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Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles

Leading a team, every day can be completely different. As a leader, you will need to be able to adapt your leadership style to suit any circumstance. In this course, we will look at the main leadership styles you need to lead a team effectively.

Beginner
1h 44m
(38)

Created by Stephen Haunts

Last Updated Jul 11, 2019

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Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles

Leading a team, every day can be completely different. As a leader, you will need to be able to adapt your leadership style to suit any circumstance. In this course, we will look at the main leadership styles you need to lead a team effectively.

Beginner
1h 44m
(38)

Created by Stephen Haunts

Last Updated Jul 11, 2019

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This course will draw upon lots of examples to illustrate how to apply different leadership styles. As a leader, you will need to be able to adapt your leadership style to suit any circumstance. In this course, Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles, you will look at the central leadership styles and tools you need to lead a team effectively, as well as other leadership skills to put in your toolbox. First, you will learn about the primary leadership styles, such as servant leader, transactional, autocratic, democratic, and more. Next, you will discover how to apply the leadership moral compass and the concept of responsibility and accountability. Finally, you will understand how to deal with the positive and negative traits of individuals. When you are finished with this course, you will be in a position to assess how you lead your teams. This course is suitable for both experienced leaders and new or aspiring leaders.

Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles
Beginner
1h 44m
(38)
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Stephen Haunts - Pluralsight course - Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles
Stephen Haunts
26 courses 4.2 author rating 4890 ratings

Stephen Haunts is an experienced Software Developer and Leader who has worked across multiple business domains including Computer Games, Finance, and Healthcare Retail and Distribution. Stephen has worked in languages ranging from Assembler, various forms of BASIC, to C and C++, and then finding his love of C# and .NET.

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