Leadership Types
What are the different leadership types?
In this collection we dive into the different types of leadership styles, how to figure out which leadership type suits you best, and how to take your leadership to the next level.
Strategic leadership: What it is and why it matters
Great leaders can be hard to come by. In fact, Gallup's research shows that only about 10% of people have the natural talent to manage others and only 22% of employees strongly agree their leaders have a clear direction for their organization.
Kat Boogaard
4 Qualities of visionary leadership & how to develop them
Visionary leaders possess unique qualities that inspire and motivate others to achieve remarkable things. They can see possibilities where others see challenges and guide their team toward a future goal. In this article, we'll explore the four essential qualities of a true visionary leader and provide actionable tips on cultivating these traits within yourself. Unlock your leadership potential and become a visionary in your field.
Kat Boogaard
Servant leadership: a powerful, people-first leader style
Imagine a workplace where employees' development, needs, and concerns always come first.
Michael Metcalf
Transactional leadership style: What it is, plus the pros and cons
There are 11 identified types of leadership styles, with the transactional leadership style often viewed through the prism of someone who values order and structure. A transactional leader focuses on results, conforms to the existing structure of an organization and measures success according to that organization's system of rewards and penalties.
Ted Bauer
What the collaborative leadership style is—and why it works
Why the collaborative leadership style works
Kat Boogaard
Examples of a situational leadership style and how to develop it
A situational leadership style actually encompasses four other leadership styles under one umbrella, with those being:
Ted Bauer
Is Jeff Bezos’ leadership style good or bad? It’s complicated
Summing up the essence of the Jeff Bezos’ leadership style in one sentence is difficult.
Kat Boogaard
A delegating leadership style: The big wins, and the big challenges
The delegating leadership style: What’s the definition?
Ted Bauer
Authentic leadership: Definition, examples and how to develop it
There’s a lot of talk about leadership styles and which one is the “best.” But what if style isn’t nearly as important as being true to yourself and your values?
Amy Rigby
11 leadership styles (and the one that rules them all in a crisis)
Think of all of the different leaders that you’ve interacted with, and you’ll quickly realize that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all mold for leadership.
Kat Boogaard
Democratic leadership style: What it is and why it's the best in 2024
If you’re looking to be the type of leader who creates a team where employees are passionate and innovative in their work while producing solid results, a democratic leadership style might be the first step to get there.
Kat Boogaard
What is my leadership style?
You don’t have to search too hard to find some frightening statistics about leadership.
Kat Boogaard
The participative leadership style: what it is and why it works
Think it’s your job as the leader to make every single decision yourself and hand down marching orders to your team? That’s not always the case—especially when it comes to a participative leadership style.
Kat Boogaard
What’s the Elon Musk leadership style? Plus his top traits
It’s not hard to think of well-known, visionary leaders of the 21st century. Steve Jobs. Sheryl Sandberg. Bill Gates. Jeff Bezos. Warren Buffett. Oprah Winfrey.
Kat Boogaard