Leadership StylesLeadership Styles

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Characteristics of Characteristics of Four Leadership Four Leadership

StylesStyles

The WarriorThe Warrior► Active and decisiveActive and decisive► Likes to be in controlLikes to be in control► Comfortable being up frontComfortable being up front►Quick to act, expresses sense of urgency for Quick to act, expresses sense of urgency for

others to act nowothers to act now► Enjoys challenges presented by difficult Enjoys challenges presented by difficult

situations and peoplesituations and people► Thinks in terms of the “bottom line”Thinks in terms of the “bottom line”► CourageousCourageous► Perseveres, not stopped by hearing noPerseveres, not stopped by hearing no► Likes variety, novelty, new projectsLikes variety, novelty, new projects

The HealerThe Healer

► Allows others to feel important in Allows others to feel important in determining directiondetermining direction

► Value driven Value driven ► Interaction is primary – uses relationships to Interaction is primary – uses relationships to

accomplish taskaccomplish task►Willing to trust others statementsWilling to trust others statements► Feeling-based, trust own emotion/intuition, Feeling-based, trust own emotion/intuition,

intuition regarded as “truth”intuition regarded as “truth”► Team player, receptive to others’ ideas, Team player, receptive to others’ ideas,

build on ideas of othersbuild on ideas of others►Non-competitiveNon-competitive

The VisionaryThe Visionary

►Visionary who sees the big pictureVisionary who sees the big picture►Very idea oriented, focus on future Very idea oriented, focus on future

thoughtthought► Insight into mission and purposeInsight into mission and purpose►Looks for overarching themes and ideasLooks for overarching themes and ideas►Likes to experiment and exploreLikes to experiment and explore►Strong spiritual awareness – attune to Strong spiritual awareness – attune to

higher levelhigher level

The TeacherThe Teacher

► Seen as practical, dependable and thorough in task Seen as practical, dependable and thorough in task situationssituations

► Helpful to others by providing planning and resourcesHelpful to others by providing planning and resources► Moves carefully and follows procedures and guidelinesMoves carefully and follows procedures and guidelines► Uses data analysis and logic to make decisionsUses data analysis and logic to make decisions► Weighs all sides of an issue, likes balanceWeighs all sides of an issue, likes balance► Introspective, self-analyticalIntrospective, self-analytical► Careful, thoroughly examines people’s needs in Careful, thoroughly examines people’s needs in

situationssituations► Works well with existing resource – gets the most out Works well with existing resource – gets the most out

of what has been done in the pastof what has been done in the past► Skilled at finding fatal flaws in an idea or projectSkilled at finding fatal flaws in an idea or project

Strengths and Strengths and WeaknessesWeaknesses

The WarriorThe Warrior

► strengthsstrengths ► Can seem bogged down by Can seem bogged down by need to press ahead, decideneed to press ahead, decide

► Seem to not care about processSeem to not care about process► Can get defensive quickly, Can get defensive quickly,

argueargue► May get autocraticMay get autocratic► Want things their way, overrule Want things their way, overrule

people in decision making people in decision making processprocess

► See things in terms of black See things in terms of black and whiteand white

► Not sensitive to other people’s Not sensitive to other people’s feelings, may be perceived as feelings, may be perceived as coldcold

► Have trouble relinquishing Have trouble relinquishing control, find it hard to delegate control, find it hard to delegate “if you want to do something “if you want to do something right, do it yourself.”right, do it yourself.”

The HealerThe Healer

► Everyone is committed Everyone is committed to the decisions and to the decisions and outcomesoutcomes

► More thorough solution More thorough solution to problemsto problems

► Collaborative decision Collaborative decision making and problem making and problem solvingsolving

► High overall High overall satisfaction from satisfaction from everybodyeverybody

► Can be bogged down when Can be bogged down when they believe relationships, they believe relationships, needs of people are being needs of people are being compromised.compromised.

► Has trouble saying noHas trouble saying no► Internalizes difficulties and Internalizes difficulties and

assumes blameassumes blame► Prone to disappointment Prone to disappointment

when relationship is seen as when relationship is seen as secondary to tasksecondary to task

► Difficulty confronting, dealing Difficulty confronting, dealing with anger, may be with anger, may be manipulated by angermanipulated by anger

► Easily taken advantage ofEasily taken advantage of► Immersed in present, loses Immersed in present, loses

track of time, immersed in track of time, immersed in “now”, may not see long “now”, may not see long range viewrange view

The VisionaryThe Visionary

► strengthsstrengths ► Can be bogged down by Can be bogged down by lack of vision or too much lack of vision or too much emphasis on visionemphasis on vision

► Can lose focus on taskCan lose focus on task► Poor follow through on Poor follow through on

projectsprojects► May become easily May become easily

overwhelmedoverwhelmed► Not time-bound, may lose Not time-bound, may lose

track of timetrack of time► Tends to be highly Tends to be highly

enthusiastic early on, then enthusiastic early on, then burns out over the long haulburns out over the long haul

► Can develop a reputation for Can develop a reputation for lack of dependabilitylack of dependability

The TeacherThe Teacher► strengthsstrengths ► Can be bogged down by Can be bogged down by

information, analysis information, analysis processprocess

► Can become stubborn and Can become stubborn and entrenched in positionentrenched in position

► Can be indecisive, collect Can be indecisive, collect unnecessary data, “analysis unnecessary data, “analysis paralysis”paralysis”

► May appear cold or May appear cold or withdrawn with respect to withdrawn with respect to others’ working stylesothers’ working styles

► Tendency towards Tendency towards watchfulness, observationwatchfulness, observation

► Can remain withdrawn, Can remain withdrawn, distantdistant

► Resists emotional pleas and Resists emotional pleas and changechange