5What Team Leaders Do

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

• Define the key responsibilities of team leaders.

• Describe responsibilities that are specific to project team leaders.

• Describe typical leadership roles in work unit teams.

• Explain the role and responsibilities of executive sponsors.

• Assess your own team leadership skills and develop a plan to improve them as necessary.

Although the team leader’s job description varies depending upon the kind of team, the maturity of the team, the norms of the organization, and the mandate given the leader by upper management, all leaders share important responsibilities. ...

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