Leadership style

That makes total sense.

Does a leader have to know all the different leadership styles out there? And we know that Different organizations will call them different things.

There's different nomenclature around, but in general, they fall on a continuum.

Do we have to know them all, especially when we're starting, or can we work with what we have and sort of address situations as they come up?

That's really cool.

Interesting question just popped into my head.

When we're talking about a long-term project, sometimes you may have to use different leadership styles at different times of that project.

For instance, if we're doing a quality improvement project, you may have to start with one type of leadership style, but when you're ready to take your recommendations to the executive board, you may have to do something different.

That's interesting, yes.

And how many different types of leadership styles are there?

So there's like an infinite number of leadership styles.

They're all, you know, for me, it kind of comes down to transformational leadership, transactional leadership, servant leadership, democratic leadership, autocratic leadership.

Those are kind of the big five that I focus on.

And there just weren't that many professional development opportunities that taught me about leadership.

And I found throughout my career, a lot of what was termed leadership development was more just... networking or, you know, maybe some management training.

It wasn't like really dedicated leadership training of these are the leadership styles that are best for coaches.

That's very useful, even for me to understand this.

Let's be a bit more personal, well, more in terms of leadership style.

I have two questions I had in mind I was dying to ask you for a number of years, so now you're stuck.

There's no choice.

How would you describe your own leadership style in three words?

Okay.

I like to think I'm agile, creative, and entrepreneurial.

But the entrepreneurial piece is a very, very important part.

And that was why I decided to write the book, was to, you know, take this foundational leadership knowledge.

These are really great leadership styles for coaches.

This is how you practice them.

This is some techniques.

College coaches tend to be a little more hands-on.

Youth coaches, you know, it's more based on just being uplifting and motivational.

But in terms of figuring out what works for you, it's kinda all comes back to what's important to you as a leader, and then what, figure out what are the leadership styles that support that.

So, so do, do you...

[laughs] When, when you describe that, I'm going, "Hmm, I don't know many young coaches that are that way." Um, that's interesting, yes.

Uh, so and what, what did, a- and how many different types of s- leadership styles are there?

So th- there's, there's like an infinite number of leadership-

Right

You know, for me, 'cause you know, when, when I was a coach, I was a division one and two coach for o- for 12 years, and there just weren't that many professional development opportunities that taught me about leadership.

And I found throughout my career, a lot of what was termed leadership development was more just networking or, you know, maybe some management training.

It wasn't like really dedicated leadership training of these are the leadership styles that are best for coaches, this is how to practice them, and this is how you figure out what's best for you.

Hey, everybody.

He does.

I think his leadership style is probably very similar to mine in that respect, that we will get everybody's opinion and then make a decision based on those facts there and move forward.

We're good team builders and good at getting groups together and getting things accomplished.

I think his leadership style would be very similar to mine.

The two of you are very similar because you have some bit of confidence, but you don't come across as being overconfident.

You want to make sure everybody's heard, right?

We're gonna talk about the field note from Admired Leadership.

It is field note 1,945, is where we're at, and the title is A Note on Leadership Style, and there's a colon, and then here we go.

Ready? Consistency is not sameness.

Mm-hmm.

And again, just like day to day stuff.

But I think like you see in really large scale issues and small bore issues, the way that he approaches things, his leadership style, is that he listens.

He is a big listener.

He is often the last person to talk in a meeting, if he talks at all.

A lot of the times the answer, just like in that case, the answer that he gives is not what everybody wants to hear, but he keeps people on board with his vision and his approach because of the way that he's intently listening at all times.

And we're seeing that now on a global stage with him as Pope.

And I think it's a leadership style a lot of people get behind.

Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke, the book American Pope, Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City.