Defining Leadership: Top 10 Traits & 9 Popular Leadership Styles You might have gone through several resources defining leadership. Leadership is a set of behaviors and actions of leading a group of people or an organization toward a goal or vision. We have gone through defining leadership, the top 10 traits of leadership, popular leadership…
Emerging Leaders Program: 5 Tips to Select the Best One
Emerging Leaders Program: 5 Tips to Select the Best One There are several emerging leaders programs offered by universities, colleges, business schools, professional communities, or councils. These programs require significant enrollment fees and there are certain admission requirements. How should you select the best-emerging leaders program for you? We have gone through five tips in…
Situational Leadership: 4 Styles of Hersey and Blanchard
Situational Leadership: 4 Styles of Hersey and Blanchard Situational leadership is a leadership model developed by Hersey and Blanchard in 1969. The situational leadership model proposes adapting 4 types of different leadership styles depending on situations or tasks. We’ve examined the 4 styles of Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership model, advantages, disadvantages, when to use…
Bureaucratic Leadership: 7 Traits, Pros, Cons & When to Use
Bureaucratic Leadership: 7 Traits, Pros, Cons & When to Use The bureaucratic leadership style ensures a hierarchical structure, a clear chain of command, rules, guides, and policies so team members follow a clear path to perform their duties. Amazon, Walmart, and Boeing are three examples of companies that apply bureaucratic leadership. 📌 Hint: Do not skip this…
Participative Leadership: 7 Traits, Pros, Cons & When to Use
Participative Leadership: 7 Traits, Pros, Cons & When to Use Participative leadership style is also known as democratic leadership. In the participative leadership approach, the leader fosters group participation in decision-making processes, although the final words might be told by the leader. We have gone through the 7 traits of participative leadership style, pros, and…
Authoritarian Leadership – 7 Traits of Authoritative Leadership
Authoritarian Leadership – 7 Traits of Authoritative Leadership Authoritarian leadership style, also named authoritative leadership or referred to as autocratic leadership, is a rigid and one-man deciding and guiding leadership or management style. The authoritative leaders or managers make decisions on their own, instruct their team, and expect the team members to follow orders with…
11 Traits of Charismatic Leadership Style
Charismatic Leadership Style: 11 Traits & Famous Charismatic Leaders The charismatic leadership style is influencing and encouraging people to perform through communication skills, persuasiveness, empathy, negotiation, and other team leadership skills. It is not a surprise that “Charisma” has been picked as the 4th most important leadership skill among the 21 leadership skills professionals would…
Transactional Leadership Style – Where Rewards & Penalties Talk
Transactional Leadership Style – Where Rewards & Penalties Talk The transactional leadership style assumes that people do things for compensation, rewards, or any material outcomes. Therefore, transactional leaders focus on designing tasks around reward structures, such as promotions, bonus payments, etc. Bill Gates and Howard Schultz are two famous examples of transactional leadership. Although it…
Laissez-Faire Leadership – 5 Cases You Can Apply
Laissez-Faire Leadership – 5 Cases You Can Apply Laissez-Faire leadership style is becoming more and more popular. Basically, it requires the team leadership to be hands-off as much as possible and let the team perform on its own. In laissez-faire management or leadership style, the leader gives freedom to the team and only helps them…