Discuss team organization and leadership

Discuss team organization and leadership in 175 words. How does a team model impact the organization and leadership of the team?

Respond back in 175 words for each statement: 

STATEMENT 1:

The team structure captures how teams are developed, how members interact and also capture team leadership. In order to understand project team organization and leadership, one needs to understand concepts such as size, composition and team identity. The ideal number of people in a team depends on various factors, but having many team members is not beneficial. Preferably half a dozen members with complementary skills who are committed to a common goal and the roles in the team are clearly defined. Team building activities can also help such a team to gain team competencies such as effective decision-making and conflict resolution. It is important to note that not all teams go through the five stages of team development over and over again. In some instances, a team finishes a project and is assigned a different project, therefore, such a team goes straight to norming or performing stage. The project leader should lead the team by fulfilling the different roles and responsibilities required of him through the different stages of a project’s life cycle. During project execution, the project manager has to monitor and control the project to ensure the deliverables will be met. In doing so, the project manager has to liaise with team members, stakeholders and other participants. The right team model eliminates or reduces conflict and commitment issues, it also ensures that team members have the needed skills and this helps the project manager lead the project. The project manager requires both technical and soft skills in leading projects. 

STATEMENT 2:

In thinking about this question, I having been reflecting on my own experiences as a manager and supervisor. I try to be a very hands on manager and be involved in as many areas of a project as possible. From a team perspective I work from a collaborative mindset. I like to solicit opinions of team members up to a point. And, I use that input up to a point when I am formulating a time table of events for the project. From that point, I tend to break down a project into various parts and farm it out to subgroups who, I think, can handle the particular part of the project that I have assigned them. That's one reason I request input from team members so I can get an idea of where they would feel most comfortable and useful in the overall project. Then, I tend to work with the subgroups but give each of the group leaders a chance to be in charge and as such, learn what it means to be a leader.