🤝 Shared leadership 🤝 Joint leader

co-leader

3.7

Working together with another person to lead a group

adjective
/ˈkoʊˌliːdər/

: co-líder

They introduced a co-leader model to ensure equal responsibility in the project.

Examples

A co-leader structure can prevent power from being concentrated in one person.
The co-leader approach helped the team make decisions more collaboratively.
The co-leader role allowed for diverse opinions to shape the team's direction.
Implementing a co-leader system contributed to more balanced decision-making in the organization.
In their new project, they decided to adopt a co-leader strategy to enhance collaboration among members.

Synonyms

leader

vsco-leader

∞ 1.0

A person who guides and directs a group, organization, or country

focuses on sharing leadership with others rather than acting alone

co-chairman

vsco-leader

1 3.7

A person who shares the job of leading a group or committee

is the general shared leadership role rather than committee specific position

co-director

vsco-leader

3.7

A person who shares the main job of leading a project or company with another person

is a shared leadership role in general rather than a named formal post

co-principal

vsco-leader

4.6

A person who shares the top job at a school with another person

is the general shared leadership role not tied to a specific institution

How Shared

leadership

514 3.8

co-leader

3.7

leaderless

7 5.1

Surface Forms

co-leader positive

Morphology

co-leader = leader (transparent) = co + leader

The productive prefix 'co-' meaning 'joint' combines with the familiar noun 'leader' to yield the predictable meaning 'shared leader'.

Etymology

Co-leader uses the prefix co- meaning 'together' and leader for a person in charge, so as an adjective it describes a 'shared' leadership role. Think of co-worker but for leaders — someone who leads 'together' with others.