Choosing the right style

The video piece went into more depth on four distinct leadership styles – pacesetting, authoritative, affiliative and coaching.  There are more styles that exist and these are just a few to help you start to understand what your preferred style of leadership might be.  Below is a quick summary of each style to help you with the quiz:

Pacesetting – will challenge team to high standards

Coaching – will set out to improve teammates using their knowledge and skills

Affiliative – will focus on creating team bonds

Authoritative – will focus on goals

In this quiz you will need to choose what style is most appropriate for a particular situation.