This study analyzes how team members perceive changes in relational leadership processes over time. Interview data from three virtual teams (N = 18) were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. The findings illustrate how ideals of well-functioning leadership and teamwork communication can differ both between and within teams at different times. Team members may perceive benefits of the passage of time in teamwork, including experienced closeness, adjustment, and clarification of practices, as well as challenges such as rigidity and historical baggage. Organizations and teams may experience a shift in the ideals of leadership, but adapting to and adopting new forms of leadership over time may not be unproblematic. The findings also highlight how relational leadership is neither stable nor linear in its development. Overall, the study contributes to leadership and team research by increasing understanding of the relational construction of leadership among naturally occurring teams and by challenging assumptions about how leadership and time are perceived by team members. The implications of studying subjective time in connection with relational leadership are discussed.

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领导时代：关系团队领导流程随时间的变化

本研究分析了团队成员如何看待关系领导过程随时间的变化。使用定性主题分析对来自三个虚拟团队（N = 18）的采访数据进行了分析。研究结果说明了运作良好的领导力和团队合作沟通的理想在不同时间在团队之间和内部是如何不同的。团队成员可能会感受到团队合作中时间流逝的好处，包括经历的亲密、调整和实践的澄清，以及诸如僵化和历史包袱等挑战。组织和团队可能会经历领导理念的转变，但随着时间的推移适应和采用新的领导形式可能不是没有问题的。研究结果还强调了关系型领导在其发展过程中既不是稳定的也不是线性的。全面的，该研究通过增加对自然产生的团队之间领导力的关系构建的理解，以及挑战关于团队成员如何看待领导力和时间的假设，为领导力和团队研究做出贡献。讨论了研究与关系领导相关的主观时间的含义。