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Course 2, Discussion 1: Understanding your Leadership Style

Hope December 5th, 2022

Hello everyone,

If you are reading this, it means you have come a long way in your leadership training. Kudos to you for all the effort and resilience you have shown! It is amazing how you all are open to learning and adapting to new environments: the environment of leadership!

Before we zoom in and talk more about learning and adapting, lets zoom back out first and talk about how you feel about leadership. Regardless of how you see yourself, there is a leader within you. The one who visualizes how things could have run in a better way if you were in the leading spot. Leading spot here means:

  • A desire for change

  • Believing you got the abilities to make it happen

  • Visualizing success while keeping in mind the bigger picture.

Lets take a look at the leadership styles as proposed by Daniel Goleman

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Your original style could be any of them. So for the purpose of this course, we are going to use a leadership style test to help you identify your core competencies. In brief, we are using the test here to help you identify your leadership approach. So, when you know how you approach an event, you could think and put efforts to bring a change in it. It will allow you to polish your strengths and focus to improve in other different areas as well.

Let's get started!

- Please take the leadership style test linked HERE.

✒️ Which leadership style did you score the highest for?

✒️ Do you agree with this quiz?

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Rivelino3 July 4th, 2023

✒️ Which leadership style did you score the highest for?

I scored highest for being s visionary leader and I think it suits me well, I do try and have a mixed style of leadership as no one style works well all of the time, but for most aspects I would be seen as a visionary

✒️ Do you agree with this quiz?

The quiz had got my qualities measured well and I agree with what it portrays about me
CharlieDont37 July 4th, 2023

@Hope

✒️ Which leadership style did you score the highest for?

Coaching @ 35

Affiliative @ 33

All the others were in the low 30's

✒️ Do you agree with this quiz?

No - I think there should be a melding of the different types of leadership based upon the team members and the desired goals. I like clearcut and explicit areas of responsibility and control those are far easier for me to manage than obscure or muddy goals. I do not think that Leadership qualities can be that easily ascertained as identified in this quiz.

Gilbird July 16th, 2023

@Hope

I am an affiliative, visionary, and democratic leader (matching, high scores). I also scored fairly high in having commanding traits as a leader.

This mixture of results actually aligns very closely with how I've evaluated myself. I myself flourish well when I'm routinely encouraged, feel as if I'm listened to, have a long-term purpose, and when expectations/deadlines are clearly communicated. I treat those in my team in the same way. I focus on encouraging them, assuming the best in them, holding feedback inside until I know the entire situation, and communicating expectations as early as possible. I want them to really *feel* as if they are respected as individuals on the team for as long as they are with the team. Having had my share of toxic workplaces, I tend to recognize these qualities very fast and do not hesitate in also giving feedback to my own leaders. As a leader, I encourage the same but do not hesitate in laying down the rules so that such an atmosphere may be maintained.

DisLifeNot August 1st, 2023

@Hope Thank you for your post!

Which leadership style did you score the highest for?

I'm a democratic leader, who generates ideas and builds commitment among employees through participation and consensus.

Do you agree with this quiz?

Honestly, I don't know. For one point of difference, i am not a coaching leader, who invests in the long-term professional development of employees and helps individuals with their development plans and provides ongoing support and feedback. I would like to be a coaching leader honestly, but I recognize that maybe I am a democratic leader

Artalistens August 2nd, 2023

@Hope

once again, very informative test that helps us see more about ourselves!

  1. Visionary was my top scoring leadership skill. This means I am good at providing long-term direction and vision. This means I move people toward shared dreams by ensuring that the direction is in the long-term best interests of the group and the organization.
  2. I do agree with the test results, and that actually makes perfect sense because of all the community agencies I do work for in my area. I am able to help people find themselves through the volunteering that I do. I feel like my experience in psychology also plays a huge part in this and makes it make even more sense.
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lovelyApple6441 August 16th, 2023

@Artalistens Love that your work and your area of study has influenced your style, and that you are having a positive impact on your community because of it

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betty212 August 3rd, 2023

@Hope

Total Visionary Score is: 31 out of 35
Total Coaching Score is: 28 out of 35
Total Democratic Score is: 34 out of 35
Total Affiliative Score is: 29 out of 35
Total Pacesetting Score is: 33 out of 35

Total Commanding Score is: 33 out of 35

I totally agree with this!

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NewYorker11 January 7th

@betty212

congrats on the high scores @betty212 !

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warmheartedCamp3360 August 5th, 2023

@Hope


1. I got highest for pacesetting style!!

2. Do I agree with this? Maybe yes because I hv been more stressed upon results in the past and try to make it efficient in the best possible way.

But does it completely defines me ? No, I see myself adapting to the circumstances. And I guess,my leadership style would depend upon what I am dealing with currently. Also, the fact that my second highest scores were on visionary and coaching, which supplements my theory I guess.
lovelyApple6441 August 16th, 2023

@Hope I'm an affiliative leader! I strenghthen connections within my team to move forward together. I definitely think this test was accurate -- I am an affiliate leader in my daily life, which I find is very good for cultivating peace and understanding, but I do sometimes have the tendency to lack boundaries in an effort to be mindful of everyone. I think each leadership style has its pros and cons, and it's important to evaluate those accordingly.

pandanfe August 18th, 2023

@Hope

COACHING
Your Score: 33 out of 35

Invests in the long-term professional development of employees. Helps individuals with their development plans and provides ongoing support and feedback.


I guess I agree till the certain extent.

LightsFromDark September 3rd, 2023

I got COACHING. I feel like it really reflects me and it's true.

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LoveMyMoonflowers September 4th, 2023

@LightsFromDark

that's awesome pawesome! :3

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