Key points 

• Everyone has a preferred style 
• Self-awareness is key - what's your preferred style?  
• Preferred styles become habits
• Habits are sub-conscious and rarely reflected upon
• The best leaders flex their style to the situation 
• Situation + Wrong Style = Failure 

Decision making styles 

• Democratic - you make decisions based on your team's input
• Autocratic - you make the decisions with little or no input 
• Bureaucratic - you make decisions based on company policies 

Motivational styles 

• Pacesetter - motivates by example expecting people to follow their lead
• Driver - motivates with high standards and aggressive expectations 
• Transactional - motivates through accountability, rewards and consequences 
• Charismatic - motivates through personality 

Operating styles 

• Hands off - you trust people to do what's right 
• Coaching - you're hands-on focused on skill development 

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