Follow the leader

“In groups, leadership is believed to fulfil two primary goals:
– to complete group tasks
– to fulfil group members’ needs

However, a third function of leadership is to promote group integrity – maintaining the group as a viable system. Such integrity is largely the result of successful task completion and group member satisfaction – the two primary goals above – but it can become a primary goal itself when the group is threatened. In such circumstances, group loyalty – and often sacrifice – is required.”

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