Is training leaders in functional leadership a useful tool for improving the performance of leadership functions and team effectiveness?

Departing from the functional leadership model, we propose a team leadership training model as a way to improve the performance of leadership functions and foster team effectiveness. Based on a longitudinal quasi-experimental study involving ninety 6-person teams, 45 trained leaders were compared to...

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Published in:The Leadership quarterly 2015-06, Vol.26 (3), p.470-484
Main Authors: Santos, Joaquim Pacheco, Caetano, António, Tavares, Susana M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
Functional leadership
Intervention
Leadership
Leadership training
Organizational behavior
Studies
Team effectiveness
Training
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Summary:Departing from the functional leadership model, we propose a team leadership training model as a way to improve the performance of leadership functions and foster team effectiveness. Based on a longitudinal quasi-experimental study involving ninety 6-person teams, 45 trained leaders were compared to 45 untrained leaders at two points in time: before the intervention group was subjected to training experience (time 1), and 6 months after the intervention group had completed their training (time 2). Results showed that, compared to the non-trained leaders, the trained leaders registered an improvement in their enactment of leadership functions. Moreover, these results also showed that training leaders led to an improvement in team effectiveness through the development of team leadership functions. The current findings offer new insights into the way that leaders can improve team effectiveness.
ISSN:1048-9843
1873-3409
DOI:10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.02.010