Finding Organizational Reality in Paradise: A Team of Two

Abstract

The ultimate goal of a team of two is the overriding desire to build, to serve, to perform, to grow, and to teach. At its highest level, team-based leaders and team-led organizations regardless of size, location, or context are followed, imitated, and respected because of who they are and the values their organizations represent. Servant leadership, within a team framework, is becoming the preferred way of galvanizing the workforce in the contemporary, service driven environment. The team of two described in this article systematically and operationally managed alignment, coordination, continuous learning, power, interpersonal interactions, and the decision process by creating and maintaining mutual trust, accountability, and respect. In effect, the “reflective practitioners” highlighted in this analysis demonstrate that actions do speak louder than words.