week 2 question 3

I chose to write about the concert of shared leadership from the group communication textbook. I believe that this is a very important aspect of group communication. In classes, when we form groups usually one person comes out as the leader. That person is usually in charge of keeping everyone on task, communicating with the professor, and organizing the completed work, but certainly they cant do everything. What is special about shared leadership is that multiple people take control in the group, usually related to what they are good at. Leaders always have their strengths and weaknesses, but with shared leadership, people can take control over what they excel at, while others take over aspects that they themselves excel at. This is why companies have managers and supervisors. These people are sometimes qualified to lead the company/organization, ect as a whole, but instead they manage a smaller unit that they are more/most familiar with. In college groups, this is especially important. It gives everyone the opportunity to lead in a way that they are comfortable with. It takes away the traditional idea of “one person is a leader and everyone else is a follower” and replaces it with the idea that everyone should have some power and responsibly.