Learn this has posted a great article about finding leaders for your company and why it is so hard.  They have included 2 real life examples.  Go and read it: http://learnthis.ca/2009/12/the-problem-with-leadership/ 

After Roy has started his new blog 5whys about teamleadership, he posted a list with other blogs about this subject. So go here http://5whys.com/blog/other-blogs-on-management-and-leadership.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+5whys+%285+Whys%29&utm_content=Google+Reader and look for the list.

• Has Agile lost it's spirit?
• The Agile Playground
• Leading Views: Leadership Isn't a Reward

Roy Osherove has started a new group.  a group about team leadership.  If you are a team leader, beginner or experienced, this group is just for your.  Since the start, there are already a few interresting discussions going on.

Because there is not so much information on the level of people or skills for team leads, Roy already started his 5ways blog and now the google group about leading the team : http://groups.google.com/group/leading-teams.

How can you say No by saying Yes or let your manager say No in your place?

Well read these two great articles :

• When managers can't hear No (Johanna Rothman)
• How to say No by saying Yes (Roy Osherove)

If you read these articles you will see that Visual Management becomes more and more important, especially for this statement.

Roy Osherove has blogged an interesting article on his Team Leadership blog Five Whys.  In this article he talks about how many time a team lead should be with his team to be an effective teamlead for his team.

So if you're a teamlead reaad this article : http://5whys.com/blog/spend-at-least-50-of-your-time-with-your-team.html