Q&A for How to Be a Good Team Leader

An effective leader is enthusiastic. If you get excited, then your team is more likely to be excited about the project. If your team respects you and looks up to as a leader, your excitement and encouragement will foster creativity and a desire to perform well.

It's important to be authentic. If you're trying to pretend like you're something you're not, people will see through it. The best way to get around limitations or discomfort is to just play to your strengths. If you aren't a good public speaker, break into small groups and speak to your teams in smaller settings. If you aren't good at presenting, delegate someone else to present. So long as you're authentic and you play to your strengths, you'll be fine.

Don't speak while you're still angry. You can never take back hurtful words after you have said them. Try to put yourself in their situation to better understand them.

Speak to the person and remind the person about the values and respect of the organization. Depending on the context of the situation, consider talking to your coach about the person's attitude for additional ways to handle your teammate.

Let them understand the importance of everyone's participation to achieve your team's goal.

You can become more talkative by going to different competitions and making a lot of new friends. Start by taking to your relatives and your siblings for practice.

It helps for a better working environment. Goals are usually met in a timely manner. Motivation is contagious.

You get a good reputation by working hard towards your team's goal, emphasizing on teamwork, having a good overall attitude and, most of all, by being friendly towards your teammates.

You may want to hold a group meeting where you share your thoughts as a team leader and ask what you can do to help everyone come together and cooperate more often. There might be an issue with your leadership style that is contributing to the problem, so this would give everyone a chance to speak their minds and brainstorm solutions.

Not necessarily, but if in this position it's important to be as informed as possible and to seek advice from members of the team if needed. It's important to then be decisive knowing all the facts.