Richard Winfield, Founder of The Brefi Group, lists the following characteristics of a model team leader:

  • Know everything – keep on top of your brief and your subject – knowledge gets respect

  • Have clear timelines

  • Give positive feedback 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

  • Don't stand for any rubbish

  • 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.

  • Support them with tasks whenever they have a problem – giving them another resource or working with them to solve the problem.

  • Make weak workers work with stronger ones

  • Don't vanish to meetings without letting others know

  • Try and make sure the team gets allocated tasks that they will perform well at – helps you and them i.e. fight their corner.