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In fact, team leadership impacts the profitability and productivity of an organization and success to a large extent is determined by the quality of the service provided. Page and Wong (2000) use the image of a diamond to illustrate the reversal of roles that takes place between the leader and the followers in an organization when leadership is functioning optimally. Initially, vision and direction must be embodied and spread to the followers by the leader in a top-down approach. However, once the followers have embraced the vision, leadership becomes fluid and begins to shift to a follower-driven model. The leader\u2019s job is now to \u201cinvest in and serve others so that the mission can be accomplished.\u201d (p.8)<\/p>\n

See Page & Wong (n.d.) A conceptual framework for measuring servant-leadership below.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Team leadership is a classic example of how an organization can influence team performance and effectiveness, and produce phenomenal results. \u201cTeam leadership represents a third characteristic of effective team performance\u201d (Zaccaro, et al., 2001, p. 452). Effective leaders create, manage and empower teams that incorporate individual efforts of team members to produce high quality services, team performances and remarkable results. This is evident in private sector organizations and similarly, health care organizations dream of creating a \u201cdynamic and responsive\u201d healthcare workforce that can challenge the obstacles towards successful delivery of services (Oliver, 2006, p. 38).<\/p>\n

In the following two activities below, the primary focus is on recognizing the skills of how effective teams work and discussing the management skills required to move a team forward.<\/p>\n

Learning Activity 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  1. Read chapter 14 of Northouse.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n

    Please complete and post a 400 word response on your blog on the following two questions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    What are the 2 critical functions of team effectiveness? Define and then describe the components (Hackman
    \n& Walton) and the characteristics (Larson & LaFasto) provided to support group effectiveness. Give personal examples of 3-4 of these components\/characteristics in groups\/teams you worked with.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    What is principled leadership? What are the 4 sets of processes that influence team effectiveness? Choose one of the 4 processes and give a detailed description of how this process affected you in a team environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Learning Activity 2<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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    1. Read Character and servant leadership: Ten characteristics of effective, caring leaders<\/em> (Spears, 2010).<\/li>\n
    2. Prepare a 400-word reflection in response to the instruction below and post to your blog:<\/li>\n
    3. Integrating some of the characteristics outlined in the article, describe 2-3 actions a team leader should take when coordinating a group project in an organization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      \n* Unit 1<\/p>\n

      References<\/h5>\n

      Marciano, P. L. (2010). Carrots and sticks don\u2019t work: Build a culture of employee engagement with the principles of RESPECT. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill<\/p>\n

      Oliver, S. (2006). Leadership in health care.Musculoskeletal care,4(1), 38.<\/p>\n

      Page, D., & Wong, T. P. (2000). A conceptual framework for measuring servant leadership. The human factor in shaping the course of history and development<\/a>, 69-110.<\/p>\n

      Spears, Larry C. (2010) Character and Servant Leadership: Ten Characteristics of Effective,Caring Leaders<\/a>. The Journal of Virtues & Leadership, Vol. 1 Iss. 1, 2010, 25-30.<\/p>\n

      Zaccaro, S. J., Rittman, A. L., & Marks, M. A. (2002). Team leadership.The Leadership Quarterly,12(4), 451-483.<\/p>\n

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