Team Leader, Good or Bad?

My 1st week as Team Leader / Project Manager, and what a week!
It feels as though we have a lot to do work wise at the moment, not just with the 'On the Job' project but with the 'CiSSy' and 'iME' projects too, the problem being the juggling of work.

I do not want to get my team doing too much so that they fall behind with other projects, but I also want us to do a good job. I think we can achieve better than a 'pass'.

I feel it is going okay, this team leader business, though a little stressful, I think there may be a need for a bit 'quiet time' to collect my thoughts and organise myself. I am trying to be fair with tasks delegated but I feel as though I am bogging myself down a little. Maybe more delegation is required!

I do not seem to mind the responsibility of managing a team, even if I did have initial reservations about it. These may sound odd but I kind of like the pain!! It does stress you out a little, but I also think it is good for character. Taking charge of something, involving team members in decisions and creating something together is quite a good feeling.

If anyone has any advice on team management, please chip in with it, my ears are open to anything that may help. I think this is a good attitude to have actually, being open minded to advice from team members, peers, tutors or any outside bodies can only help in the long run. If 2 heads are better than 1 then surely the more heads the better!

Well thanks for reading, and remember to leave feedback on any posts.

Mark