"Team Management - High Production/High People
According to the Blake Mouton model, Team management is the most effective leadership style. It reflects a leader who is passionate about his work and who does the best he can for the people he works with.
Team or "sound" managers commit to their organization's goals and mission, motivate the people who report to them, and work hard to get people to stretch themselves to deliver great results. But, at the same time, they're inspiring figures who look after their teams. Someone led by a Team manager feels respected and empowered, and is committed to achieving her goals.
Team managers prioritize both the organization's Production needs and their people's needs. They do this by making sure that their team members understand the organization's purpose , and by involving them in determining Production needs.
When people are committed to, and have a stake in, the organization's success, their needs and Production needs coincide. This creates an environment based on trust and respect, which leads to high satisfaction, motivation and excellent results. Team managers likely adopt the Theory Y approach to motivation, as we mentioned above."
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Tolerate failure. Experimentation is the prerequisite to innovation. Create an environment where developers run lots of small experiments and where failure is celebrated rather than punished. Run blameless post-mortems to discover why an experiment failed and what you can learn from that experience.
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