many situations. His focus on detail can help him to come up with exciting and pertinent ideas for the event. Logical thinking in programming is needed to make the event seamless.
MC/Host: Glenn Hallett: I must select Glenn due to his excellent public speaking skills. Hosts always need to focus on details and cover the problems instantly to keep the event moving. He is more than capable of multitasking, and it is what the effective host must contain. As a leader, I have seen the potential of public speaking, although it can be a challenge for him. However, I have seen a bigger picture in this selection (Dyer & Dyer, 2019).
Complementing Strengths
Mike Engstrom is well organized and capable of multitasking, making the logistics function relevant for him. I remain calm in demanding situations, and it resembles Mike. Kim Rhodes is good in numbers like me. Detail orientation is perfectly matched. As a leader, I have been strategic (strength), and she also makes budgeting strategic for the event. Toby Bigelow is creative and innovative, and it is what I always strive for in my team leadership. I interrelate the planning with creative programming, and Toby will do it for the team. Eventually, Glenn Hallett is an excellent problem solver and communicator. I also lacked public speaking skills, but I thought there were other ways to dismiss this option (Potnuru, Sahoo, & Sharma, 2019).
Complementing in Multiple Cases
Mike Engstrom can complement in multiple cases due to production and logistics expertise. Different cases require effective production and logistics planning, and maintaining the operational facets is integral. Kim will oversee the financial aspects because she can be good in numbers in many cases. Multiple cases require financial precision, and complementing in these cases is probable. Toby Bigelow is creative and detail-oriented. Team building and activities, in various instances, require creativity, especially in terms of process or programming. Thus, he can be the best option in more than one case. Lastly, Glenn Hallett is aware of the importance of multitasking in many instances or events. Every case may have problems, and problem-solving becomes critical along with effective communication (Barner & Barner, 2012).
References
Barner, R., & Barner, C. P. (2012). Building Better Teams: 70 Tools and Techniques for Strengthening Performance Within and Across Teams. Wiley.
Dyer, W. G., & Dyer, J. H. (2019). Beyond Team Building: How to Build High Performing Teams and the Culture to Support Them. John Wiley & Son.
Hiriyappa, B. (2013). Team Building And Group Dynamic Management. Booktango.
MacDonald, E. (2013). The Skillful Team Leader: A Resource for Overcoming Hurdles to Professional Learning for Student Achievement. SAGE Publications.
Nutting, M. A. (2019). The Business of Personal Training. Human Kinetics.
Potnuru, R. K., Sahoo, C. K., & Sharma, R. (2019). Team building, employee empowerment and employee competencies: Moderating role of organizational learning culture. European Journal of Training and Development, 43(1/2), 39-60. doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-08-2018-0086
Scenario
Imagine that you work at JGR. The CEO has tasked you with being the Team Leader for a committee that will plan a one-day summer team-building retreat. All JGR employees will be attending the event. The purpose of the retreat is to foster unity, trust, and cohesion between the organization's employees. The event will start with a welcome and introduction, and then everyone will break out into group team-building sessions. The whole team will reconvene for a company-wide lunch, followed by a keynote speech.
As the Team Leader for the event planning committee, your job is to choose four other JGR employees to be on your committee.
