Bureaucratic

Bureaucratic leaders:

• Establish and enforce rules
• Decisions are final
• Motivate through discipline and demands immediate compliance
• Information come from top-down
• Ineffective vs highly skilled individuals due to micromanagement
• Effective when choices are to be made in a short amount of time

Examples of Bureaucratic Leaders

• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph Stalin

Authoritative

Authoritative leaders:

• Provide long term direction and focuses on end goals
• Typically have the most experience than those under them
• Motivate by inspiring enthusiasm about the project
• Have a clear direction with set standards
• Infeffective when "hand holding" is required
• Effective when a change of direction or vision is requested

Examples of Authoritative Leaders

• Jeff Bezos
• Gregg Popovich

Innovative

Innovative leaders:

• Share a vision with their team of the future and pursues excellence
• Encourage innovative ideas
• Motivate through respect of members creativity
• Invite collaborative conversations
• Ineffective when risks make team members apprehensive
• Effective when solving complex problems

Examples of Innovative Leaders

• Elon Musk
• Benjamin Franklin

Pacesetting

Pacesetting leaders:

• Expect team members to work fast and embrace new projects
• Focus on productivity
• High standards are set from leading by example
• Communication of detailed instructions are not passed along
• Ineffective over a long period of time
• Effective when team members are self motivated and highly skilled

Democratic

Democratic leaders:

• Rely on consensus decision-making
• Comfortable with team members taking the lead occasionally
• Use collaboration and communication to receive input
• Style is ineffective when time is limited or team members without the knowledge or expertise to add quality contributions
• Style is effective when all team members have some knowledge to solve a problem

Examples of Democratic Leaders

• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Me!

Affiliative

Affiliative leaders:

• Create a cohesive unit by emphasizing teamwork and harmony
• Primarily effective with visionary leadership due to focusing on collaborative and emotional needs
• Motivate through creative positive personal relationships and avoiding conflicts
• Not effective when giving negative feedback and performance not emphasize
• Effective when repairing broken trust, increasing morale, and working through stressful circumstances

Examples of Affiliative Leaders

• Joe Torre
• Dalai Lama

Coaching

Coaching leaders:

• Concentrate on preparing team members for the future by building their skills
• Excel with groups that haven't realized their potential
• Motivate by challenging the individual
• Communicate with positive statements to generate a higher gratification
• Style is less effective when those being coached are hesitant to change
• Style is effective when in a one-on-one setting and individual is receptive to the close working style

Examples of Coaching Leaders

• Vince Lombardi
• Jim Harbaugh

Altruistic

Altruistic leaders:

• Personalize approach to meet the needs of the team
• Lead in order to better serve others
• Motivate by their empowering ethical approach
• Focus on listening, empathy, and commitment to community
• Ineffective if not given sufficient time to apply a long term perspective
• Effective in creating a positive culture and promoting high morale

Examples of Altruistic Leaders

• Henry Ford