Effective Leadership in Unexpected Places: A Sociohistorical Analysis of the Red Tops Dance Orchestra Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

The Red Tops, an African American dance orchestra that performed in southern states during the interval spanning two decades before and after the U.S. civil rights movement, might seem a quite sudden source for the study of effective leadership. However, Walter Osborne's management of the group supplies an exceedingly suitable case for only that. In this informative article, we analyze the phenomenon of team leadership using a paradigm that is sociohistorical describe and to classify successful team leadership, draw lessons for organizational leaders, and attest the ability of sociohistorical analysis.

In our effort, we used the elected manager of the band, the framework proposed by Morgeson, Lindoerfer, and Loring to clarify the way the team leadership of Osborne met the team needs of the Red Tops. The primary lesson for business team leaders would be to ensure that each member feels free to express her or his own identity, while still maintaining the common identity of the group. The team's capability to function and remain undamaged over a long period of time is enhanced by the power of the team leader to meet team needs-in relation to trust, fairness, and equality-such that each member may experience what this means to be an actual element of the group.

PUBLICATION DATE: November 15, 2011 PRODUCT #: BH453-PDF-ENG

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