How important is leadership style on the performance of a team? Incredibly so. Think about the best team you've ever worked on. It was a great team because a) you achieved your team goals, and b) you enjoyed yourself doing it and working together The team leader's style matters. An autocratic, micromanaging leader (I'm sure you know a few) constrains a team and stifles its motivation. In the effort to control every little detail, a leader loses the big picture. It's in the big picture view that quantum success awaits. It's in the chemistry of the team that champions are made. Some leaders are not micromanagers, but they aren't much of a manager at all either. So completely hands-off and quiet that the team probably forgets who is in charge. That might feel safe. That might feel friendly. But team members need two fundamental things from their leader, and neither of the above type styles deliver on both. People need: 1. the feel supported by their bo...