Project Team Leadership: 5 Tips for Leading Your Project Team

The video provides five key tips for effective project team leadership. It emphasizes the importance of clear direction, supporting team relationship building, maintaining a positive demeanor, leveraging intrinsic motivators, and giving effective feedback. As teams mature, leaders should adapt their style to foster autonomy and creativity. The video also highlights the significance of social motivators like relationships, recognition, and respect in team dynamics.

What is the primary focus for a leader at the beginning of a project?

• Allowing team members to work independently

• Focusing on team relationship building

• Reducing control and direction

• Providing clear direction and role allocations

As a team matures, what should a leader do?

• Reduce control and allow more autonomy

• Maintain the same level of direction

• Increase control and direction

• Focus solely on individual performance

What is a leader's role in the early stages of team building?

• Support relationship building and manage dynamics

• Focus on individual achievements

• Allow dominant personalities to take control

• Resolve every conflict personally

How should a leader handle their demeanor at work?

• Ignore the team's mood

• Focus on task completion only

• Maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude

• Reflect their personal mood

What type of motivators are considered more effective for project teams?

• None of the above

• Extrinsic motivators like bonuses

• Only social motivators

• Intrinsic motivators like autonomy

Which of the following is NOT a social motivator?

• Respect

• Relationships

• Bonuses

• Recognition

What does the 'B' in the BOOST feedback model stand for?

• Balanced

• Bold

• Brief

• Basic

Why is it important for feedback to be specific?

• To help individuals understand what to improve

• To make it easier to ignore

• To make it less personal

• To generalize the feedback

What should feedback be based on according to the BOOST model?

• Team consensus

• Direct observation and evidence

• Personal opinions

• General assumptions

When should feedback be given according to the BOOST model?

• Whenever convenient

• As soon as possible after the event

• Only during performance reviews

• At the end of the project