Explain leadership. Discuss task leadership roles.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Leadership is a process "whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal." When people think of leadership, they usually think of a person who is in charge. Today, however, people understand leadership as a set of communication functions performed by any group member at various times based on each one’s unique strengths and expertise.
Task leadership roles refer to sets of behaviors that help a group acquire, process, or apply information that contributes directly to completing a task or goal. Information or opinion givers provide content for a discussion. People who perform this role are well informed on the content of the task and share what they know with the group. A person’s ability to assume this role depends on the command of high-quality information that the group needs to complete its task.
Information or opinion seekers probe others for ideas and opinions during group meetings. Typical comments by them include "Before going further, what information do we have about raising fees is likely to affect membership?"
Information or opinion analyzers help the group scrutinize the content and the reasoning of discussion. They may question what is being said and help members understand the hidden assumptions in their statements.