Write an essay explaining the 10 characteristics of effective team members covered in this section. Your essay must include examples of each characteristic and how it can improve leadership skills.
Effective team members do the following:
Recognize that everyone on your team serves as a team leader
Everyone serves a specific purpose in a project. Proving the importance of your team means commending their efforts while recognizing how your relationship with them produces effective results.
Balance appropriate levels of participation
Make sure that everyone on your team is assigned an equal amount of work and a specific function. Encourage your teammates to make suggestions. The only bad idea is one that is not thought of and shared with other people.
Ensure that all viewpoints are explored
During a meeting make sure everyone has an opportunity to speak and their opinion is considered. This ensures everyone can and has agreed to the steps the team takes to achieve their goal.
Bring problems to the team (upward feedback)
Show that you have thought things out by mentioning problems that could come up in order to show good conflict management skills.
Maintain confidentiality
Never repeat anything personal involving others in your group. Personal matters should be kept separate from the group to ensure the focus is on the project and not the people in the group.
Provide open, honest, and accurate information
Always be open and honest in sharing what you think and how you feel about an issue. And anything you state as fact should be based on information that can be retrieved and shared to support your claim.
View criticism as an opportunity to learn
Being open-minded also involves being able to take the heat of criticism. If it is easy for you to give advice about things then you should be able to take criticism.
Act in a positive and constructive manner
Take a positive approach to the project and your team members and you’ll find ideas flow more freely, work is done more efficiently, and problems are solved more effectively. We all relate to each other and in groups feed off each others’ energy. If you think positively others will do the same.
Provide appropriate feedback
Feedback involves advice or how you feel about things. Just think before you speak and be mindful of how people might take your comments. Be sure your feedback is about the task or problem and not about the person.
Participate voluntarily
Waiting to be assigned to do something shows a lack of initiative. You will feel more engaged in your work if you have a say in what role you would like to serve and what task you’d like to be responsible for.
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