A new study by Wilmar Schaufeli of Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Greta Mazzetti of the University of Bologna, Italy, has found that an “engaging leadership” style has a positive effect on team effectiveness and employee engagement in the workplace. Engaging leadership involves leaders who fulfil employees’ need for autonomy, care, and competence. The study examined the effects of engaging leadership on team effectiveness and work engagement of 1,048 employees across 90 teams within a Dutch company. Respondents of the study each took two surveys which were one year apart. These surveys included questions about their supervisors’ level of engaging leadership, work engagement, and other team and personal characteristics. The study found that engaging leaders enhance the engagement of employees through a boost in employees’ psychological resources of self-efficacy, resiliency, optimism, and flexibility. Engaged leaders also enhance team effectiveness by boosting resources which include trust in management, performance feedback, participation in decision making, and communication.