This concise
paper details the criteria for choosing a productive and competent
team leader. The
writer contends and explains why a team leader must be a good role model to his or her staff. This paper stresses the need for positive motivation on the part of the leader as well as the material and emotional elements, such as rewards and compliments, which encourage the team members to perform at their best. The writer also explores the negative
personality traits of a team leader which can result in the overall failure of the team.