TITLE : TEAM MANAGEMENT: LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS.

 
CONTENTS
 
1 Team Management: An Alluring Concept 1
  o THE CHALLENGE TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 2
  o THE PATHOLOGIES OF COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS 6
  o THE EMPIRICAL CASE FOR PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT 13
  o ENDORSEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM BY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 21
  o FASCINATION OF THE TEAM METAPHOR 21
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS DEFINED 23
  o SUMMARY	24
 
2 Leadership 27
  o MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DIFFERENTIATED	27
  o THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP 29
  o APPROACHES TO PARTICIPATION 38
  o CONSENSUS DEFINED AND ILLUSTRATED 42
  o SUMMARY 47
 
3 The Rationale for Leadership by Consensus	51
  o ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ILLUSTRATED 51
  o LBC AND CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS OF MANAGEMENT  55
  o MANAGEMENT STYLES AND LBC 58
  o MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND LBC 62
  o SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY 66
  o SUMMARY	68
 
4 Communication in Leadership by Consensus  71
  o THE INTERWEAVING OF ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS  71
  o THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION  74
  o COMMUNICATION AND MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS  75
  o TYPES OF COMMUNICATION 76
  o UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF GROUP COMMUNICATION	80
  o SKILLS IN GROUP COMMUNICATION 81
  o SOME CAVEATS 89
  o SUMMARY	89
 
5 Decision Making in Leadership by Consensus	93
  o WHO SHALL DECIDE WHAT AND HOW? 94
  o THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS	103
  o DECISION-MAKING MODES 108
  o RESEARCH FINDINGS ON PARTICIPATIVE DECISION MAKING	112
  o THE HAZARDS OF GROUP DECISION MAKING 115
  o SUMMARY	122
 
6 Leadership by Consensus: Other*Organizational Tasks	127
  o GOAL SETTING	127
  o PLANNING 135
  o ORGANIZING	136
  o COORDINATING  140
  o DIRECTING 143
  o EVALUATING	143
  o MANAGING CONFLICT	145
  o MANAGING CHANGE	148
  o SUMMARY	151
 
7 Leadership and Organizational Dynamics 157
  o OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY 158
  o SHARED LEADERSHIP 159
  o MAXIMIZING RESOURCES 161
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS AND PROBLEM SOLVING	162
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS AND DECISION MAKING	165
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS AND POWER 166
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS AND ACCOUNTABILITY	167
  o LEADERSHIP BY CONSENSUS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 169
  o LEADERSHIP AND CONSENSUS  170
  o LEADERSHIP AS A FUNCTION 171
  o LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION  173
  o LEADERSHIP AND STRESS 173
  o SUMMARY 174
 
Appendix Implementing Leadership by Consensus	179
Index	225