The Managerial Linker: A Key to the High Performing Team
Abstract
Introduction All managers and supervisors are dependent on the performance of their team members. Unless these subordinates perform effectively, then the manager or supervisor will be seen in most cases to have failed. As Brown has noted, “the supervisor generally is more dependent on the work group than on the individual employee, because the work group's performance provides a measure of his or her supervisory capabilities”. We have recently been looking at the work of managers and supervisors in relation to the groups that they lead, to try to identify those factors which contribute to the success of a team. We have been able to identify a number of factors which define what we call High Performing Teams (HPTs). One of these factors is the linking factor — that is, all teams need a manager or supervisor who acts as a critical “link person” in getting things done.
Citation
Margerison, C. and McCann, D. (1984), "The Managerial Linker: A Key to the High Performing Team", Management Decision, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 46-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001357
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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