Overview of Main Concepts of Team LeadershipAccording to Northouse (2012), team leadership has become one of the most popular theories in leadership research. A team refers to a group of employees within an organization, interdependent on each other and sharing a common goal that can only be achieved by coordinating their activities. In fact, this can be attributed to the fact that team members typically have different and unique roles that represent essential contributions to collective action. It goes without saying that a team can be virtual or non-virtual (Tiffan, 2014). A team leader refers to an employee who facilitates the activities of a team, such as by working collaboratively with them in a manner to ensure that tasks assigned to the team by the management of an organization are accomplished in a manner effective and efficient. It is perhaps imperative to mention that the roles of a team leader include guiding, instructing, and offering guidance based on the mission and vision of an organization (Northouse, 2012). Essentially, strong team leadership creates influence that helps strengthen others in order to achieve team excellence which can only be achieved if a team leader has the ability to energize a group with aligned results ; this essentially includes team outcomes based on affectivity and development (Tiffan, 2014). Much research has focused primarily on solutions to organizational problems that teams face, which has greatly contributed to the creation of a platform that ensures team success while avoiding failure. For example, current research focuses on team variables like social bonding and the relationship between behavioral, affective, and cognitive processes...... middle of paper...... or face to face in the case of virtual and non-personal interactions. virtual teams, respectively, as well as rapid response to conflicting issues (Shuffler et.al., 2010). The importance of communication, conflict resolution and geographic issues. Communication, conflict resolution, and geographic issues play an important role in enabling team leaders to lead effectively. . Kouzes and Posner (2012) emphasize that good communication allows members of virtual and non-virtual teams and their leader to exchange ideas that promote collaboration among members. This actually allows team leaders to resolve conflicts that often arise from conflicting ideas, therefore improving the development and adoption of solutions to geographic problems such as cultural conflicts. A team with good communication, limited conflict, and few problems can excel in almost any sector of the global economy..