Leadership in the Small Group.

The article presents information on a research conducted by the National Training Laboratory concerning leadership in a small group. Leadership behavior occurs in quite a variety of situations and is determined, in no small measure, by the nature of the particular environment in which the leader perceives himself as functioning as well as by the characteristics of the person who is doing the leading. This article is concerned with leadership of Ray Andrews, the leader of the Basic Skill Training Group. Three aspects of leadership of Andrews are the focus of this article: First, there will be a summary of the underlying personality features which seem to comprise some of the major determinants of his behavior. Secondly, the leader himself will interpret his behavior in terms of the conscious purposes operating in his leadership role. He will also attempts to describe the perceptions he had of the group situation which led to his behavior. Finally, a detailed description of his behavior observed in the group situation is presented. In brief, the article attempts to point out some of the interrelationships among these three "levels," focusing primarily on the "determinants" of this leader's behavior.