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Leadership Style - Misconceptions & Advice
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Common Misconception About Leadership Style
A common misconception is that you have to change your leadership style on a regular basis, according to a situation.
Problem - this causes confusion
- The list of traits and characteristics that make a strong leader is almost endless.
- Adopting and adapting a particular leadership style for any one given particular situation can cause confusion regarding the type of leader that you are.
Support - John Dunford (2011)
- ‘Good leaders do not have a single leadership style. You adapt to suit the situation. The appropriate leadership style to develop a new school policy on teaching and learning is very different from the style adopted when the fire alarm goes off.’
Problems with changing style
- Be wary when adopting a different leadership persona.
- By changing your leadership style, you will be changing your demeanour, manner and how you come across to others.
Overall advice
- Ultimately, you need to be true to yourself, your personality, your strengths and areas to develop.
- Leadership style surveys are probably as useful as learning style surveys.
1Introduction
1.1Misconceptions & Key Principles
2Good Leadership Style
2.1Analysing Leadership Style
2.2The Qualities of a Good Leader
3Analysing Yourself
3.1Understanding Yourself
3.2Your Values & Dealing with Others
3.3Personal Qualities: Being Reflective & Humble
4Building a Team
4.1Important Principles for Building a Team
5Decision-Making
5.1The Key to Making Decisions Effectively
6Recap
6.15 Key Principles for Leading
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1Introduction
1.1Misconceptions & Key Principles
2Good Leadership Style
2.1Analysing Leadership Style
2.2The Qualities of a Good Leader
3Analysing Yourself
3.1Understanding Yourself
3.2Your Values & Dealing with Others
3.3Personal Qualities: Being Reflective & Humble
4Building a Team
4.1Important Principles for Building a Team
5Decision-Making
5.1The Key to Making Decisions Effectively
6Recap
6.15 Key Principles for Leading
Practice questions on Leadership Style - Misconceptions & Advice
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- 1What is a common misconception about leadership style?Multiple choice
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