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A leader should alter their leadership techniques and management style based on the experience of their employees. For example a new young recruit would require a different approach from a long-term trusted ally. | A leader should alter their leadership techniques and management style based on the experience of their employees. For example, a new young recruit would require a different approach from a long-term trusted ally. Using the wrong approach will be ineffective and could be insulting. | ||
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Leaders should adapt their style and techniques of leadership and coaching based on the management and leadership experience of the people they are working with. Ask yourself what will be the most effective: | Leaders should adapt their style and techniques of leadership and coaching based on the management and leadership experience of the people they are working with. Ask yourself what will be the most effective: | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 2 December 2015
A leader should alter their leadership techniques and management style based on the experience of their employees. For example, a new young recruit would require a different approach from a long-term trusted ally. Using the wrong approach will be ineffective and could be insulting.
Leaders should adapt their style and techniques of leadership and coaching based on the management and leadership experience of the people they are working with. Ask yourself what will be the most effective:
- Is a teaching moment needed sharing something new?
- Would a more collaborative discussion of the issue at hand be most productive?
- Do you just need to ask the right question to provide the needed direction?
- Is it important and helpful to explain the cultural context of the issue under discussion?
Related Best Practices
Resources
- "The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done", Peter F. Drucker, 1966.
- 6 Effective Ways Listening Can Make You a Better Leader, Glenn Llopis, Forbes, May 2013.
Author
The author of this page is John Macpherson
John Macpherson is currently Chairman of the Board of the Anvil Corporation. Anvil is a 100% ESOP-owned corporation providing full-service engineering, design, procurement, and project management services in the U.S. and Canada.
John joined Anvil in 1971 and served as Anvil's President from 2003-2009. He has extensive experience in business management, engineering management, project management, and design engineering, primarily for the petroleum refining industry. John led Anvil's efforts to apply computer technologies to all aspects of engineering, project management, and resource management.
John holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. He also attended the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Business School. He holds Professional Mechanical Engineer licenses in the States of Washington and Alaska.