What are my Responsibilities as Team Leader?
As a team manager, your major responsibility is to model the behaviors and attitudes that you want to see within the team. For one, you need to share information with your team, just as you expect members to exchange information with one another. If you share information with just a few members of the team, then it shouldn’t come as a surprise that members of your staff hoard information from one another and even question this thing you talk about called "teamwork."
As team leader, you need to show respect for each member and the unique contribution each person makes to the team effort. Recognize that all your team’s members have the right to their own opinions. You don’t have to agree with them but you do need to recognize that the opinions are valid for the individuals who hold them. And praise and encourage everyone.
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When you first form a team, expect that there will be some doubt about your willingness to model the behaviors described above. You have to devote time and attention to building an atmosphere of mutual support, encouragement, communication, and approval. Encourage your people to have fun. Laughter brings people together, and it’s a great stress-buster.
In time, as employees get used to the idea of collaboration and cooperation as a team, the group will begin to settle in and settle down. But don’t imagine that your work is over. It’s just the beginning. You need to continue to treat everyone equally, with equal respect. Never forget to say thank you. Celebrate individual successes and, also, a team success—because everyone contributed in one way or another