{"id":551,"date":"2020-07-24T00:07:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T23:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danieledavi.com\/blog\/?p=551"},"modified":"2021-02-23T21:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T21:58:42","slug":"4-leadership-styles-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danieledavi.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/4-leadership-styles-compared\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Leadership styles compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hero leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Style<\/strong>: Trait-based leadership<br \/><strong>Characteristics<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Impact is made by the individual leader alone.<\/li><li>The personal characteristics and behavior of the leader make the difference rather than the context in which the leader operates.<\/li><li>One can become a great leader by emulating the personal characteristics and behavior of great leaders.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Issues<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The mindless application of heroic traits may lead to inauthentic behavior, which undermines trust.<\/li><li>Top-down.<\/li><li>Assumption that \u201cone size fits all.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Chameleon leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Style<\/strong>: Situational leadership<br \/><strong>Characteristics<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Leadership is situation-specific and adapts as the world and people change.<\/li><li>Leaders adopt different styles based on the maturity of the people they are leading.<\/li><li>Can be developed by enabling individuals to understand the context and to adapt their behavior accordingly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Issues<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Difficult to determine the correct behavior in a given context.<\/li><li>Losing oneself in the context and lacking authenticity.<\/li><li>Merely externally oriented, without a strong internal sense of purpose.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Transformational leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Style<\/strong>: Transformational leadership<br \/><strong>Characteristics<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The role of the leader is to be a role model, to create a shared vision, and to build a team\u2019s trust and capacity to work together.<\/li><li>Leaders create an environment in which individuals transcend their individual goals to achieve the higher mission of the organization.<\/li><li>Leaders create desirable outcomes in organizations and have to be able to transform the context rather than simply react to it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Issues<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Not all leaders have visionary personalities, and these may be hard to develop.<\/li><li>All attention goes to the visionary leader instead of the issues that s\/he is trying to address<\/li><li>High risk as the reputation of the organization is determined largely by the visionary leader.<\/li><li>Dependence of the organization on the visionary leader, potentially a lack of empowerment of leaders at lower levels within the organization.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 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The personal characteristics and behavior of the leader make the difference rather than the context in which the leader operates. One can become a great leader by emulating the personal characteristics and behavior of great leaders. Issues: The mindless application of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,334],"tags":[252,264],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90hsv-8T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":946,"url":"https:\/\/www.danieledavi.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/does-agile-work-and-who-should-answer-the-question\/","url_meta":{"origin":551,"position":0},"title":"Does Agile work? 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