Traditionally, leading teams was thought the purview of a
designated individual with formal authority, a team leader or first-line
supervisor charged with the responsibility of ensuring their team meets
performance requirements consistent with organisational goals. While notions of leadership
are changing, as are expectations about who leads and how,
teams still need effective leaders, whether or not leadership asserts
itself from amongst team members or whether a leader is
assigned to the team. Leading is mostly concerned with inspiring,
motivating, encouraging, and influencing team members to work together for
the common good.
Other topics in our resources on Team Building related to Leading Teams include: