Leadership

Hi All In the previous post I covered 12 leadership styles. Being an expat in a country and company that employ more than 95 nationalities, working with different cultures, is not a choice, but a necessity. "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people" Woodrow Wilson  With the march of globalisation and internationalisation growing louder and stronger, few successful businesses can now escape the need to work across cultures. Today's leaders need to be adapt at leading and managing people of different cultures; they need to listen to the "voices of the people" as well as understand what those voices may actually be telling them. This in essence is the crux of the challenge; when people perceive the world, communicate and view their leaders in different ways, the leader's ears may be ringing with misunderstood messages. The leader will come across cultural issues in many different guises. By way of illustrating the challenges of cros...

Hi Leaders Leadership style is the way a leader uses power to lead others. Every situation calls for a certain style, and so too the person you are leading. There's no defined leadership style one can apply all the time to every person you are leading. In this post, I will introduce you to the different styles. You will note that you will use more than 1 style in the day-to-day operations. It will also depend on the skill set, emotional maturity and understanding those you are leading. Not everyone is at the same level. In short, the specific situation will determine the most effect style to apply. Here are the 12 leadership styles:  Autocratic Leadership Autocratic leadership style is centred on the boss. In this leadership the leader holds all authority and responsibility, making decisions on their own without consulting subordinates.  Autocratic work environment does normally have little or no flexibility. There are very few situations that can ac...