TYPES OF LEADERSHIP STYLES
TYPES OF LEADERSHIP STYLES
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“The best way to have a good idea, is to have a lot of ideas.” — Dr. Linus Pauling (Two times winner of the Nobel PRIZE). by Murray Johannsen. (March 9, 2014). Feel FREE to connect with the author by Linkedin, Google+ or by email.
This article lists 20 different leadership styles. With each style is a short definition designed to highlight the essential makeup of each leadership style.
Styles Overview
When developing your leadership skills, you must soon ask yourself, “What leadership style work best for me and my organization?” To answer this question, it’s best to understand that there are many from which to choose and as part of your leadership development effort, you should consider developing as many leadership styles as possible.
In fact, choosing the right style, at the right time in the right situation is a key element of leader effectiveness. That’s not what most people do—they have one style used in many situations. It’s like having only one suit or one dress, something you wear everywhere. Of course, all of us would AGREE that having only one set of clothes is ridiculous. But then, so is having only one leadership style.
Some styles overlap (i.e. charisma and transformational); some can be used together (facilitative and team leadership); others are used less frequently (strategic and cross-cultural); and some are polar opposites (autocratic & PARTICIPATIVE). Below is a DETAILED description of all these styles.
Twenty Leadership Styles
1. The Autocratic Leadership Style
David and Ingres, before 1815: Portraits of Napoleon I. Notice the symbols of authority in each portrait.
One leadership style dimension has to do with control and one’s perception of how much control one should give to others. For example, the laissez faire style implies low control, the autocratic style requires high control while the participative one lies somewhere in between. Kurt Lewin (1939) called these
IMAGE Source: Wikimedia Commons by Traitor
“The best way to have a good idea, is to have a lot of ideas.” — Dr. Linus Pauling (Two times winner of the Nobel PRIZE). by Murray Johannsen. (March 9, 2014). Feel FREE to connect with the author by Linkedin, Google+ or by email.
This article lists 20 different leadership styles. With each style is a short definition designed to highlight the essential makeup of each leadership style.
Styles Overview
When developing your leadership skills, you must soon ask yourself, “What leadership style work best for me and my organization?” To answer this question, it’s best to understand that there are many from which to choose and as part of your leadership development effort, you should consider developing as many leadership styles as possible.
In fact, choosing the right style, at the right time in the right situation is a key element of leader effectiveness. That’s not what most people do—they have one style used in many situations. It’s like having only one suit or one dress, something you wear everywhere. Of course, all of us would AGREE that having only one set of clothes is ridiculous. But then, so is having only one leadership style.
Some styles overlap (i.e. charisma and transformational); some can be used together (facilitative and team leadership); others are used less frequently (strategic and cross-cultural); and some are polar opposites (autocratic & PARTICIPATIVE). Below is a DETAILED description of all these styles.
Twenty Leadership Styles
1. The Autocratic Leadership Style
David and Ingres, before 1815: Portraits of Napoleon I. Notice the symbols of authority in each portrait.
One leadership style dimension has to do with control and one’s perception of how much control one should give to others. For example, the laissez faire style implies low control, the autocratic style requires high control while the participative one lies somewhere in between. Kurt Lewin (1939) called these
References: Lewin, K., Lippit, R. and White, R.K. (1939). Patterns of aggressive behavior in experimentally created social climates. Journal of Social Psychology, 10, 271-301