Leadership, Managing the 
                        Paradox
     Teams usually need leaders, but their very 
      presence threatens the autonomy of the team
     Autonomy: Independence, freedom to choose 
     In Leadership: Self-direction
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        Teams and Leaders Defined
     Teams:  Empowered groups who collaborate in a 
       mutually beneficial fashion to enact positive change.
     Leaders:   Those who take charge of group efforts.
         Shape goals
         Coordinate efforts
         Motivate members
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             Leadership Paradox
     The presence of a leader does not always 
       guarantee that teams will be effective 
     Leadership seems to run contrary to teamwork
     Traditional type leaders are often ineffective in 
       team based organizations
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       Leadership vs. Management
      “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing 
       the right things.” Peter F. Drucker (Educator/Writer)
     “People don’t want to be managed, they want to be led’’ 
       (Thompson, p. 262)
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      Leadership and Management
     Management: a business or team function
     Leadership:  a relationship between the leader and the 
      group that energizes the team
     Leadership: the ability to influence people to achieve 
      the goals of a team or organization
     Leadership:  the point of view that the leader adopts
        A Leader sees what needs to be done
        Understands the forces at work in the organization
        Takes action to make things better
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