Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Colleagues,
Leadership can be approached in different ways depending on the situation. I'm curious to know: What are your three main or favorite leadership styles, and why?
For me, I tend to switch between positive, servant, and autocratic leadership. I aim to maintain a positive or servant approach, but when things don't go well, my autocratic side comes out (I call it my Hulk mode!). How about you?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and experiences!
My main leadership styles are democratic, leading from the front lines (inspirational), and autocratic.
Democratic works when things are yellow (amber) or green. I want the team to own the plan rather than me dictate. Sometimes that takes drawing people's ideas out, even if that means start with my plan and let people shoot it full of holes until we change it into their plan.
When things turn closer to red, I lead from the front. I actively put myself into the confrontations to protect my team and advance their goals. If managers have issues, then complain to me, not my team busy doing their jobs. That tends to rally the troops around the commander actively taking personal risk for their benefit.
Sometimes, when being supportive and acting nicely doesn't work, I have to be more direct. This is where power skills and logic become very important. I don't have direct authority over many in my teams, but I have the ear of people in higher places who do and if I make a very convincing logical argument, the outcome will likely go my way. Sometimes it helps to win some small fights early sending the message that I'm not a pushover to avoid bigger fights later.
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 07, 2025 6:26 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Keith in flexibility in leadership styles to suit different circumstances, a democratic approach empowers the team when things are going smoothly, allowing ideas to flourish and evolve. When challenges arise, leading from the front protects the team and keeps momentum. Sometimes being more direct is necessary, using logic and influence to navigate complex situations successfully. Regards! Francisco
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Francisco, I value servant, supportive, and adaptive leadership styles. I believe that focusing on the growth and well-being of team members (servant leadership) helps build trust and engagement. A supportive approach fosters collaboration, encourages open communication, and ensures everyone feels valued and empowered. Finally, being adaptive allows me to respond effectively to changing circumstances, challenges, or team dynamics, ensuring that the leadership style fits the situation rather than forcing a single approach.
In practice, I aim to balance these styles to create a positive, resilient, and motivated team environment. I’ve found that this combination helps maintain productivity while also nurturing individual and collective growth.
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 17, 2025 3:59 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Rami servant, supportive, and adaptive leadership are very valuable. I also strongly believe that focusing on the growth and well-being of team members, as a servant leader does, builds trust and engagement. A supportive approach encourages collaboration and open communication, making everyone feel valued and empowered. Being adaptive is also key, as it allows us to respond effectively to changing situations and team dynamics. This combination helps maintain productivity while nurturing individual and collective growth. Regards! Francisco.
Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Nov 06, 2025 1:09 PM
Replying to Keith Novak
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My main leadership styles are democratic, leading from the front lines (inspirational), and autocratic.
Democratic works when things are yellow (amber) or green. I want the team to own the plan rather than me dictate. Sometimes that takes drawing people's ideas out, even if that means start with my plan and let people shoot it full of holes until we change it into their plan.
When things turn closer to red, I lead from the front. I actively put myself into the confrontations to protect my team and advance their goals. If managers have issues, then complain to me, not my team busy doing their jobs. That tends to rally the troops around the commander actively taking personal risk for their benefit.
Sometimes, when being supportive and acting nicely doesn't work, I have to be more direct. This is where power skills and logic become very important. I don't have direct authority over many in my teams, but I have the ear of people in higher places who do and if I make a very convincing logical argument, the outcome will likely go my way. Sometimes it helps to win some small fights early sending the message that I'm not a pushover to avoid bigger fights later.
Keith in flexibility in leadership styles to suit different circumstances, a democratic approach empowers the team when things are going smoothly, allowing ideas to flourish and evolve. When challenges arise, leading from the front protects the team and keeps momentum. Sometimes being more direct is necessary, using logic and influence to navigate complex situations successfully. Regards! Francisco Saving Changes...
Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Nov 06, 2025 2:19 PM
Replying to Rami Kaibni
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Francisco, I value servant, supportive, and adaptive leadership styles. I believe that focusing on the growth and well-being of team members (servant leadership) helps build trust and engagement. A supportive approach fosters collaboration, encourages open communication, and ensures everyone feels valued and empowered. Finally, being adaptive allows me to respond effectively to changing circumstances, challenges, or team dynamics, ensuring that the leadership style fits the situation rather than forcing a single approach.
In practice, I aim to balance these styles to create a positive, resilient, and motivated team environment. I’ve found that this combination helps maintain productivity while also nurturing individual and collective growth.
Rami servant, supportive, and adaptive leadership are very valuable. I also strongly believe that focusing on the growth and well-being of team members, as a servant leader does, builds trust and engagement. A supportive approach encourages collaboration and open communication, making everyone feel valued and empowered. Being adaptive is also key, as it allows us to respond effectively to changing situations and team dynamics. This combination helps maintain productivity while nurturing individual and collective growth. Regards! Francisco. Saving Changes...
Project & PMO Manager | Research & Enterprise Mentor| GFB HoldingSouth America, Brazil
From an adaptive leadership perspective, evaluating whether to guide directly or foster a self-learning moment for team members and ourselves hinges critically on understanding the nature of the challenge, the time available, and the potential for "failure collateral." Adaptive leaders discern between technical problems, which may indeed benefit from timely, even directive, solutions to prevent immediate "failure collateral" or when "time available" is scarce, and adaptive challenges, which demand a more facilitative approach to encourage collective learning and new ways of thinking. Therefore, if the "time available" is abundant and the "failure collateral" is low, creating a safe space for self-discovery and experimentation allows for deeper growth and ownership. However, when faced with high-stakes situations where "failure collateral" is significant or deadlines are tight, a more direct, yet still contextually informed, intervention might be necessary to stabilize the situation before transitioning back to fostering adaptive work and shared learning.
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 18, 2025 7:29 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Francisco Matheus Chagas in the importance of diagnosing the challenge accurately to determine the best leadership approach.,whether to guide directly or foster self-learning depends critically on understanding the nature of the problem, available time, and the potential "failure collateral." This discernment allows leaders to choose the right intervention – directive for technical problems with high stakes, or facilitative for adaptive challenges that encourage collective learning. Regards! Francisco
Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Nov 17, 2025 4:27 PM
Replying to Francisco Matheus Chagas
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From an adaptive leadership perspective, evaluating whether to guide directly or foster a self-learning moment for team members and ourselves hinges critically on understanding the nature of the challenge, the time available, and the potential for "failure collateral." Adaptive leaders discern between technical problems, which may indeed benefit from timely, even directive, solutions to prevent immediate "failure collateral" or when "time available" is scarce, and adaptive challenges, which demand a more facilitative approach to encourage collective learning and new ways of thinking. Therefore, if the "time available" is abundant and the "failure collateral" is low, creating a safe space for self-discovery and experimentation allows for deeper growth and ownership. However, when faced with high-stakes situations where "failure collateral" is significant or deadlines are tight, a more direct, yet still contextually informed, intervention might be necessary to stabilize the situation before transitioning back to fostering adaptive work and shared learning.
Francisco Matheus Chagas in the importance of diagnosing the challenge accurately to determine the best leadership approach.,whether to guide directly or foster self-learning depends critically on understanding the nature of the problem, available time, and the potential "failure collateral." This discernment allows leaders to choose the right intervention – directive for technical problems with high stakes, or facilitative for adaptive challenges that encourage collective learning. Regards! Francisco Saving Changes...
Los estilos que mas me llaman la atención son el liderazgo democrático, servicial y positivo. y considero que es bueno tener un poco de ellos ya que en ocasiones la toma de decisiones es mejor llevarlas en consenso, pero por otro lado en ciertos momentos debemos de guiar a nuestros equipo hacia las soluciones mas viables, mediante el coaching, la motivación y la inspiración. Por ultimo el liderazgo servicial es algo que esperan recibir siempre de ti, como facilitador para eliminar roadblocks Claro como lo dijiste Francisco de repente resulta interesante sacar tu modo Hulk :-)
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 20, 2025 1:02 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Muchas gracias por tus comentarios Diana! Saludos! FAHq.
My leadership approach usually shifts based on the project situation, but my top three styles are:
1. Servant Leadership – I focus on supporting the team and removing barriers. 2. Transformational Leadership – I use this to motivate the team around a clear vision. 3. Situational Leadership – I adapt my style depending on the team’s maturity and the urgency of the task.
These three help me stay flexible, people-centered, and results-driven. Looking forward to learning from others!
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 19, 2025 1:22 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Syed Ashir Riaz in the importance of adapting your leadership style based on the project situation, it's clear that a flexible approach, combining servant leadership for support, transformational leadership for vision, and situational leadership for context-specific needs, is key to being a results-driven and people-centered leader. Regards! Francisco.
Leadership isn’t one-style-fits-all. Different moments need different gears. For me, these three show up the most:
1. Clarity-driven leadership Most project issues come from confusion, not capability. So I focus on making sure everyone knows what we’re doing and why. 2. Servant leadership I try to remove blockers and give people space to do their best work. When the team feels supported, they move faster. 3. Situational leadership And yes there are days when you need to step in, make a call, and move. Not “Hulk mode,” but definitely “let’s get this done” mode. I think the real skill is switching styles without losing who you are as a leader. Curious how often others switch within the same project for me, it happens all the time.
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1 reply by Francisco Herrera
Nov 21, 2025 1:17 PM
Francisco Herrera
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Inspan style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);" /spaneffective leadership isn't one-size-fits-all; it requires adaptability., yspan style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);"our approach of using clarity-driven leadership to ensure everyone understands the "why," servant leadership to support the team, and situational leadership to step in when needed is a great way to navigate different project moments. Switching styles smoothly while staying true to your core values is indeed the real skill./span Regards! Francisco.
Program Manager, PPM&PMO Specialist.| Coppel, Mexico.Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Nov 19, 2025 12:12 AM
Replying to Syed Ashir Riaz
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Great question, Francisco!
My leadership approach usually shifts based on the project situation, but my top three styles are:
1. Servant Leadership – I focus on supporting the team and removing barriers. 2. Transformational Leadership – I use this to motivate the team around a clear vision. 3. Situational Leadership – I adapt my style depending on the team’s maturity and the urgency of the task.
These three help me stay flexible, people-centered, and results-driven. Looking forward to learning from others!
Syed Ashir Riaz in the importance of adapting your leadership style based on the project situation, it's clear that a flexible approach, combining servant leadership for support, transformational leadership for vision, and situational leadership for context-specific needs, is key to being a results-driven and people-centered leader. Regards! Francisco. Saving Changes...
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