Leadership Styles and Personal Strengths

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What is the Autocratic leadership style?

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A top-down approach to all decision making, procedures, and policies within an organization. There is less focus on collecting input from team members and more executive decisions that others are expected to follow.

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What is the Charismatic leadership style?

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The leader uses their personality and charm to inspire loyalty and action. Defined by the use of communications skills, persuasiveness, and charm to influence others.

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What is the Transactional leadership style?

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Defined by control, organization, and short-term planning. This style relies on a system of rewards and punishment to motivate their followers.

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What is the Bureaucratic leadership style?

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Relies on a clear chain of command, strict regulations, and conformation by its followers. This style is common in government, military, and public organizations.

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What is the Transformational leadership style?

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Creates a vision based on identified needs and guides people towards the goal through inspiration and motivations. This style focuses on changing systems that aren’t working.

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What is the Laissez-Faire leadership style?

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Hands-off approach to leadership and gives others the freedom to make decisions.

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What is the Collaborative leadership style?

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Focuses on encouraging people to work together across organizational boundaries in an effort to accomplish shared goals.

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What is the Democratic leadership style?

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Also known as participative leadership, supports multiple people participating in the decision-making process.

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What is the Coaching leadership style?

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Defined by collaboration, support, and guidance, focusing on bringing out the best in the team or individual by guiding them through goals and obstacles.

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What is the Servant leadership style?

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Puts the needs, growth, and wellbeing of the organization, employees, and community above everything else.