JMGT_V1_N3_CS1 Journal on Management 2230 – 715X 1 3 59 62 group management, time management, interpersonal skills, expertise, interviews of graduate student, leadership characteristic The purpose of the study was to determine the effective leadership characteristics of graduate students working in a collaborative setting. A secondary goal was to develop recommendations that will help faculty to better utilize group collaboration as a learning experience for graduate students. Data consisted of interviews of graduate students who participated in a collaborative writing exercise. Four thems related to effective group leadership surfaced during the analysis of data: interpersonal skills, group management, time management and expertise. December 2006 - February 2007 Copyright © 2007 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3167