6. Leadership Role

What is my leadership role?

The Mindset(s)

Leading a team is not one job but many. Morgeson, DeRue & Karam (2010) describe team leadership as a set of distinct functions a leader can take on. This week you decide which of ten functions you see as your role as a peer mentor. They fall into two groups:

  • Task leadership: getting the work done: planning, tracking, and training.
    • Survey item: “As a peer mentor, it is my role to help them plan.”
  • Relational leadership: supporting the people: monitoring, motivating, developing, and holding the team together.
    • Survey item: “As a peer mentor, it is my role to motivate the team to excel.”

Polarity: Task ↔︎ Relational leadership.

Measure: Mentoring Leadership Functions inventory, adapted from Morgeson et al. (2010), Table 2. The stem is “As a peer mentor, it is my role to…” and you rate each of ten functions 1–10. You have a budget of 50 points to spread across the ten, so you have to prioritize which functions are most central to your role. Your Task and Relational scores are the total points you place on each group’s functions (out of 50).

  • Task functions: help them plan · keep track of assignment due dates · train the team on specific research skills · provide feedback to teammates
  • Relational functions: monitor the group chat for help · evaluate the performance of the team · motivate the team to excel · encourage team members to self-manage · resolve team conflict · build friendships

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6. Leadership Role: your point totals (out of 50)
Password Task Task (%) Relational Relational (%)
AARYA0510 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
ABBYS4444 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
APPLE4293 27 97% (high) 23 2% (low)
ARIGA0622 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
ARTEM1225 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
ASOBI3022 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
AVATG0607 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
Aster2306 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
BEARS1223 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
BINGS1234 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
BKNYC1616 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
BREES2018 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
BREIT3219 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
CAKES2713 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
CALLA1223 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
CCHEN1209 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
Corgi2016 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
DMgie8191 23 89% (high) 27 9% (low)
FIRST2007 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
Flack7890 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
GALES9090 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
GONZA2007 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
GREAT3333 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
HOLLY2550 17 0% (low) 33 95% (high)
Haeun1029 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
Henry6789 25 95% (high) 25 5% (low)
JJNKV2226 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)
KHANM7116 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
LARRY7733 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
LIMES1217 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
LOVES1206 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
LUNAS6002 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
MARKO0706 17 0% (low) 33 95% (high)
MOLLY1206 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
MOLLY8174 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
MRMLC8607 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
Mochi2906 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
Nevan2005 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
PETAL2141 27 97% (high) 23 2% (low)
Paris1258 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
Pools5678 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
RAYAS9214 23 89% (high) 27 9% (low)
ROBIN0827 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
ROCKS0507 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
Roses0808 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
Rosie1007 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
SAMIA0267 28 100% (high) 22 0% (low)
SMILE1974 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
SPAHN2026 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
STEVY3792 24 92% (high) 26 6% (low)
Steve1234 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
TACOS0510 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
TATER2560 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
TEACH3291 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
TEETH5157 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
TILDA6348 24 92% (high) 26 6% (low)
Trees4311 18 6% (low) 32 84% (high)
VIBES1439 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
VRXAZ1127 20 28% (low) 30 45% (mid)
YGITJ2954 22 77% (high) 28 12% (low)
YonaG2026 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
ashes2007 17 0% (low) 33 95% (high)
buckl2105 17 0% (low) 33 95% (high)
press6028 21 56% (mid) 29 25% (low)
valve8250 19 17% (low) 31 73% (high)

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ImportantAbout this measure

The ten functions are drawn from Morgeson, DeRue & Karam’s (2010) functional model of team leadership, but the mentoring-specific wording, the importance framing, and the 50-point budget are adapted for this course. Because the points are a fixed budget, spending more on one group of functions necessarily means spending less on the other. Task and Relational also cover different numbers of functions (four vs six), so compare each score to the class distribution above rather than directly to each other. Re-check reliability before reporting results beyond this guide.

Reflect and Plan

WarningJournal
  • Score: How does reflecting on your score help you think about who you are as a mentor?
  • Behavior: To be the best mentor you can be, what is one new thing you will try to do this week for mentees and/or your team?
TipDuring Class

Make note of which leadership functions you actually spend your time on this week, and whether they match the ones you said were your role.