Chapter 10: Participation and

Leadership in Teams
“Leadership may be defined as the use
of power to promote the goal
accomplishment and maintenance of
the group.”
 Effective Team Preparation
• Committed Members
– Devote time and energy
– Support the final decision
– Perform task and maintenance functions
• Communication Skills
– Active listening
– Open-mindedness
– Effective personality types
• See “Big Five” on page 264
 Task and Maintenance Roles
• Task roles • Maintenance roles
– Functions that must be – Functions that must be
performed if the group performed to maintain
is to accomplish its the interpersonal
task or solve its relationships and
problem harmony of the group
 Effective Team Leadership
• Trait theory of leadership- a person must have certain
traits to become a leader.
• Function theory of leadership- certain functions that must
be performed if a group is to be successful.
• Three-dimension theory of leadership (stylistic
approach)- describes 3 leadership styles
– Autocratic- leaders are central figures who contain a high degree
of control and power
– Democratic- leaders and followers make decisions together and
jointly determine courses of action
– Laissez-faire- leaders are not involved with the teams decision
making
 Effective Team-Leadership
• Situational Contingency Theory of Leadership
– leadership in any given situation depends on the
power of the leader, the nature of the task, and the
relationship of the leader and team members
• Situational Leadership Theory- a good leader is
flexible and can change styles when needed
– Delegating
– Participating
– Telling
– Selling
 Effective Team Leadership
• Transformational Leadership- charismatic
leaders who inspired followers to
exceptional performance, enthusiasm, and
loyalty (ex. Martin Luther King)