10 Types of Leadership Styles Every Manager Needs to Know

Though there are common types of leadership styles, no one style is best for everyone. Increase your leadership skills with these different styles.

COACHING 

 Coaching leadership is focused around developing subordinates .

VISIONARY

 Visionary leaders have a vision of where a company or organization should be .

SERVANT 

 Servant leaders believe in people first .

AUTOCRATI

 In autocratic leadership , the boss or manager makes all the decisions .

LAISSEZ-FAIRE 

 Laissez-faire is a hands off style of leadership .

BUREAUCRATIC

 Bureaucratic leadership is a rules based leadership style .

DEMOCRATIC 

 Democratic leadership is a form of leadership where decision making is shared with members of a group .

PACESETTER

 The leader set very high goals and standards to get things done better and faster .

TRANSFORMATIONAL 

 Transformational leadership is a style in which the leader inspires and motivates employees to produce a change in the organization.

TRANSACTIONAL 

 Transactional leadership is a style of leadership in which punishments and incentives are used to motivate employees .