Leadership 101Leadership 101

What Type of Leadership Style What Type of Leadership Style Is Yours?Is Yours?

John Maxwell says,John Maxwell says,

““If you invest in your development as a If you invest in your development as a leader, the long-term result is leader, the long-term result is growth. And yes, some are born with growth. And yes, some are born with greater natural gifts/skills than greater natural gifts/skills than others, but the real ability to lead is a others, but the real ability to lead is a collection of skills that can be collection of skills that can be learned and improved.” learned and improved.”

From The 21 Irrefutable Laws of LeadershipFrom The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

Leadership is…Leadership is…

Insight Insight – – self-awareness, self-awareness, understanding others, visionunderstanding others, vision

InitiativeInitiative – – Take responsibility & risksTake responsibility & risks InspirationInspiration – – communicate & lead others communicate & lead others

in the right directionin the right direction InvolvementInvolvement – – empower others to use empower others to use

their talentstheir talents IndividualityIndividuality – – be yourselfbe yourself StyleStyle

Visionary Leaders…Visionary Leaders…

Cast visions powerfully because they Cast visions powerfully because they have a crystal-clear picture in their have a crystal-clear picture in their mind of what they want to happen…mind of what they want to happen…and then they pursue it relentlessly and then they pursue it relentlessly and draw people into the vision. and draw people into the vision.

They may or may not be able to form They may or may not be able to form teams, align talents, set goals, or teams, align talents, set goals, or manage progress toward manage progress toward achievement.achievement.

Directional Leaders…Directional Leaders…

Sometimes operate behind the scenes, Sometimes operate behind the scenes, but they have the uncanny ability to but they have the uncanny ability to choose the right path at the critical choose the right path at the critical intersections by assessing the intersections by assessing the values, mission, strengths, values, mission, strengths, weaknesses, resources, personnel & weaknesses, resources, personnel & open to change in the group and open to change in the group and then point them in the right then point them in the right direction.direction.

Strategic Leaders…Strategic Leaders…

Have the ability to break an exciting Have the ability to break an exciting vision into achievable steps. They vision into achievable steps. They form a game plan that everyone can form a game plan that everyone can understand and participate in and understand and participate in and then challenge the group to work the then challenge the group to work the plan in a synchronized pattern.plan in a synchronized pattern.

Managing Leaders…Managing Leaders…

Have the unique ability to establish Have the unique ability to establish mile markers, then organize & mile markers, then organize & monitor people, processes, systems, monitor people, processes, systems, and resources to achieve the and resources to achieve the mission. They even derive enormous mission. They even derive enormous satisfaction from doing all the satisfaction from doing all the managing. managing.

Motivational Leaders…Motivational Leaders…

Possess insight into who needs a fresh Possess insight into who needs a fresh challenge, additional training, public challenge, additional training, public recognition, or an encouraging word. recognition, or an encouraging word. This ability is vital, especially when This ability is vital, especially when the tasks become tiresome or the tasks become tiresome or difficult. difficult.

Shepherding Leaders…Shepherding Leaders…

Nurture the team members by Nurture the team members by listening and supporting. Not listening and supporting. Not everyone has the skills or desire to everyone has the skills or desire to be a leader, but will thrive in the be a leader, but will thrive in the community and work hard when they community and work hard when they know they are cared for.know they are cared for.

Team-Building Leaders…Team-Building Leaders…

Have insight into people. They see the Have insight into people. They see the right abilities, character & chemistry right abilities, character & chemistry that will blend to achieve the desired that will blend to achieve the desired results. If the right people are in the results. If the right people are in the right slots doing the right things for right slots doing the right things for the right reasons, they’ll get the the right reasons, they’ll get the work done with very little guidance.work done with very little guidance.

Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurial Leaders…Leaders…

Possess vision, boundless energy, and Possess vision, boundless energy, and a risk-taking spirit. They function a risk-taking spirit. They function best in a start-up operation. They best in a start-up operation. They love being told “it cannot be done.” love being told “it cannot be done.”

Re-engineering Re-engineering Leaders…Leaders…

Would rather “tune-up”, heal Would rather “tune-up”, heal

and revitalize a group or project that and revitalize a group or project that has lost the vision or focus. They like has lost the vision or focus. They like to solve the problem and then move to solve the problem and then move on to another.on to another.

Bridge-building Bridge-building Leaders…Leaders…

Are the most flexible. They have the Are the most flexible. They have the ability to compromise & negotiate ability to compromise & negotiate and to listen, understand and think and to listen, understand and think outside the box. They are very outside the box. They are very diplomatic and relate to diverse diplomatic and relate to diverse people. people.

SUMMARYSUMMARY

Whatever your style – Whatever your style –

recognize it, recognize it,

celebrate it, celebrate it,

nurture and grow it, nurture and grow it,

and step up to the plate and lead. and step up to the plate and lead.