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Assignment – Unit 8000-250 Developing Yourself as a Team Leader Task 1 Understand the role and responsibilities of a team leader Assessment Criteria 1 – Outline the role of the Team Leader The role of a Team Leader is someone who provides guidance, instruction, direction and motivation to lead others within an organisation. The Team Leader role differs from that of a First Line Manager, as the Team Leader will typically focus on a short term day to day performance and also be operational. As one of the Duty Managers within Solihull Connect, it is my role to lead and guide a team to carry out the day to day performance of delivery of customer service and to ensure that the team members have all the tools available to them to carry out the task, for example to make sure that all computer systems are available. It is my role to provide guidance and support to team members especially when dealing with more complex enquiries or when required to handle any difficult situations which the team members cannot deal with, for example handing difficult or aggressive customers. It is my role to monitor performance and to distribute tasks as necessary to the team members. My role demands that I must be approachable at all times and also be able to listen to the team if they have any new ides which I would then pass onto First Line Manager. My role as team Leader is to develop the team and I hold regular team meetings and one to one sessions to discuss continued progress and performance. These sessions are also a tool to promote motivation and self worth within the team. Assessment Criteria 2 List the main responsibilities of the team leader within the team The main responsibility of a Team Leader is to guide the team so they move to complete the task – in my instance to achieve
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