Finally, one of the more exciting and promising areas of current self-lead research relates to shared leadership. Shared leadership is an ongoing process of mutual influence that occurs when the members of a team share traditional leadership roles and responsibilities(eg. Pearce, 2004). Recently, Houghton et al(2003a) presented a model that explains the role of SuperLeadership and self-leadership in facilitating shared leadership in teams. In short, this model suggests that an empowering leadership approach from the external vertical leader will encourage team member self-leadership, which in turn will enhance self-efficacy perceptions among team members for sharing leadership roles. Pearce and Manz(2005) have further elaborated on the importance of self- and shared leadership operating in combination, particularly in the context of knowledge work. Bligh et al(2006) expand even further in this direction to examine the relationships between self and shared leadership in the context of team-based knowledge work, presenting a model that links self and shared leadership as important antecedents to knowledge creation in team-based environments.