Leadership is essential for teams, according to studies. Why? Why is it so important to have a leader? Today's most effective leaders empower their people to make decisions. In the absence of a leader, however, we have found that decisions do not get made in a timely manner or at all. It is as if the mere presence of the leader in the building or the knowledge that they could offer assistance influenced people to make decisions.
When a team lacks a leader, it cannot pursue a collective vision or achieve a collective goal. This results in teams spinning their wheels working on things in circles without a clear direction to follow. It's simple, for a team to be efficient and effective, it needs a leader