leadership assessment

My results from the assessment is below. Just answer the questions in a paragraph form.

Your Leadership Styles

Based on the answers you gave your leadership style mix is:

Well developed styles:	2
Styles that need some further development:	4

Overall, you have a good mix of leadership styles and the potential to be a well-rounded, effective leader. There is however, always potential to further improve your leadership styles.

See our page: Developing Your Leadership Style for more information.

Your 2 well-developed leadership styles are:

Pace-setting leaders expect excellence and self-direction, and can be summed up as ‘Do as I do, now’. The Pace-setter very much leads by example, but this type of leadership only works with a highly-competent and well-motivated team. It can only be sustained for a while without team members flagging. Like the Coercive leader, Pace-setters also show drive to succeed and initiative, but instead of self-control, these are coupled with conscientiousness. A coaching leader will develop people, allowing them to try different approaches in an open way. The phrase that sums up this style is ‘Try it’, and this leader shows high levels of empathy, self-awareness and skills in developing others. A coaching style is especially useful when an organisation values long-term staff development.

You have 4 fairly well-developed leadership styles, these are:

Coercive leaders demand immediate obedience. In a single phrase, this style is ‘Do what I tell you’. These leaders show initiative, self-control, and drive to succeed. There is, of course, a time and a place for such leadership: a battlefield is the classic example, but any crisis will need clear, calm, commanding leadership. This style does not, however, encourage anyone else to take the initiative, and often has a negative effect on how people feel. Authoritative leaders move people towards a vision, so are often described as ‘Visionary’. This style is probably best summed up as ‘Come with me’. It is the most useful style when a new vision or clear direction is needed, and is most strongly positive. Authoritative leaders are high in self-confidence and empathy, acting as a change catalyst by drawing people into the vision and engaging them with the future. An affiliative leader values and creates emotional bonds and harmony, believing that ‘People come first’. Such leaders demonstrate empathy, and strong communication skills, and are very good at building relationships. This style is most useful when a team has been through a difficult experience, and needs to heal rifts, or develop motivation. It is not a very goal-oriented style, so anyone using it will need to make sure others understand that the goal is team harmony, and not specific tasks. It is probably obvious from this that it cannot be used on its own for any length of time if you need to ‘get the job done’. The democratic leader builds consensus through participation, constantly asking ‘What do you think?’, and showing high levels of collaboration, team leadership and strong communication skills. This style of leadership works well in developing ownership for a project, but it can make for slow progress towards goals, until a certain amount of momentum has built up. Anyone wishing to use this style will need to make sure that senior managers are signed up to the process, and understand that it may take time to develop the consensus. Read more at: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/quiz/325444

Assignment 3: Understanding Your Leadership Style

Due Week 7 and worth 100 points.

Instructions: Using your results from the What Sort of Leader Are You? assessment to answer the questions below.

1. Identify the leadership styles that are well developed, need further development, and need a lot of further development. Record your response below.

Well Developed:

Needs further development:

Needs a lot of further development:

1. Describe a specific situation where your preferred leadership style has helped you accomplish a task.

1. Describe a specific situation where your least preferred style could have helped you accomplish a task.

1. Explain the importance of adapting your leadership style based on the situation.

Think of someone in your personal or professional life that you would consider to be a great leader. This can be a coach, teacher, mentor, supervisor, family member, etc. Once you have identified this person, answer the following questions in the space below.

1. What are some of the character traits of that person? (Character traits are the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality.)

1. What would you say were some of their strengths as a leader?

1. Did you feel as though they were an effective leader? Why or why not?

1. What leadership style would you say they are most in alignment with? Explain why.