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Leadership in Teams and Decision

Groups
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After studying this chapter, you should be
able to:
Understand the processes that determine group
performance.
Understand how leaders can influence group
processes and improve performance.
Understand why different types of teams need
somewhat different types of leadership.





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Understand effective procedures for leading
teams.
Understand the primary leadership functions
in decision groups.
Understand procedures for leading successful
meetings.
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Understand the processes that
determine group performance
Shared objectives
Skills and role clarity
Internal coordination
External coordination
Resources and support



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Trust, cohesiveness, and cooperation
Accurate, shared mental models
Collective efficacy
Collective learning
Member diversity
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Understand how leaders can
influence group processes and
improve performance

Task behaviors

Relations behaviors

Change behaviors

Situational factors
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Understand why different types
of teams need somewhat different
types of leadership
Cross-functional teams

Self-managed work teams

Virtual teams
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Understand effective procedures
for leading teams

Emphasize common interests and values
Develop collective identification
Facilitate social interaction
Communicate activities and achievements
Conduct process analyses
Increase mutual cooperation incentives
Hold practice sessions
Use reviews to facilitate collective learning

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Understand the primary
leadership functions in decision
groups


Task-oriented functions
Group maintenance functions


Who should perform these leadership functions?
Leader-centered view
Group-centered view



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Understand procedures for
leading successful meetings

Necessary preparations
Share essential information
Describe problem
Allow ample time
Separate idea generation from evaluation
Facilitate participation

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Encourage idea building
Use systematic procedure for idea evaluation
Encourage Integrative solutions
Encourage consensus building
Clarify implementation responsibilities

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