In my experience, decision making in a business, corporate or military setting is intrinsically tied to leadership. Of course, leadership comes in many forms, and the resulting decision making processes are equally numerous. Nevertheless, leaders of any organization must have followers, and these followers can only truly be won through trust. Similarly, an organization that is devoted to teamwork must have trust running throughout its ranks; this will allow for shared leadership structures, and more efficient decision-making. Since leadership is event-based, it can best be applied within teams with varying specialties and the trust to allow any one of their members to assume command should the need arise. Generating an organization that adheres to these maxims is the true key to forming a team-based approach to the modern world.
             One theory of leadership says, "The common phrase natural-born leader reinforces the belief that leadership is a durable quality. This approach fails to appreciate that leadership exists as the leader-follower field and that these alliances are transitory," (Blank, 14). At the heart of leadership is action. New and problematic events can occur in unforeseen ways and at unpredictable times. Accordingly, it should not be surprising that modern forms of leadership are designed to capitalize on this evolving aspect of leadership by building teams comprised of individuals who can fill the varying leadership roles as they arise. However, the composition of such teams is of menial importance relative to the overall structure of the institution in which their work in confined. In other words, a working environment needs to be created that is sensitive to the needs of the team and is ready to accept new leaders as they arise. Without this attribute, no team, no matter how skillfully organized, can function properly and remain wholly fluid as circumstances change around it.
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