It was more than a normal busy day. After lunch, I asked my secretary to send me the details for the upcoming meeting. The meeting was scheduled for 4 in the evening. Quickly going through the agenda, I went to the meeting room. My team members were already there. The meeting was about the upcoming project. I asked my team members for their views on starting the project.
I wanted to quickly finish the meeting because it was the red alert weather forecast for that evening. On my way home the clouds covered the sky, it became dark, rain started pouring. Upon reaching home I saw my nephew outside, I politely asked him, sweetheart let’s go inside. A young child very eager to enjoy the rain, not willing to go inside. Seeing me getting ahead he surrendered and moved in to enjoy my company.
This story is about a person who when asked the secretary for the details about the meeting used the rights an authoritarian. During the meeting, I acted as a democratic leader asking the views of the team, and as a loving aunt, I used a participative style of leadership to motivate my nephew getting inside the home.
The three style of leadership I’ll just discussed Participative, Democratic and Authoritarian styles.
Participative: In Participative style, a leader become the part of the team and motivate them by working with them to set an example and often says let’s do it
Democrative: In the Democratic style of leadership, members take a more participative role in the decision-making process. A leader ask them, how to do the task?
Authoritarian: In an authoritarian style of leadership, a leader dictates orders, policies, and procedures, and decides what goals are to be achieved. They just ask the team to Do it!
From these examples, we have understood that one person can use different styles of leadership in life. Summarizing them, I come up with the terminology of logical leadership. A logical leader who act according to the situation. A logical leader is a:
- A good communicator
- A coach and a mentor
- A motivator
- Someone who can build confidence in the team and allow them to utilize their skills and capabilities
- Someone who ensure that all the safety protocols have been checked if required
- Who can use their authority when required.
Many people have a natural leadership style, sometimes we may find ourselves stuck in one leadership style, but with practice, we can act logically and be able to switch between roles.
John Adams rightly said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader!”