A few days ago I started a series that looked
at leadership styles that were made by each individual. It isn’t one type of
style but a hybrid of a number of styles that each leader makes the style their
own. I listed three positive impacts and three negative impacts of creating
your own style. Today I am going to look at one positive and one negative and
compare them and contrast them.
Here is a positive impact:
·
Your
leadership style is your own – You don’t have to fit a mold but be yourself.
Making it your own can be very beneficial
because you can pick all the pieces of the styles that best fit your
personality. You also don’t have to be someone you’re not. Creating your own
style can really help you be a better leader because you will find success
quicker because you are leading in your comfort zones.
Here is a negative impact:
·
You
can create bad habits – something you think is a good leadership characteristic
may actually be a bad habit and will make you a poor leader.
If you create your own style you can find
yourself falling into bad habits. Since you are leaning on your own knowledge
of leadership you could find yourself doing things that you think are good
leadership methods but they really aren’t. You may find yourself slipping into
those old habits thus creating negative leadership.
To counter the negative continue to educate
yourself on your personal style. Make sure the practices you use are industry
best practices so you don’t find yourself falling into bad habits. Lean on
those positives and also get a mentor who you can discuss matters with.
Tomorrow we will look at two more.
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