coleaders
Shared command figures
Coleaders are people who share leadership of a group, project, or organization.
The term implies roughly equal authority and responsibility rather than a hierarchy: The coleaders of the research team split duties by expertise.
Also spelled co-leaders.
Joint presiding officers
- codirectorsJoint heads of production
- cofoundersJoint business starters
- comanagersPeople sharing supervisory duties
- duumvirateShared rule by two
tandem · dyad · consuls · triumvirate · coheads · bicameral · power sharing · coequals
Shared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
synergy · consensus · liaison · joint effort · shared responsibility · coauthorship · cocreation · shared vision
Mutual enhancement through difference
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- division of laborSplitting tasks among workers
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
compromise · alignment · delegation · succession · conflict resolution · accountability · trust · communication
State of being equal
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- mutual respectTwo-way esteem between parties
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
reciprocity · symmetry · equivalence · nonhierarchical · egalitarian
cochairs
Joint presiding officers
- codirectorsJoint heads of production
- cofoundersJoint business starters
- comanagersPeople sharing supervisory duties
duumvirate · tandem · dyad · consuls · triumvirate · coheads · bicameral · power sharing · coequals
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
cooperation · synergy · consensus · liaison · joint effort · shared responsibility · coauthorship · cocreation · shared vision
complementarity
Mutual enhancement through difference
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- division of laborSplitting tasks among workers
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
negotiation · compromise · alignment · delegation · succession · conflict resolution · accountability · trust · communication · transparency
parity
State of being equal
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- mutual respectTwo-way esteem between parties
fairness · reciprocity · symmetry · equivalence · nonhierarchical · egalitarian
coleadersautocrat
Sole wielder of power
dictator · absolute ruler · monarch · strongman · one-man rule
coleadersfollowers
People who support someone
subordinates · underlings · rank and file · team members · constituents