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Leadership?

What characteristics do you admire in a leader? Is there or was there a time in your life when you took on a leadership role? Research different leadership styles and describe which style you would most like to follow. Which style are you? When you are in a leadership position, do you exemplify the qualities you admire in a good leader?

Quote: Visionary — mobilize people toward a vision. ...
Coaching — develop people for the future. ...
Affiliative — create emotional bonds and harmony. ...
Democratic — build consensus through participation. ...
Pacesetting — expect excellence and self-direction. ...
Commanding — demand immediate compliance. {from Google search (leadership styles)

This prompt is a little over my head? So, I'll take on the questions one at a time. Besides, I found places that said there was 6, 7, or 8 styles.

1. I like a leader to be honest, even bluntly honest and knowledgeable, about whatever the subject is they are leading. The person should be able to direct the people being led into some kind of knowledge, that may be needed for the situation.

2. Yes. I was a mother, a cub scout den leader, and a leader of a church youth group. Also, a riding instructor for horseback riding and training. And at one time I taught some children dog obedience for their companion dogs.) (for children and teens from about 12 to 17.)

Depending on the group I needed some musical ability to lead songs, organizational ability to teach classes about how to train and communicate with animals. And, any knowledge of children I could glean.

3. This is a part where it's over my head. I guess I did not know leadership styles was a subject you could research and chose to follow in such a strict manner.

When I took journalism classes the professors used transformational.

4. I always tried to impress honesty on any groups I was in charge of and make sure they had knowledge that they could depend on, as they grew, to be accurate and far reaching. I did not delve into this subject too deeply, so I would think maybe the way I led was as a coach, or in a visionary capacity. Mostly, my position was brought about by the fact, that no one else was available to lead the group. I was the one with the training, knowledge, or time to participate. So, it would have been a combination of leadership values to meet the need of the situation.

I will be interested in answers to this as many of you have college courses in psychology and leadership in business.

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