Team Leadership

Paper Summary:

The paper notes that the catalyst of any organizations' ability to attain agility and remain competitively strong in an increasingly turbulent global business environment, is team leadership. The paper discusses that, in the observations of the many researchers cited in this paper, the value of leaders as catalysts of positive, highly valuable transformations in organizations are critical during uncertain economic times for any organization. The paper discusses the attributes of successful leaders and the pivotal role trust plays in being effective as a leader.

Outline:
Introduction
Leadership is the Catalyst of Team and Organizational Transformation
Assessing Trust in Leaders: Where Organizational Transformation Begins
Transformational Leadership Part of the Catalyst of Making Change Permanent
Summary

From the Paper:

"What all these approaches to defining leadership have in common is the trustworthiness of leaders (Douglas, Zivnuska, 2008) and their ability to be consistent in defining and fulfilling commitments. The leadership attributes of being empathetic and able to coach, clearly communicate and invite team members to internalize the vision and their role in fulfilling it, and motivate through concentrating on each team members' unique strengths to increase open collaboration across teams are all crucial leadership skills".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Howard R Bromley, Victoria A Kirschner-Bromley. (2007). Are You a Transformational Leader? Physician Executive, 33(6), 54-57. Retrieved September 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1453290801).
• C Shawn Burke, Dana E Sims, Elizabeth H Lazzara, Eduardo Salas. (2007). Trust in leadership: A multi-level review and integration. Leadership Quarterly, 18(6), 606. Retrieved September 28, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1397260071).
• Amy E Colbert, Amy L Kristof-Brown, Bret H Bradley, Murray R Barrick. (2008). CEO TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: THE ROLE OF GOAL IMPORTANCE CONGRUENCE IN TOP MANAGEMENT TEAMS. Academy of Management Journal, 51(1), 81. Retrieved September 28, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1466219651).
• Ceasar Douglas, Suzanne Zivnuska. (2008). Developing Trust in Leaders: An Antecedent of Firm Performance. S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, 73(1), 20-28,2. Retrieved September 27, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1451832151).
• French, J. R. P., & Raven, B. H, 1959. The bases of social power. In D. Cartwright (Ed.), Studies in social power (pp. 150-167). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.

More papers on Team Leadership:

• Essay # 56525 : "Entrepreneurial Team Leadership"
• Analytical Essay # 60799 : "Team Leadership"
• Narrative Essay # 96921 : "Team Leadership"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: