Discover These Leadership Styles of Famous Leaders

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Leadership styles. They come in many shapes, forms, sises, and… people! In which case, it's time to discover the leadership styles of these famous faces. Leadership comes in many shapes, forms and people. So, let’s put a face to the name of these top seven leadership styles.

Leadership Style #1 Transformational Leader

Often called “blue sky thinkers”, transformational types of leaders are growth minded. They inspire followers through effective communication and create environments of intellectual stimulation and innovation

Transformational leadership styles?focus on using the strength of vision and responding to followers’ needs in order to motivate them towards common objectives. Interestingly, transformational leadership types focus on developing followers into leaders by unlocking personal potential.

Leadership Style #2 Charismatic Leader

Safe to assume, most of us are familiar with this leadership style. Charismatic leaders create a powerful self-image, so the logic goes that some of the most renowned leaders in the world have at least an element of charismatic leadership.

Charismatic leadership styles rely on motivating followers through sheer force of personality. They rely heavily on positive charm, personality, (eloquent) communication, persuasion and power of conviction.

These types of leaders have the distinct ability to dissect and decipher any inefficiency within an organisation, and then create a vision for problem-solving.

Leadership Style #3 Transactional Leader

Transactional leadership styles?are relatively “old school” in their approach. In basics, these types of leaders focus on group organisation, a clear chain of command, and use rewards and punishments (i.e. transactions) to motivate followers.

Transactional leaders maintain formal positions of authority, monitoring performance and offering tangible rewards for the work and loyalty of employees.

Leadership Style #4 Servant Leader

Servant leadership is an innately?altruistic style of leadership. Servant leaders operate in the service of their followers.

This style of leadership focuses on power-sharing models of authority by prioritising the needs of followers and encouraging collective decision-making. They focus on diversity in strategic direction, boosting morale and enriching the lives of their followers.

Leadership Style #5 Participative Leader

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This leadership style is exactly what it sounds like. The leader makes decisions based on input from their followers and/or team members.?Participative leadership styles?afford followers the opportunity to participate, exchange ideas freely, and create discussion.

While the leader makes the final call, each employee still has an equal say in strategic direction.?And so, lower-level employees are able to exercise a certain level of authority, leaving more room for creative solutions to flourish.

Leadership Style #6 Autocratic Leader

The autocratic leadership style is basically the inverse of participative leadership. Autocratic leaders have significant control over followers and rarely (if ever) consider worker suggestions or power sharing.?

This hegemonic organisational culture is the definition of old school in its approach to leadership. The leader possesses total authority, with a clear separation between leaders and followers, work is highly structured and regimented, and strategic direction is controlled by the leader. So you may find?distinguishing a tyrant from a leader?difficult when it comes to autocratic leadership.

Leadership Style #7 Laissez-Faire Leader

Arguably the least intrusive of?leadership types. “Laissez-Faire” literally translates to “let them do”. And that’s exactly what Laissez-Faire leaders do with their employees. These leaders afford a great deal of autonomy in decision making and work processes.

They tend to hire experts in their field who they trust to do their work in the best way that way they see fit. Laissez-Faire leaders operate on trust and only enter into the scene to provide guidance and furnish their employees with resources when the need arises.

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Thanks,

Robert