How to be a good team leader?

[Agent orange.]

I have some chaps of mine who are in my team (but not sighned up yet) and im the teams leader, so I could use some tips if anyone has any.

Yours truly. Agent orange.

[ogrejager]

Wow. Um. Wow.

You want to be "god"?



Ironic that your guys have "sined up," with you wanting to God and all.

Okay. Serious advice. Come to some of the games posted here. Learn, ask questions. Learn. Then all of you can take that home and digest that.

Good luck!

[Cyclops]

What's the question here? Tips on what? How to get your chaps signed up to your team? Easy walk to one at a time with a KWA MK23 in one hand and a pen in the other. Let them make the choice.

[Riddick]

Do you need a code for this god team?

[ClownBaby]

One thing a good team leader does is listen to what your teammates want to do, or be.

A good team leader should be a leader, not a dictator.

That being said, you may have to make decisions that your team will not agree with, or like.

Be ready for that, and remember that you all started as friends. If you or your teammates find yourselves not having fun playing with each other, it's probably time to give it up.

And any good operator/team leader spell checks, or Jester and Ogre will hunt you down!

[Attack37]

Being a team leader is tough. Being a leader in anything is tough, but a team leader needs to be able to flex their leadership style depending on the situation. Use democracy prior to the operation, to get a general idea of how people thing the role of the team works best. Then use the Authoritarian style to tell people what their roles are, based on their strengths and the needs of the mission. Finally, use Dictatorship to give command during the mission, no time to have people ask or question what you say, time is critical and if people question you, the enemy will out maneuver you quickly.

"No one is a leader until their position is ratified in the hearts and minds of those in which they lead."

[Matt]

Yell a lot. Use military buzzwords.

[Agent orange.]

OK, sorry for putting "god team leader" that was a misspell on my part. But I'm just trying to get some info is all, I never really got the chance at leading, people always told me I was a good follower could take orders extremely well, but possibly be a good leader as well. One of the things I remember is learn from your mistakes, don't keep going the same way you got killed like in call of duty. But thank you guys.

[ClownBaby]

Well good, you've already learned something that we were probably all thinking.

If you can't fallow, you sure as hell can't lead.

Glad to see you edited your post, realizing that we were joking with you about being an airsoft god, and didn't freak out and tell us all to F off.

Good job!

*positive reinforcement, that's some leader shit*

[laggard]

One of the things that helped me a lot in learning to lead a team:

Start out as a member of another team, watch how their leadership works. Slowly work up to leading small groups in that team, once you feel comfortable with leading, branch off to create your own team. If the guys on your team have played with you and the other team, and have played in your small group, or squad, that makes it even easier to have a "Core group". The most important thing I can say, be open minded, swallow your pride, and if someone else has an idea, hear it out. I'd rather hear out an idea and not use it, than ignore an idea that would have gotten us to achieve our objective.

Yell a lot. Use military buzzwords.

Don't forget to grow a mustache, and keep a flask of whiskey in your breast pocket. And wear gold aviators.

[Airsoftee]

Agent orange, thank you for posting this.

Now I know how team FOAD has grown so quickly.

[ogrejager]

If you can't fallow, you sure as hell can't lead.

ROFL. Yeah, don't leave that field alone if you want to lead!

[McNair]

You're young. Don't lead.

Go to games. Follow...
When you're older, then you can lead.

The end.

[Attack37]

You're young. Don't lead.

Go to games. Follow...
When you're older, then you can lead.

The end.

Just cause you are old, doesn't mean you can lead. Just say'n.

[Agent orange.]

So even though I made a team, I can still go to other teams or something like that and fight along side them? or merely just go to a event and basically pay close attention to my comrads in arms who happin to be on the same team I am on?

Oh and McNair, some people are born leaders, many are followers, but some if not most, just need the experience and training to do it. Yes sometimes it is better when your older, but I am hoping to have more team members my age and up to 18. This way not only is it a learning experience for me, but for them, But I see where your coming from, but even though I wont wait till I am older, I respect your advice, and thank you.