thesis: communication

defining leadership as a process, it makes a considerable difference whether leadership is defined as “a social and goal-oriented influence process, unfolding in a temporal and spatial milieu” (Fischer et al. 2017, p. 1726) or more concretely as “an interactional phenomenon that unfolds through discrete observ-able behaviors” (Hemshorn de Sanchez... See more

, Reb et al. (2018) found a positive relationship between leader mindfulness and followers’ reports of leader–member (LMX) quality.

negative procedural behaviors can also disrupt the team interaction process: when team members hold lengthy monologues or run off topic, this can quickly derail problem-solving and idea generation processes

we rely on the time-theoretical levels proposed by Klonek et al. (2019): nano-time (leader–follower interactions or behaviors that evolve within microseconds or frames per second), micro-time (leader–follower interactions or behaviors that evolve over the course of seconds, minutes, or an hour), macro-time (leader–follower interactions or behaviors... See more

In the context of team problem-solving interactions, these previous findings suggest behavioral contingencies between leaders and followers, such that leaders' solution-focused behaviors could invite subsequent solution-focused behaviors by team members.

According to social information processing theory, leaders represent primary sources of social information, enabling teams to interpret their working environment (Copeland, 1994; Salancik & Pfeffer, 1978).

In an interview, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, identified communication as the most essential skill a leader can possess (Gallo, 2015).

For example, instead of generating solutions and taking active steps towards implementing ideas, many teams spend substantial amounts of their face time complaining (about their working conditions, about their supervisor, etc.; e.g., Kauffeld & Meyers, 2009).