GOLEMAN’S 6 LEADERSHIP STYLES FOR ‘EFFECTIVE TEAM PERFORMANCE’
GOLEMAN’s RESEARCH
Goleman found in his research that Leaders used one of these styles at any one time
Each of the Six Leadership styles comes from the use of Emotional Intelligence
COMMANDING OR COERCIVE LEADER
Is one of the most aggressive of the six Leadership Styles, expects and demands immediate compliance to his/her orders
He/ She accomplishes tasks by ordering and dictating, even demeaning his/her followers at times
Should be used for short time frames, just to get the job done in crises
AUTHORITATIVE OR VISIONARY LEADER
This Leader establishes him/herself as being visionary and sees the way forward, leading the company to success
Although this leader leads the team to the vision, he/she does not utilize the team to establish how they get there by themselves
This style is particularly effective in times when a new direction is needed
AFFILIATE LEADER: ONE WHO PROMOTES SOCIAL BOND
Is renowned for building teams; for putting employees first. Employees can expect a great deal of praise and feedback
This style is used in situations of low morale and poor teamwork. It creates good team bonding and heightened team performance
The negative aspect can be that poor performance will go by without feedback as the Leader may feel that conflict will upset the balance
Democratic Leader
He/she uses the team to make decision and improvements
Communication is key in this style, thereby Workers feel that their opinion counts, and because of that feeling they are more committed to achieving the goals and objectives of the organization
Remember, decisions in timely manner still have to be made
Pacesetting Leader
Only when employees are self-motivated and highly skilled, the Pacesetting Leadership method comes into play and is extremely effective. These Leaders set very high performance standards for themselves and the group
Like the Coercive model, this Leadership Style