Self Managed and Matrix Teams Leadership & Management Developmenet Center

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    Course Overview

    • Recognize the characteristics of self managed and matrix teams and work groups.
    • Explain the need for team based organizations outlining the role of a self managed and matrix team leader.
    • Describe the actions and behaviors of a self managed and matrix team leader recognizing the differences with that of a traditional team leader.
    • Use a combination of practical approaches, tools and techniques to engage, motivate and inspire a self-managed team driving from within forward to success.

    Main Topics

    The Characteristics of Self Managed and Matrix Teams:

    • What are self managed and matrix teams and why is there a need for them?
    • The implications of teams operating without freedom and responsibility .
    • The advantages and challenges of self managed and matrix teams.

    The Role of the Leader:

    • Changing the role of leadership.
    • What is expected of a self-managed and matrix team leader?
    • How to maintain focus - how to show concern.
    • What level of involvement / control is appropriate?
    • Moving from positional authority to working inside the group to provide direction.
    • Becoming accountable to the needs of the team.

    The Behaviors and Skills Required:

    • The skills, qualities and attributes needed.
    • Understanding the impact your style and influence has on the team .
    • Recognizing appropriate behavior and the key differences to traditional leadership.
    • Developing a sincere desire to release potential in others.

    Creating a Self Managed/Matrix Team – Tools and Techniques:

    • Group process facilitation – enabling the team to achieve.
    • Team problem solving – encouraging collaboration and collective management control.
    • Team decision making – empowering the team to reach their own decisions based upon areas of team responsibility.
    • Team communication – acting as the voice of the team and communicating with the wider organization.

    Application Planning:

    • Developing a practical application plan focused on your own specific self managed/ matrix team.
    Updated on 08 November, 2015

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