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Published on: 18th October 2022, Updated on: 24th July 2024

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An Overview of Our Most Popular Leadership Articles

Our award-winning blog has over 800 articles created by specialists in their field. From communication and conflict to time management and GSCOP, our blog covers all the top tips, advice, and knowledge you need. We have compiled a list of our top 5 most popular Leadership Skills blog articles to help you become the best version of yourself.

Action Centred Leadership: Key Points You Need to Know

Every business wants to be successful and generate results.

If only there was a simple formula we could use to make that happen. Well actually, for decades there has been. Maybe you’re not familiar with it but that’s what we’re sharing with you today. We are looking at John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership model.

Here we will look at what the model is and the main elements of the concept. We will see the key functions and why the model is important.

Also, we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the model as well as how to use it in your company.

Businessman placing wooden block above other with words on — Action centred leadership is all about getting things done

Types of Leadership: Autocratic vs Democratic vs Laissez Faire

Normality is starting to return. People worldwide are wondering what types of leadership are right for our times. So what are the options? In the 1930s Dr. Kurt Lewin identified three types of leadership. These are democratic, autocratic and laissez faire.

Notepad with leadership written on it — These three types of leadership have been around for a while but are still widely used

Modern business leaders are flexible, and they adopt leadership types to suit their circumstances. This is called situational leadership. It requires self-awareness. So, know your strengths. It also requires sensitivity to your business needs at the time.

Goleman’s Leadership Styles: Emotional Intelligence at the Heart

Goleman’s leadership styles, linked to emotional intelligence, have inspired businesspeople since 2002. Now, the theory has new relevance in our post-pandemic world. Today’s leaders and managers must be change agents. They need skills in visioning, enabling and delivering growth and navigating uncertainty.

Leader showing business plan to colleagues during a meeting — Emotional intelligence has never been more key than in today’s world

In any climate, leadership requires emotional intelligence. It’s a core skill in human interaction. But now, as businesses re-set, emotions are running high. Moreover, after months working from home, many people feel they’ve lost connection. And everyone’s unsure about the future.

Visionary Leadership: Important Points to Know About This Style

In recent times, leadership styles have evolved to adapt to the changing workplace and team dynamics. Visionary leadership, thought to be quite a recent concept, has existed throughout history. Very often, it simply went by a different term. Think of Alexander the Great. He is a great example of a visionary leader and certainly not a recent example.

Visions written on a post-it note next to magnifying glass — Visionary leadership are often focused on the future and a clear vision

To understand visionary leadership, we need to know what it is and what are key characteristics. We also need to look at the advantages and disadvantages of this style. Then we look at how to use it to our benefit and some examples of visionary leaders. Here we will look at all of these to create a better understanding of visionary leadership as a useful style to use.

Resilient Leadership: What it is and Why it Matters in Business

The world we live in is volatile, uncertain, and ambiguous. In fact, the recent pandemic is proof of that. However, in order to survive, we must be resilient and nowhere is this more evident than in the workplace. Leaders have faced challenges they had no idea existed. In the face of constant change, they have had to make difficult decisions. In order to stay ahead, they have needed to be extremely adaptable, proactive, and resilient. After all, without resilient leadership, it is impossible to develop and grow a resilient workforce.

Portrait of multiethnic business people group wearing mask — Resilience in leaders is an even more important attribute in this post-pandemic world

But how do you strengthen resilient leadership? As with any skill, resilience can be taught, learned, and honed with practice; in this article, we’ll look at why is being resilient important, some strategies and examples for how to do that.