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Which leadership style are you?

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John Rice Sustainment Engineer| Lockheed Martin Harmony, Fl, United States
Which theory or description of leadership style (servant, democratic, charismatic, transformational, situational, etc.) best describes you?

Why?
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Miliswa Mlokoti Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa
I'll say Situational Leadership...
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1 reply by John Rice
Apr 13, 2017 1:05 PM
John Rice
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Thank you Miliswa
I agree we as PM must where diferent hats based on the situation and the team we develop.
Is there leadership style you perfer to use and why?
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Julian Hampson Sr. Advisor, Gas Storage & Transmission Engineering| Enbridge Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Theory Y, and most definitely situational, with a general leaning toward democratic.

I like to include my team(s) in the decision making process, and encourage team member creativity by problem solving and providing solutions. The more democratic approach.

With that said, I have often found myself in situations where decisions need to be made quickly, and a more authoritative approach is required. I am comfortable playing a more autocratic role if needed.

I also like to allow for a certain amount of freedom, once I've become familiar with the overall team's competencies and am comfortable with their work ethic.
Not quite laissez-faire (I've never liked that term), but perhaps more of a self empowering approach.
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1 reply by John Rice
Apr 13, 2017 1:11 PM
John Rice
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Thank you Julian
I agree with Theory Y better than Theory X
I am more of a Democratic to recieve inputs and I perfer giving options before making decisions. It is rare for me to put on a drill sergeant hat, but it does fit when I need to be authorative.
What I cringe at is either myself or someone else losing control or professionalism. Unhealthy behaviors are so determental to projects
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John Rice Sustainment Engineer| Lockheed Martin Harmony, Fl, United States
Apr 13, 2017 3:28 AM
Replying to Miliswa Mlokoti
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I'll say Situational Leadership...
Thank you Miliswa
I agree we as PM must where diferent hats based on the situation and the team we develop.
Is there leadership style you perfer to use and why?
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John Rice Sustainment Engineer| Lockheed Martin Harmony, Fl, United States
Apr 13, 2017 9:31 AM
Replying to Julian Hampson
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Theory Y, and most definitely situational, with a general leaning toward democratic.

I like to include my team(s) in the decision making process, and encourage team member creativity by problem solving and providing solutions. The more democratic approach.

With that said, I have often found myself in situations where decisions need to be made quickly, and a more authoritative approach is required. I am comfortable playing a more autocratic role if needed.

I also like to allow for a certain amount of freedom, once I've become familiar with the overall team's competencies and am comfortable with their work ethic.
Not quite laissez-faire (I've never liked that term), but perhaps more of a self empowering approach.
Thank you Julian
I agree with Theory Y better than Theory X
I am more of a Democratic to recieve inputs and I perfer giving options before making decisions. It is rare for me to put on a drill sergeant hat, but it does fit when I need to be authorative.
What I cringe at is either myself or someone else losing control or professionalism. Unhealthy behaviors are so determental to projects
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