Which style is your leadership?
THE PROCLAIMING STYLE produces stimulating presentations, compelling arguments, and invigorating discussion. It enables an exciting blend of enthusiasm and factuality that promises meaningful progress, significant development and genuine solutions.
A person with this style often feels compelled to express an opinion or perception. This is because their beliefs and attitudes are primarily driven by values that they perceive to be inviolable. This accounts for their passionate style of communication where strong words tend to be used in absolute terms. Disapproval may be expressed as "deplorable", wrong actions might be called "reprehensible" and basic issues termed "fundamental".
Those with this leadership style usually make excellent and persuasive spokespersons and media managers. They are able to keep focussed when under intense scrutiny and use their charm, persuasive skills and passion to win support or minimise the damage of criticisms.
THE EQUIPPING STYLE is motivated towards research and all forms of analysis. It is driven by the need to know and to be sure others come to know! This style will present findings systematically, chronologically, meticulously and with full supporting data. The appendices will be well organised and every detail is double checked before releasing anything.
The motivation underlying this leadership style is to seek out correct and reliable information. This style is by nature studious and curious. Communications are primarily documentations in the form of instruction manuals, procedural guidelines, curricula, reports and detailed proposals.
This particular style will be found in many who are articulate and well organised but who may not always have the charisma that can make their presentation memorable. Others tend to use their findings to greater effect but should be advised to take care about inaccuracies, vagueness or jumping to conclusions - the Equipping style jealously guards the integrity of his or her material.
THE ENCOURAGING STYLE
A person enjoys stimulating growth in others. People with this style love to be able to say that things are getting better, that people are doing well, and to report good news to anyone who is interested. Nothing fulfils this style more than being responsible for enabling others to believe in themselves sufficiently to experience improvement and success. This style often expresses itself like a parent, mentor, or older brother who affirms the individual, and accepts them unconditionally, and yet devotes conversations to how the next step in people's lives and careers can best be taken.
The Encouraging style is demonstrated in how exhortations are delivered to individuals and groups. It will place great emphasis on personal achievement, and seek to bring out the best in anyone who will listen. The Encouraging style delights in opportunities to affirm others privately and publicly, giving praise wherever it is justified. It will also communicate this enthusiastic approval through rewards, gifts and hospitality. It will often urge, cajole, provoke, and provide helpful impetus in order to move others towards achieving their goals. Leaders with this style also seem to have an endless source of anecdotes to support the specific issues they might be addressing or which others are facing.
THE EMPATHISING STYLE is attuned to others. It senses their needs, feelings, aspirations and fears, thus enabling a people-centred communication that demonstrates understanding and humanity. No one will feel offended by instructions or exhortations coming from the pen or lips of an Empathiser. This is not to suggest that communications are loaded with sentimentality or emotional terminology. Empathisers may have many skills but their core style puts them in touch with whomever they meet and ensures that the whole person is considered within the professional environment.
This style loves to celebrate other people's achievements with them and genuinely congratu
