DOI: 10.36344/ccijhss.2016.v02i02.005

Pages: 51-54

This present paper discusses the relevance of team leadership in the promotion of efficiency in organisations. Team leadership is the style which would yield the best results in today’s organisations. Team leadership emphasises both task and interpersonal relationships and can create a very productive and good working environment. It is a fact that most employees want to be valued, heard and safe while getting the job done. A disgruntled employee is an employee that will not give their best effort and could have an influence on others. Experience reveals that the worst thing that a manager can do is to ignore interpersonal relationships and focus solely on tasks. When focusing on tasks, the one thing that is easily over looked is safety. However, if management takes time to communicate with employees, safety problems can be avoided and new improved approaches to production be discovered. The manager or supervisor can focus on the tasks; interpersonal relationships, discuss safety concerns, and also explore improved ways of performing tasks. Team leadership is a leadership style that will allow the employee to be heard and valued while focusing on production and getting the task done.