What Is My Leadership Style?

You are someone that likes to lead others through effective communication and stimulation in the environment you are in. People tend to enjoy this type of leadership style the most when they are looking up to someone to guide them.

With your leadership style, you like to bring everyone together to help make decisions. Power-sharing models of authority are often used by you as well. This way of leading is knowing to boost the morale of the team and encourage diversity within groups. Some say that this isn't the most authoritative way to lead and you may find you have trouble getting people to take you seriously.

In French, laissez-faire translates to 'let them do. ' Basically, your leadership style is very hands off. You are more of just an overseer than a leader. You let people do what they think they should be doing and you just follow along to make sure nothing goes wrong.

You ask those around you for their input before you make any final decisions about anything, even though you are technically the one that's in charge. People like to feel as though their voice counts, and you make sure that happens. It isn't the most effective when you have to make a decision quickly though, so keep that in mind.

Your leadership style follows a strict hierarchy. You know your spot, and everyone else above and below you know theirs as well. Rules are followed strictly in this type of leadership. It works well in some situations, but it can be difficult when creativity is a factor.

You use your charm and personality to get people to listen to you. People look up to you and a lot of times they won't do anything at all unless you are there to guide them. It can be good if you are leading a team, but if you can't always be around, it can cause problems for those that are waiting for you to help.