Unit Content
Outcomes
1. Plan team outcomes
- Identify common objectives of workplace team, responsibilities and required outcome(s)
- Use performance plans to establish expected outcomes, goals, and behaviours for individual team members in accordance with team objective and relevant policies
- Select appropriate strategies to ensure team members are accountable for their roles and responsibilities
- Plan for contingencies that could impact the team
2. Coordinate team and individuals
- Communicate common team objectives and responsibilities to team members
- Allocate tasks to team members based on staff expertise or development potential and provide appropriate instructions
- Facilitate open and respectful communication and collaboration between team members, considering the needs of those from diverse backgrounds
- Identify opportunities for cross collaboration amongst external and internal teams and individuals
3. Support team
- Provide coaching to staff to enhance workplace culture
- Support individuals according to organisational requirements to work towards common team goals
- Facilitate team to identify, brainstorm, report and resolve task related issues and inefficiencies
- Use problem solving skills to deal with any team, task or individual challenges
4. Monitor team performance
- Measure team member performance against agreed work plans
- Provide timely and constructive performance feedback to team members according to expected organisational standards
- Identify specific learning and development opportunities to improve team and individual performance and behaviours
- Implement action plans to address individual and team training needs
Subject Content
This course may be offered in the following formats
Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.
Assessment Methods
Assessment 1: Create a team plan for the term
- Understand and analyse your team to create a draft plan for the term.
- Collaborate with your team to revise your plan for the term.
Assessment 2: Create a team orientation document
Create an orientation document that can be used when inducting new team members, communicating important information about the team and any relevant team/organisational guidelines.
Assessment 3: Execute your plan and evaluate your performance
Execute your team plan from Assessment 1, incorporating input from your team. Record your progress in a logbook and evaluate your performance.
Prescribed Text
Level 1 (easiest to digest)
Hartwig, Ryan T., et al. Leading Small Groups That Thrive: Five Shifts to Take Your Group to the Next Level. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020.
Level 2
Tripp, David Paul. Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry. Wheaton: Crossway, 2015.
Level 3 (more complicated and technical)
Macdonald, I., Burke, C., and Stewart, K. Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organisations. London: Routledge, 2018.
