Goleman's 6 Leadership Styles - A Styles Models of Leadership

The video explores various leadership styles, starting with a basic set of three: authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire. It then delves into six styles from 'The New Leaders' book: commanding, pace setting, democratic, affiliative, coaching, and visionary. Each style is discussed in terms of its application, benefits, and potential drawbacks. The video emphasizes the importance of context in choosing a leadership style and hints at transformational leadership, which will be covered in a future video.

Which leadership style involves the leader making decisions and setting performance standards without team input?

• Affiliative

• Democratic

• Authoritarian

• Laissez-faire

In which situation is the commanding leadership style most appropriate?

• During a team-building exercise

• In a creative brainstorming session

• When developing long-term strategies

• In times of crisis or emergency

What is a potential downside of the pace-setting leadership style?

• It can lead to team burnout

• It focuses too much on relationships

• It encourages too much autonomy

• It lacks clear direction

Which leadership style is best for building consensus and shared commitment?

• Democratic

• Visionary

• Pace-setting

• Commanding

How does the affiliative leadership style benefit a team?

• By setting high performance standards

• By focusing on individual achievements

• By fostering emotional connections and collaboration

• By providing clear directives

What is the primary focus of the coaching leadership style?

• Achieving immediate results

• Developing each team member for the future

• Maintaining strict control over tasks

• Building a strong team consensus

Which leadership style involves sharing a clear vision and motivating the team to achieve it?

• Democratic

• Visionary

• Coaching

• Affiliative