Thread by @drmilanmakwana

The best leaders are those that can adapt to the environment they are in and respond to the individuals around them to get the most out of them.

This is a #Tweetorial summarising the @MedicsAcademy course on ‘Styles of Leadership’.

It uses two excellent books:

uk.bookshop.org/books/the-g-qu…

uk.bookshop.org/books/emotiona…

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Goleman identified different styles of leadership:
Coercive
Authoritative
Affiliative
Democratic
Pacesetting
Coaching

Let’s think about these in turn:

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Coercive Leaders:
-expect immediate results and complete compliance
-have a high drive for personal achievement
-exhibit a high degree of self control
-value initiative within teams
-work well for organisations in short term crisis

…but can have a negative impact on organisational culture and can be difficult to communicate with

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Authoritative leaders:
-bring people together
-achieve well when a new vision is needed
-work well with people who need clear direction
-encourage individual and team achievement
-bring people together for a common goal or vision

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Affiliative leaders:
-are empathic
-are good communicators
-work well to bring a team together during difficult or traumatic events
-promote harmony
-form emotional bonds
-share problems
-express emotions openly
-find it hard to give negative messages
-keep morale high

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Democratic leaders:
-are interested forging consensus through collective action and individual participation
-may struggle to manage individual s who don’t buy into group think
-value collaboration
-are good communicators

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Coaching leaders:
-develop individual for the future
-succeed in stable teams
-develop strengths of individuals over a long period of time
-are self aware and highly empathic

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Pace setter leaders:
-are highly driven personally and demanding
-have high levels of initiative
-expect the same of others
-struggle with slow people
-can cause burnout in their teams

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Kirk Snyder, author of “The G Quotient” writes that
-adaptability
-intuition
-creativity
-communication
-and emotional intelligence
are all important qualities of an effective leader.

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Leaders who master the authoritative, democratic, affiliative and coaching styles, plus switch between them have the most highly performing teams.

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Successful leadership requires the individual to be adaptable, connect to different people, have a degree of intuition and creativity. Above all, good leaders require high levels of emotional intelligence.