Manager's Notepad 1.2

Nine Responsibilities of Team Leaders

1. Plan meetings and work schedules.
2. Clarify goals and tasks, and gather ideas for improvement.
3. Appraise performance and counsel team members.
4. Recommend pay increases and new assignments.
5. Recruit, train and develop team to meet performance goals.
6. Encourage high performance and teamwork.
7. Inform tam members about organisational goals and expectations.
8. Inform higher levels of team needs and accomplishments.
9. Coordinate with other teams and support the rest of the organisation.

Manager's Notepad 1.1

Critical Survival Skills for the contemporary workplace

1. Mastery: You need to be good at something; you need to be able to contribute something of value to your employer.
2. Contacts: You need to know people; links with peers and others within and outside the organisation are essential to get things done.
3. Entrepreneurship: You must act as if you are running your own business, spotting ideas and opportunities, and stepping out to embrace them.
4. Love of technology: You have to embrace technology; you do not have to be a technician, but you must be willing and able to fully use IT effectively and creatively.
5. Marketing: You need to be able to communicate your successes and progress, both yours personally and those of your work group.
6. Passion for renewal: You need to be continuously learning and changing and updating yourself to best meet future demands.