Team leaders and team members do not always view leader performance in the
same way, particularly in terms of leader behaviors related to team perfor
mance. In this study, self and other assessments of leader performance were
compared. Data were collected for 32 organizational teams and analyzed by
means of t-tests and qualitative methods. Results indicate that self-assessments
of leader performance were more favorable than were assessments by team
members for 12 of 13 measured dimensions of leader behavior. Leaders and
members agreed, for the most part, on leader strengths and weaknesses; there
was less agreement, however, on the effect of specific leader behaviors on team
performance. Implications for leadership assessment and development are
discussed.
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