Richard Winfield, Founder of The Brefi Group, lists the following characteristics of a model  Team Leader:

1. Know everything – keep on top of your brief and your subject – knowledge gets respect

2. Have clear timelines

3. Give positive feedback in front of others

4. Have a laugh

5. Delegate – very, very important – don't take on too much it gets no-one anywhere

6. Daily stand-up meetings – 2 minutes every morning so everyone knows where they are

7. Weekly retro meetings – feedback on what we can improve every week and make sure it is acted upon

8. Don't stand for any rubbish

9. Listen but in the end it is your head on the block so make let them know it is a good idea but that this time you opt for option...

10. Support them with tasks whenever they have a problem – giving them another resource or working with them

11. Make weak workers work with stronger ones

12. Don't vanish to meetings without letting others know

13. Try and make sure the team gets allocated tasks that they will perform well at – helps you and them i.e. fight their corner.