ABSTRACT

The evidence of effective leadership shows up in the lives of the persons being led. Consequently, leadership is the catalyst for constructive action and therapeutic process within and between group members. The key question for leaders who want to assess how they are doing is “How are you (members) doing?” not “How am I (leader) doing?” In the final analysis, group work is all about members, and leadership is merely the bridge between who they are when the arrive and who they are when they leave with productivity being the residual effect in either their individual lives as persons or their collective life as group members or both.