Value to the Team

Each person brings a unique set of gifts, attributes, and expectations to the environment in which they operate. Add to this list any other experiences, skills or other attributes that I bring, and make the most important items on the list available to other team members.

As a team member, I:

● Quickly determines the important factors when problems arise.
● Will see a project through to conclusion.
● Displays a strong enquiring leadership style.
● Acts as the “conscience” of the group.
● Considers the practicalities of any issue.
● Contributes vigorously and energetically.
● Can make action plans to reduce risk.
● Gets his job done and done right.
● Always looks for ways to improve his and the team's, performance.
● Commits to realistic goals.

Communication

Effective Communication

Communication can only be effective if it is received and understood by the recipient. For each person certain communication strategies are more effective than others. This section identifies some of the key strategies which will lead to effective communication with me. Identify the most important statements and make them available to colleagues.

Strategies for communicating with me:

● Be well structured and organised.
● Agree with him wherever possible.
● Acknowledge your understanding of his ideals and values, although they may be different.
● Leave personalities out of the discussion.
● Provide facts and figures.
● Match his pace in presenting to him.
● Take responsibility for your own actions and errors.
● Ask what he thinks, not how he feels.
● Be thoroughly prepared.
● Be clear about expectations and timescales.
● Be practical and logical.
● Let him know he is in control.

Barriers to Effective Communication

Certain strategies will be less effective when communicating with me. Some of the things to be avoided are listed below. This information can be used to develop powerful, effective and mutually acceptable communication strategies.

When communicating with me, DO NOT:

● Criticise ideas or take issues with them.
● Be dull, dour or redundant.
● Invade my privacy.
● Forget to balance interaction with time for reflection.
● Appear timid or ineffective.
● Be flippant, inconsistent, fanciful or ostentatious.
● Go to a meeting with him without adequate facts and figures.
● Try to hoodwink or mislead.
● Be too informal or waste time on social trivia.
● Ramble or become emotional.
● Tell me what to do or how to do it.
● Expect an immediate positive reaction.