Goleman Leadership Styles

Based on an article from [Goleman]. Read the

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Determine your own leadership style using the questionnaires in

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spreadsheet.

Task oriented styles: The Coercive Leadership Style The Authoritative Leadership Style The Pacesetting Leadership Style

People oriented styles: The Coaching Leadership Style The Affiliative Leadership Style The Democratic Leadership Style

For a comparison of the different leadership styles see the table below:

	Affiliative	Coaching	Pacesetting	Democratic	Authoritative	Coercive
	People focused	People focused	Task focused	People focused	Task focused	Task focused
The leader's modus operandi	Creates harmony and builds emotional bonds	Develops people for the future	Sets high standards for performance	Forges consensus through participation	Mobilizes people toward a vision	Demands immediate compliance
The style in a phrase	"People come first"	"Try this.”	"Does as I do,now."	"What do you think?"	"Come with me.”	‘Do what I tell you'
Underlying emotional Intelligence competencies	Empathy, building relationships, communication	Developing others, empathy, self-awareness	Conscientiousness, drive to achieve, initiative	Collaboration, team leadership, communication	Self-confidence, empathy change catalyst	Drive to achieve, initiative, self-control
When the style works best	To heal rifts in a team or to motivate people during stressful circumstances	To help an employee improve performance or develop long-term strengths	To get quick results from a highly motivated and competent team	To build buy-in or consensus, or to get input from valuable employees	When changes require a new vision, or when a clear direction is needed	In a crisis. to kick start a turnaround, or with problem employees
Overall impact on climate	Positive	Positive	Negative	Positive	Most strongly positive	Negative