Teams are critical to the success or failure of an organization or activity. It is paramount to establish effective and cohesive teams to ensure that an organization succeeds. Dysfunctional teams often lead to conflict and concomitant failure to attain organizational goals (Mannix & Neale, 2014). The army is one of the professions that depend heavily on effective teamwork and leadership to function. Any weaknesses in the team structure and cohesion may be fatal. In combat, the line between survival and death is determined by the effectiveness and cohesion of the team. There is a need for effective team leadership as the teams strive to meet the challenges created by the uncertain and complex modern environments.
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It also provides an avenue for the leader to assess to individual and collective moods of the members. Once the leader understands these moods, they can tailor subsequent interactions to prevent creating tension or divisions in the team. Reliance on digital communication erodes the transmission or collection of these vital cues, which might impede the formation of effective teams (Beebe & Masterson, 2014). Therefore, I ensure that there is sufficient face-to-face communication with the members of my section as much as there is the use of digital communication for relaying urgent …show more content…
As leader we must have adequate and observable personal qualities that can help to assess and integrate team members to form a functional team. Some of the critical aspects that the leader needs to consider are the team composition, team size, assignment of tasks, creating the right climate, identification of team goals and team structure. Constant and effective communication is also critical as poor communication may cause team fragmentation, tension or even total collapse. Each of these factors is vital and requires the right amount of focus from the team leader. The successful implementation of these elements creates the line between an effective and an ineffective military
The modern teams are different …show more content…
It also provides an avenue for the leader to assess to individual and collective moods of the members. Once the leader understands these moods, they can tailor subsequent interactions to prevent creating tension or divisions in the team. Reliance on digital communication erodes the transmission or collection of these vital cues, which might impede the formation of effective teams (Beebe & Masterson, 2014). Therefore, I ensure that there is sufficient face-to-face communication with the members of my section as much as there is the use of digital communication for relaying urgent …show more content…
As leader we must have adequate and observable personal qualities that can help to assess and integrate team members to form a functional team. Some of the critical aspects that the leader needs to consider are the team composition, team size, assignment of tasks, creating the right climate, identification of team goals and team structure. Constant and effective communication is also critical as poor communication may cause team fragmentation, tension or even total collapse. Each of these factors is vital and requires the right amount of focus from the team leader. The successful implementation of these elements creates the line between an effective and an ineffective military