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Leaders, these days, should control works and duty of subordinates who work at other time and other places in the world. A leader can communicate with subordinates, thanks to electronic media such as the internet and a video conference which were made in alternative development of information technology. Manz & Sims suggested that the super-leadership system is more suitable for the horizontally diversified structure than any other leadership systems. Indeed, the super-leadership is an alternative leadership theory. In this alternative leadership theory, as there are many alternative factors, the effect of a leader on subordinates' attitude and performance is decreased. As a result, it means that a good leadership is not characteristics or charisma of a leader but the leadership which can complement the existing group's structure and compensation system that subordinates need. It is the super-leadership theory that provides contingency theory and transformational leadership to give a motivation to subordinates who would like to be a self-leader and make them control themselves, based on this alternative leadership theory. In addition,LMX theory reflects characteristics of this super-leadership, well. Not focusing on just characteristics or behaviors of a leader but emphasizing relational characteristics among a leader and group members is the important factor to raise the quality of LMX. As self-leadership which is self-centeredly progressed by members increases, the quality of LMX also increases. The increased LMX's quality becomes a parameter, so it increases the job satisfaction and organizational commitment. As a result, it increases the desire remained and overall performance both individually and on group.