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Leadership Styles–The Three Ds

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How many different leadership styles are there? The Leadership Grid— created by Robert Blake and Jane Mouton describes five leadership styles. The Situational Leadership Theory Model— developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard describes four leadership styles. Directing Leadership Style.

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Three Management Styles

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Great Leadership regular contributor Paul Thornton: Management style greatly affects employees’ motivation and capacity to learn. The basic concepts presented in this article are derived from the “Situational Leadership Theory Model,” developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey. How do you think you did?

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8 Steps for Dealing with An Underperforming Employee

Leading with Trust

Step 1 : Did I set clear goals? All good performance starts with clear goals. That’s one of the key leadership principles Ken Blanchard and I discuss in our recent book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust. Step 4 : Is the employee unclear on goals and expectations?

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Five Degrees of Workplace Culture

Great Leadership By Dan

They must design their desired culture through an organizational constitution , which specifies their team or department or company’s present day purpose, values and behaviors, strategies, and goals. Leaders frequently delegate authority and responsibility to talented, engaged team members. The phrase "thank you” is heard a lot.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership. TRAIT THEORY.

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Learning To Connect To Boost Employee Engagement

Tanveer Naseer

Now on any type of leadership score sheet, Alan would definitely rank as a competent and fair leader. In a recent study, The Ken Blanchard Company found that while 70% of employees want to discuss with their boss their future goals and tasks, only 28% of leaders actually have these kinds of conversations with their employees.

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You Might Be A “Frankenboss” If…

Leading with Trust

If any of these describe your leadership style, you might want to take a look in the mirror and examine the face that’s peering back at you…you might have bolts growing out the sides of your neck. Are driven by your ego – The heart of leadership is about giving, not receiving. You might be a Frankenboss if you…. They deserve it.