Types of leadership styles

Types of leadership styles

The types of leadership style expressed in animal characters.

1. Snail

Low on performance, low on people style characteristics

·         Sets standards too low

·         Poor communicator

·         No authority

Effects of this style

1.       Negative effect on morale.

2.       Negative effect on standard.

3.       Negative effect on training.

This snail type of leadership usually concerned for performance and for the people under him or her team.


2. Tiger

High on performance, low on people style characteristics

·         Authoritarian style

·         One-way communicator

·         Limits challenges

·         Strong leader, good in a crisis

·         One man band

Effect of this style

·         Quiet, defensive team members

·         Poor communication and few challenges

·         Decrease in performance

·         Morale

Usually this tiger's style of leadership only concern for the performance in the team.


3. Penguin

Low on performance, high on people style characteristics

·         Uses too much unimportant communication

·         Challenge and response unbalanced

·         Mistake forgiven

·         Lower standards accepted

·         Trust people, give them responsibility

Effects of this style

·         General lowering of professional standards

·         Morale

·         Low respect for leadership

·         Team members may grow and improve their skills

This penguin's type style of leadership only concern for people in his or her team.

4. Sheep

Middle on performance, middle on people style characteristics

·         Reasonable communication

·         Challenges accepted

·         Short term strategies used

This sheep's type of leadership style only concern for the people in his or her team.

5. Dolphin

High on performance, high on people style characteristics

·         Good communications

·         Accepts challenges

·         Uses short term strategy

This dolphin's type of leadership style always concerned on both of performance and people in his or her team.

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