Unit 2 Leadership and Teamwork in the Public
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services Paul Meares
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • The aim of this lesson is to introduce the learner to different types of teams that operate within public services.
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • At the end of the session the learner will be able to: • Indentify different types of teams. • Explain their characteristics. • Describe the benefits of teams in the public services. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=OERgo. Dc J 3_o
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services All Students Most Students Some Students Indentify different types of teams. Identify differences between types of teamwork activities. Describe the benefits of teams in the public services. Explain their characteristics. Describe the different types of teams that operate within a selected public service. Working with the group to take part in a task. Types of teams in the public services Working in pairs. Working as an individual.
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services Embedding Equality and Diversity Link to workplace and Overseas Travel Think about the following topics and how this will affect individuals. How will the topics affect individuals in the workplace. Try to highlight and bring the topics listed below out during the lesson. Age, Gender, Sexual orientation, Religion, Illnesses, Medical conditions, Physical ability, Money/finance, Ethnic background, Comprehension of English and Maths, Ability to communicate(deaf, blind, foreign language).
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • Types of team: formal, informal; size, small, large; temporary project/task teams; permanent groupings • Benefits of teams: contribution to organisational productivity and effectiveness; reduction of alienation; fostering innovation; sharing expertise; implementing change; identification and development of talent, Belbin • Types of teamwork activities: paper-based exercises, disaster, logistics; activity based, physical training activities, team-building exercises, military/emergency exercises; work related team activity, achieving work objectives, planning and achieving a project • Types of teams in the public services: divisional; departmental; sectional; geographical; multi-disciplinary; regiment; brigade; force; multi agency/services teams; specialist teams, search and rescue, project teams, emergency services. • Watch the video and then relate the criteria to your assignment: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=DI 3 HY 7 g 0 MDU
Types of teams and their characteristics… • Formal - Work - Police - Affiliated team - SAS • Informal - Negotiators - Intelligence and surveillance
Types of teams… • Project / task teams - Formed for a relevant task - SAS - Target specific things with the hope of achieving an outcome. • Size of teams - Can get more work done in a shorter time frame. - Assign members to work on different tasks. – SAS team Benefits to do with the size of teams?
Types of teams… • Permanent groupings – • E. g Dog teams, Detectives, Forensics
The benefits of teams. Contribute to productivity and effectiveness Reduction of alienation Fostering innovation Share expertise Implement change Identify and develop talent. E. g Belbin When teamwork goes wrong: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w 46 o. GGCp UKA • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TRZn. Tf. Ringg • •
Belbin Different team roles that can be undertaken. Categorised under 9 headings. How did this work within the SAS team? Action Social Thinking Completer Finisher Co-ordinator Monitor Evaluator Implementer Resource Investigator Plant Shaper Teamworker Specialist
Honey’s Five Team Roles • Honey’s Five Team Roles: • • The ‘Leader’ who ensures that the team has clear objectives and makes sure everyone is • involved and committed. • • The ‘Challenger’ who questions effectiveness and presses for improvement and results. • • The ‘Doer’ who urges the team to get on with the job in hand does practical tasks. • • The ‘Thinker’ who produces carefully considered ideas and weighs up and improves ideas • from others. • • The ‘Supporter’ who eases tension and maintains team harmony.
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • Types of teamwork activities: • Which activities did the SAS use to prepare for the siege? • Paper-based exercises, disaster, logistics; activity based, physical training activities, team-building exercises, military/emergency exercises; work related team activity, achieving work objectives, planning and achieving a project
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • • • Types of teamwork activities: Logistics Activity based Physical training activities Team-building exercises Military/emergency exercises Work related team activity Achieving work objectives Planning and achieving a project
Types of teams in the public services • Divisional Structure HQ 1 st Division
Types of teams in the public services • Departmental • London Metropolitan Police Operational Support • Sectional • Mounted Section, Dog Section, Firearms Section, Diver Section, Custodial Section.
Types of teams in the public services • Geographical
Types of teams in the public services • Multi-disciplinary • Response and inter-service co-operation: • Police, Fire, Ambulance, Gas/Electric Board, Council • Regiment • The Yorkshire Regiment • Brigade • 15 Brigade NE
Types of teams in the public services • • Force South Yorkshire Police Force Multi agency/services teams Gas, electric, water, council, police, fire, ambulance
Types of teams in the public services • • Specialist teams Forensic Bomb Squad Underwater search and rescue Sniper teams Search and rescue Coast Guard, Life Boats, Mountain Rescue
Types of teams in the public services • • Project teams Emergency planning/Table top scenario`s Emergency services Police, Fire, Ambulance, Bomb Squad
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • Now that you have completed the tasks you are to: • P 5 describe the different types of teams that operate within a selected public service
Unit 2: Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services • • What have you learned today? How could you use what you have learned? What would you change? What could you develop further?
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