Feb 09 2011
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As with all businesses, people find me through several different avenues, and like all businesses should, I try to keep track of them. Of course, one source is internet search engines and I’m always interested in what search terms lead people to my site. Those search terms tell me something other than what …
Oct 19 2010
Each leader develops his or her own style of leadership. Much has been written on the subject. Rensis Likert’s defined four styles of leadership – Exploitative Authoritative, Benevolent Authoritative, Consultative System, and Participative. Hersey and Blanchard gave us Situational Leadership. I recommend further study of both Likert and Hersey, Blanchard. But for the purposes of easy understanding, I define the common styles of leadership as authoritative, directive, democratic. There’s certainly a place for each of these in any organization, but good leaders must know when to apply them.
