What Constitutes a Leadership Team


A team can be defined as a small group of people who need to work interdependently to produce something. Leadership teams are made up of people who are used to being responsible for their own units within a larger organization. The group of leaders at the top of an organization's hierarchy may or may not be a true team. The members usually want to be seen as part of a leadership team to be able to influence the overall organization. I have seen groups who declared themselves a team just because they meet once a week to inform each other about what they are working on. I have seen groups of leaders brought together to be chastised on a regular basis by the head leader for any less than perfect performance. And I have been lucky to see some leadership teams that have truly benefited from the collective wisdom of the group and who developed innovative strategies to address the complexities of their organization in an effort to cope with ever-changing environments and business conditions.

Organizational life becomes more complex every year. Can your company really count on a single individual to provide overall leadership? If we know that teams that make things outperform groups of individuals, shouldn't a team of leaders do a better job of providing strategic direction than a single president or CEO? More and more companies are using executive leadership teams in these complex times. Collectively the members may have the wisdom to help identify current realities and develop strategic initiatives to realize the team's vision for the future.




Tools for Team Leadership. Delivering the X-Factor in Team eXcellence
Tools for Team Leadership: Delivering the X-Factor in Team eXcellence
ISBN: 0891063862
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 137

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