“According to Research by Asaecenter, leadership style is the way a person uses power to lead other people. Research has identified a variety of leadership styles based on the number of followers. The most appropriate leadership style depends on the function of the leader, the followers, and the situation.”Read the full original article from Wise Toast.
It is important to identify your own leadership style to be more aware of how you work with people. Here is Wise Toast’s list of the 12 different types of leadership styles:
- Autocratic Leadership – centered on the person in charge
- Democratic Leadership – everyone participates in making decisions
- Strategic Leadership – creates habits for a high performance organization
- Transformational Leadership – specifically geared towards initiating change
- Team Leadership – focused on the future of the organization
- Cross-Cultural Leadership – recognizes contemporary globalized organizations
- Facilitative Leadership – dependent on measurements and outcomes
- Laissez-faire Leadership – gives authority to team members
- Transactional Leadership – maintains or continues the status quo
- Coaching Leadership – involves teaching and supervising followers
- Charismatic Leadership – transforms followers’ values and beliefs
- Visionary Leadeship – recognizes that the steps and processes of leadership are obtained with and through people
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