Krauss, Hamid and Ismail (2010) explored the traits and task self-awareness with relation to leadership and found that great leaders can maintain performance by relaying and managing goals and objectives of the team. Such leaders convey the vision and mission of the group and instil personal responsibility to attain the desired achievement (Dobbs & Do, 2019). These authors further stated that the role of an individual as the leader predisposes vesting the success of the team solely on the leader. However, individual members have a part to play as well, and this is not concerning what the team can achieve.
It is a collective mandate to aspire to meet and surpass expectations, but not all situations turn out as expected. Belle (2014) utilizes self-persuasion to contain followers expectations. A manager should employ excellent leadership skills by communicating to the team that the success of the group is paramount to individuals’ success story and that everyone’s effort is vital to such an undertaking. Clark, Denham-Vaughan and Chidiac (2014) also support these assertions by emphasizing that the implications of performance should be spelt out for all participants to be aware. More so, inclusivity and adequate response to dynamic situations qualm team members expectations and realign individual interests with organizational goals and objectives.
For effective management of team expectations, Monica works with the team’s motivation and desire to compete in the National Championship. As a collective unit, the team’s ambition is to participate in the competition, no matter the participants. This predisposition is a playing field to Monica as she uses this anticipation to garner mutual support and individual drive to practice hard for the championship. Also, striking a balance between expectations and reality, Monica blends and balances the technical aspects of cheerleading and soft principles of leadership and management (Kim, 2014). In support of this assertion, Kim (2014) identified that leadership role has a direct impact on followers’ attitude and performance.