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In many organizations, emergent leadership has been shown to be beneficial than formal appointed leadership. Typically, characteristics of emergent leaders have been associated with intelligence, trait, ability, masculinity, and dominance. Moreover, a leader will be able to emerge in a group if the person has been able to provide rewarding interaction to a group member. For example, a leader will emerge if an individual within a group is able to express more positively than other group member. (Souza, & Klein, 1995).
More importantly, a leader is likely to emerge within a group if a leader is able to have a strong influence on group norm, process and outcomes. Typically, emergent leaders always have strong influence on group goals, which subsequently influence the group performances. An emergent leader is also the person who has ability to influence the efficacy of a group, which consequently influences the group goals and performances. (Pescosolido, 2001).
Moreover, an emergent leader should also have a strong influence on group performance. The rational behind this notion is that group members expect high expectation from an emergent leader and believe that an emergent leader could deliver a higher outcome to the group. Thus, the best method a leader should use to provide higher outcome for a group is to facilitate the group performances. Thus, a group member is likely to elect a group leader who is able to...
I was one of the group members assigned to complete a project. However, one of the members of our group was very focal and is quick to provide a solution to the problem. More importantly, he was always very active. Along the line, the entire group member collectively agreed that this member of the group should become a group leader.
However, there is still a situation where leaderships do not follow the norm because members are not following decision of a leader due to the disagreement within the group. The consequently of this issue is that a group might not able to arrive their desired goals and they may not be able to collectively solve a problem.
Conclusion
The paper discusses how a leader could emerge from a group. The paper identifies problem solving ability of a group member has been an important factor that strong influence an emergence of a leader from a group.
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Pescosolido, A.T. (2001). Informal Leaders and the Development of Group Efficacy.
Small Group Research: 32(1): 74-93.
Souza, G. & Klein, H.J. (1995). Emergent Leadership in the Group Goal-Setting Process. Small Group Research. 26 (4): 475-496.
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