Effective leaders build a diverse group of people into a smoothly functioning team. Teamwork emphasizes improved interpersonal relationships; it makes use of the participation of the team members in planning and in carrying out actions in a partnership for success.
To help the people work as a winning team, effective leaders are like quarterbacks who call the plays, while each team member fulfills an assigned role. If the quarterback’s only direction is to urge the players to score on this play, efforts are uncoordinated. Confused players are quite likely to decide to execute different plays, and the team never scores. But when each one fulfills a specific, assigned role, the organization functions as a team and the goal is reached.
Effective leaders help each team player receive the proper assignment, ensure the team member knows how to execute the task, and are committed to producing measurable and appropriate results.
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