Patterson Tracy Enright, Dinkin Donna R, Champion Heather
Global Research and Evaluation, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Dinkin and Associates LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl). 2017 May 2;30(2):171-183. doi: 10.1108/LHS-10-2016-0054.
Purpose The purpose of this article is to share the lessons learned about the role of team sponsors in action-learning teams as part of community-based health leadership development programs. Design/methodology/approach This case study uses program survey results from fellow participants, action learning coaches and team sponsors to understand the value of sponsors to the teams, the roles they most often filled and the challenges they faced as team sponsors. Findings The extent to which the sponsors were perceived as having contributed to the work of the action learning teams varied greatly from team to team. Most sponsors agreed that they were well informed about their role. The roles sponsors most frequently played were to provide the teams with input and support, serve as a liaison to the community and serve as a sounding board, motivator and cheerleader. The most common challenges or barriers team sponsors faced in this role were keeping engaged in the process, adjusting to the role and feeling disconnected from the program. Practical implications This work provides insights for program developers and community foundations who are interested in building the capacity for health leadership by linking community sponsors with emerging leaders engaged in an action learning experience. Originality/value This work begins to fill a gap in the literature. The role of team sponsors has been studied for single organization work teams but there is a void of understanding about the role of sponsors with multi-organizational teams working to improve health while also learning about leadership.
目的 本文旨在分享从团队发起者在行动学习团队中的角色所汲取的经验教训，这些团队是基于社区的健康领导力发展项目的一部分。
设计/方法/途径 本案例研究使用了来自参与人员、行动学习教练和团队发起者的项目调查结果，以了解发起者对团队的价值、他们最常扮演的角色以及作为团队发起者所面临的挑战。
发现 不同团队对发起者在行动学习团队工作中所做贡献的认知程度差异很大。大多数发起者认为他们对自己的角色有充分了解。发起者最常扮演的角色是为团队提供意见和支持、充当与社区的联络人以及充当咨询对象、激励者和啦啦队长。团队发起者在这一角色中面临的最常见挑战或障碍是持续参与该过程、适应该角色以及感觉与项目脱节。
实际意义 这项工作为有兴趣通过将社区发起者与参与行动学习体验的新兴领导者联系起来培养健康领导力能力的项目开发者和社区基金会提供了见解。
原创性/价值 这项工作开始填补文献中的空白。团队发起者的角色已在单一组织工作团队中得到研究，但对于跨组织团队中发起者在致力于改善健康同时学习领导力方面的角色缺乏了解。
