Introduction

This site is designed as a simple and easily accessible e-support toolkit for anyone involved in leading a team. If you find it useful please drop an e-mail with any comments to Fred Sherwin.
Our companion toolkits "Improving Processes and Services" , "Project Management", "Managing Change", and "Consultancy Skills" can be accessed via the Lindsay Sherwin Homepage.

This toolkit focuses on team development and leadership - how team leaders can best lead and develop their teams. The team may be a permanent one or project team.

Work in this field have tended to focus on three questions:

how teams develop and which approaches help,
what styles do different leaders use and which is the most effective,
and what management and interpersonal skills the leaders require.

This site summarises the work in all of those areas and is in four parts, each accessed by the buttons at the top of the page and by the links below. They are:

Overview	This introductory section.
Team Development	Models and approaches used in the development of teams. Development of their capability, team spirit, climate, and effectiveness.
Leadership Styles	The main theories of leadership style and motivation, plus self-assessment questionnaires.
Leadership Skills	The main leadership and interpersonal skills needed