Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual - Population Council

Box 1.4.5: Qualities of a team player
1. Respect for other people
2. Open and approachable
3. Good communicator
4. Punctual etc.
Teamwork
Please note that not all your team members may have these qualities when they join
the team. The leaders and the CHO should praise them whenever they show one of
these qualities. Gradually you will see some changes in the character of team members.
Invariably they will develop qualities of punctuality, respect, openness, good listening and
communication skills.
Topic 5 Leadership and teamwork
Team leaders
Leaders make or unmake a team. We have many adages, sayings and proverbs that tell us
how important leaders are to a team. For example:
• As a leader is so are his followers
• See a man with vision, see a home in flight
• The character of the people is the character of the king
Below is an exercise (Exercise 1.4.5) with sayings about the importance of leaders to various
groups within a community. Work in small groups to find out what character traits of a
leader each proverb gives us that will help a team work effectively.
Exercise 1.4.5 Group work
Objective
1. To discuss the importance
of leadership in teamwork
Time: 10 minutes
Question
1. What qualities can you infer
from the proverbs/sayings
in Box 31?
Instructions to the Facilitator
1. Print out these sayings for the group
2. Let them add on some more from their own
languages
3. Glean or infer the qualities people want to
see in a good effective leader
4. Emphasise the fact that VHC and CHV are
leaders of health within the communities and
that the leaders of the CHV/VHC need to
have these qualities to lead the two teams.
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