Simple Truths of Leadership

SIMPLE TRUTH #10

Effective servant leaders don’t just use different strokes for different folks, they also use different strokes for the same folks.

It’s interesting to observe managers who use the same leadership style with all their people all the time. They often are frustrated—as are their over- or undersupervised team members.

While individuals generally can be at a specific development level, which requires a certain leadership style, they might have one or two goals where their competence and commitment are different from their overall job knowledge. For example, a person who is generally considered to be a Self-Reliant Achiever can usually be delegated to and left on their own. However, if you give that person a new task where they ...