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title: "Episode #011: Leadership & Authority Structures In Teams"
description: "Key Questions: Where does great team leadership come from? What kinds of things should team leaders do and what things are better for the team to do? In th"
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# [Episode #011: Leadership & Authority Structures In Teams ](https://6teamconditions.com/podcasts/podcast/episode-011-leadership-authority-structures-in-teams-where-does-great-team-leadership-come-from)

 Written by [Dr. Krister Lowe | Dr. Ruth Wageman](https://6teamconditions.com/podcasts/author/dr-krister-lowe-dr-ruth-wageman) | Sep 25, 2019 4:00:00 AM

## EPISODE #011: LEADERSHIP & AUTHORITY STRUCTURES IN TEAMS: WHERE DOES GREAT TEAM LEADERSHIP COME FROM?

Key Questions: Where does great team leadership come from? What kinds of things should team leaders do and what things are better for the team to do?

In this episode Ruth & Krister explore:Where does great team leadership come from?

1.  Leadership as a "function" of a team
2.  Team leaders as coaches
3.  Four Critical Leadership Functions in Teams: 1) Executing the team task; 2) Monitoring and managing work processes; 3) Designing the team and member roles; 4) Setting overall direction
4.  Authority Matrix - 4 Authority Structures: 1) Manager-Led; 2) Self-Managing; 3) Self-Designing; 4) Self-Governing
5.  Distributing authority in teams
6.  Surfacing authority dynamics in teams
7.  When leadership most matters in teams: putting in place the 6 Conditions
8.  Team leadership norms
9.  Supplemental measures around leadership and authority structures in Team Diagnostic Survey reports
10.  Supporting and developing team leaders

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