The Issue and Issue Resolutions Nowadays, the development of society has been rapidly progressing along with the remarkable development of technology. Organizations need to adapt to these social changes in order to compete with other companies in the market, particularly the global market. Therefore, a large number of companies have been testing approaches, like the effectiveness of team work, in order to help achieve more efficient and effective goals for the organization (Ha, 2016). Being a good leader involves your ability to influence group activities and cope with change. In the past, a common leadership style would be authoritarian where the leader makes all the decisions. However, in the past few decades many emerging theories involve the topic of team efficiency. Now, leaders not only need to know how to run an organization, but they need to form a group of people to assist them in doing so (Al-Sawai, 2013). There is much discussion on whether organizations function better with one person in charge or when everyone works together towards a common goal. Currently, many researchers believe that the topic of team efficiency is a necessary attribute in healthcare because it is necessary for the delivery of high quality, safe patient care. Statistics show that communication failures are an extremely common cause of inadvertent patient harm. Thus, the complexity of medical care makes it critically important that clinicians have standardized communication tools, create an environment in which individuals can speak up and express concerns, and share common ‘‘critical language’’ to alert team members to unsafe situations (Leonard, Graham, & Bonacum, 2007). As mentioned earlier, new theories show that working as a team is more efficient and helpful to the organization.
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However, there are still theories that support the authoritarian method of leading. Under authoritarian leadership, subordinates are told what to do with little to no ability to add any input of their own. These leaders are generally strict, demanding, and are not open to others ' opinions. Authoritarian leadership is appropriate in settings where there are constant streams of new employees, limited decision-making time or resources, and the need for large-scale coordination with other groups and organizations (Cunningham, Salomone, & Wielgus, 2015). This leading strategy is considered to be the opposite of the group efficiency theory because one person makes all the decisions. To resolve the issue, several researchers presented a large-scale experimental study in order to examine whether individual or team decision making has any influence on coordination failure or success. The results showed that the teams of three subjects each coordinated much more efficiently than individuals. This finding adds one important cornerstone to the recent literature on the conditions for successful coordination (Feri, Irlenbusch, & Sutter, 2009). Also, in a webinar done by Michael McIntosh, he presents several methods on how to maximize team performance in the workplace. The speaker covers topics such as how to create and strengthen team synergies for improved collaboration and productivity, communicate effectively, with optimized outcomes and a minimum of stress, and how to build trust, respect and collaboration amongst coworkers (McIntosh, 2016). Critique While there are benefits to both working in a group and working individually, they also have downsides. …show more content…
While effective in certain situations, there are also many instances where authoritarian leadership can be problematic. People who abuse this leadership style are often viewed as bossy, controlling and dictatorial, which can lead to resentment amongst coworkers and employees. Also, since authoritarian leaders tend to make decisions on their own without consulting others, people in the group may dislike that they are unable to contribute ideas. Failing to consult with other team members in organizational situations hurts the overall success of the group. Researchers have also found that this form of leading often results in a lack of creative solutions to problems, which can ultimately hurt the group from performing (Cherry, 2016). Likewise, there are also flaws to working as a team; a team is only helpful if they are efficient. Unlike authoritarian, teams require various people in the organization working together towards a common goal. Teams usually fail if they constantly disagree with each other or if someone does not contribute as much as others thus leading to resentment (Sravani, 2015). Also, a
However, there are still theories that support the authoritarian method of leading. Under authoritarian leadership, subordinates are told what to do with little to no ability to add any input of their own. These leaders are generally strict, demanding, and are not open to others ' opinions. Authoritarian leadership is appropriate in settings where there are constant streams of new employees, limited decision-making time or resources, and the need for large-scale coordination with other groups and organizations (Cunningham, Salomone, & Wielgus, 2015). This leading strategy is considered to be the opposite of the group efficiency theory because one person makes all the decisions. To resolve the issue, several researchers presented a large-scale experimental study in order to examine whether individual or team decision making has any influence on coordination failure or success. The results showed that the teams of three subjects each coordinated much more efficiently than individuals. This finding adds one important cornerstone to the recent literature on the conditions for successful coordination (Feri, Irlenbusch, & Sutter, 2009). Also, in a webinar done by Michael McIntosh, he presents several methods on how to maximize team performance in the workplace. The speaker covers topics such as how to create and strengthen team synergies for improved collaboration and productivity, communicate effectively, with optimized outcomes and a minimum of stress, and how to build trust, respect and collaboration amongst coworkers (McIntosh, 2016). Critique While there are benefits to both working in a group and working individually, they also have downsides. …show more content…
While effective in certain situations, there are also many instances where authoritarian leadership can be problematic. People who abuse this leadership style are often viewed as bossy, controlling and dictatorial, which can lead to resentment amongst coworkers and employees. Also, since authoritarian leaders tend to make decisions on their own without consulting others, people in the group may dislike that they are unable to contribute ideas. Failing to consult with other team members in organizational situations hurts the overall success of the group. Researchers have also found that this form of leading often results in a lack of creative solutions to problems, which can ultimately hurt the group from performing (Cherry, 2016). Likewise, there are also flaws to working as a team; a team is only helpful if they are efficient. Unlike authoritarian, teams require various people in the organization working together towards a common goal. Teams usually fail if they constantly disagree with each other or if someone does not contribute as much as others thus leading to resentment (Sravani, 2015). Also, a