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Richard Winfield, Founder of The Brefi Group, lists the following
characteristics of a model
team leader:
in front of others
Have a laugh
Delegate – very, very important – don't take on too much it gets
no-one anywhere
Daily stand-up
meetings – 2 minutes every
morning so everyone knows where they are
Weekly retro meetings – feedback on what we
can improve every week and make sure it is acted upon
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Don't stand for any rubbish
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Listen but
in the end it is your head on the block so make let them know it is a
good idea but that this time you opt for option.
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Support them with tasks whenever they have
a
problem – giving them another resource or working with them
to
solve the problem.
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Make weak workers work with stronger ones
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Don't vanish to
meetings without letting
others know
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Try and make sure the
team gets allocated
tasks that they will perform well at – helps you and them i.e. fight
their corner.
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