6 Team Leadership Practice and Reflection Free Online FlashCards

When is team leadership especially visible?

Leadership becomes especially visible when a team faces competing priorities, uncertainty, or disagreement.

What actions help a leader guide a team effectively?

Effective leaders clarify the goal, invite relevant expertise, assign responsibilities, monitor progress, and adjust the plan.

How can leadership shift within a team?

Leadership can shift temporarily to the team member best placed to handle a particular situation.

How do briefs, huddles, and debriefs differ?

Briefs help teams agree on a plan; huddles help them adapt it; debriefs help them learn from the outcome.

What are the stages of the practical leadership response cycle?

Clarify the goal and urgency, gather facts and perspectives, choose and communicate a plan, support performance, then review and adjust.

Why consult the people closest to the work?

Consulting people closest to the work can surface useful evidence and improve shared understanding.

How should a leader act when time is limited and information is incomplete?

State what is known, make the best justified choice available, and set a time to revisit it if new information appears.

What does the DESC conflict script stand for?

DESC means Describe the situation, Express the concern, Suggest an alternative, and explain the Consequences for the shared goal.

How should a leader begin a conversation with a colleague whose performance has changed?

Describe specific observations without labeling the person, then ask open questions and listen to understand possible barriers.

Which three needs does self-determination theory highlight at work?

Self-determination theory highlights autonomy, competence, and relatedness as important workplace needs.

How can a team prioritize two urgent requests when it can complete only one immediately?

Compare consequences of delay, deadlines, dependencies, and who is affected; explain the trade-off and set a time to reassess.

What should a useful team debrief accomplish?

A short, blame-free debrief helps teams identify what went well, what could improve, and what action to try next.