BSBWOR502 Lead and manage team effectiveness

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead teams in the workplace and to actively engage with the management of the organisation.

It applies to individuals working at a managerial level who facilitate work teams and build a positive culture within their work teams. At this level, work will normally be carried out using complex and diverse methods and procedures requiring the exercise of considerable discretion and judgement, using a range of problem solving and decision making strategies.

1. Establish team performance plan
2. Develop and facilitate team cohesion
3. Facilitate teamwork
4. Liaise with stakeholders

• use leadership techniques and strategies to facilitate team cohesion and work outcomes including:
  • encouraging and fostering shared understanding of purpose, roles and responsibilities
  • identifying and resolving problems
  • providing feedback to encourage, value and reward others
  • modelling desired behaviour and practices
• develop policies and procedures to ensure team members take responsibility for own work and assist others to undertake required roles and responsibilities
• establish processes to address issues and resolve performance issues
• support team to meet expected performance outcomes including providing formal and informal learning opportunities as needed
• develop performance plans with key performance indicators (KPIs), outputs and goals for individuals or the team which incorporate input from stakeholders
• communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders about team performance plans and team performance
• facilitate two-way flow of information between team and management relevant to team performance
• evaluate and take necessary corrective action regarding unresolved issues, concerns and problems raised by internal or external stakeholders

• how group dynamics can support or hinder team performance
• strategies that can support team cohesion, participation and performance
• strategies for gaining consensus
• issue resolution strategies

BSBLDR511 Develop and use emotional intelligence

This unit covers the development and use of emotional intelligence to increase self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management in the context of the workplace.

It includes identifying the impact of own emotions on others in the workplace, recognising and appreciating the emotional strengths and weaknesses of others, promoting the development of emotional intelligence in others and utilising emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes.

It applies to managers who are required to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources and who deal with unpredictable problems as part of their job role. They use initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, evaluate and co-ordinate the work of teams.

1. Identify the impact of own emotions on others in the workplace
2. Recognise and address the emotional strengths and weaknesses of others
3. Promote the development of emotional intelligence in others
4. Utilise emotional intelligence to maximise team outcomes

• conduct an analysis to identify own emotional strengths, weaknesses, stressors, emotional states and triggers, incorporating feedback from others
• identify workplace situations and environments that may trigger an emotional response
• model behaviours that demonstrate management of emotions
• recognise the impact that cultural behaviours and beliefs may have on workplace interactions
• recognise and respond to the emotional states of others
• use emotional intelligence of self and others to enhance team performance
• promote the development of emotional intelligence in others.

• emotional intelligence principles and strategies
• key elements of the relationship between emotionally effective people and the attainment of business objectives
• strategies for communicating with a diverse workforce which has varying cultural expressions of emotion
• key features of emotional intelligence in the context of building workplace relationships.