shared leadership

example fo shared leadership

a joint task involving specialists from different departments

within shared leadership the natural leader...

changes... the starting leader may be the most natural, then the different phases are led by whoever is most appropriate

culture

group's values and a belief that they are empowered

support structure

technology and team training

vertical leaders

the official leader, must be leader and follower goal alignment, trust and satisfaction with vertical leader, allow decision-making, members need to believe the vertical leader will allow them to make decisions, most successful when vertical leader is a woman (best at nurturing the group)

prerequisites of shared leadership

vertical leaders, support structure, culture, length of relationship, flow, proximity

proximity

works best when the team is in the same building/area, rather than virtual meetings

shared leadership=

'a dynamic, interactive influence process among individuals in groups for which the objective is to lead one another to the achievement of group or organisational goals or both' (Pearce and Conger, 2003)

outcomes of shared leadership-group level

-group confidence/capability -motivation -group cohesion -team citizenship behaviour -constructive interaction style -information exchange -team effectiveness

outcomes of shared leadership-individual level

-satisfaction with team and leader -self-efficacy -skill development -leadership development