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Pascal Nyasha (SME Times guest author) | 25 Nov, 2012

Many leaders are not very much aware of the kind of leaders they are. Such create blind spots in one's leadership and depending on how strong the blind spots are, it is recipe for disaster. Awareness is the only route to effectiveness. As a leader you need to know your style of leadership. If your style is charismatic, participative, situational, transactional, transformational, are you a quiet leader, a servant leader, are you applying the managerial grid, Lewin's leadership styles, Likert's leadership styles, six emotional leadership styles, post-hoc management, micro-management, Seagull management or mushroom management.

You see, there are many leadership styles and none of these is better than the other.

These styles are all effective provided the situation is right; also consider the calibre of people you lead, nature of business and level of operation and system in place. There is also another style, leadership by confusion and it as well achieves certain results.

Awareness is critical for effectiveness in leadership. One setting or situation will always require a certain style to be applied but if you are a confused leader there can be problems.

Most importantly, what kind of leader are you? If you can answer this question then you are on your way to mastery.

Leadership is an art on its own and you can master it like Tiger Woods has mastered golf.

Leadership is about people and as a leader, the more aware you are about people behaviour, the more your chances of success.

A leader has to understand business systems, industry and the market the same way they understand people. Master people into the market, master them into your business systems, master them into the industry and you are well on your way to the top of the game.

Effective leadership is when you shape yourself around the environment and come up with a leadership brand that works.

It's like introducing a product on the market, do your research first and let it be driven by demand. As a leader, look at the industry, your systems, the nature of your people and your goals and let those determine the kind of leader needed to produce results.

You cannot just wake up and say "I'm a charismatic leader", the kind of leader should be relevant and fitting to the situation.

Become more aware of your blind spots, your weaknesses, your attributes as a leader, your styles and your strengths. Awareness is important for improvement. You cannot improve something you do not know, you have to acknowledge that first.

Ask your subordinates to give you feedback; they are the people who feel your leadership and if they are honest, you will benefit and improve tremendously in your leadership.

Be more aware and improve.

Improvement should be a daily commitment. Become a better leader every day. Be the best leader you know. Just be the best.

About the author:
Pascal Nyasha is a leadership expert, management consultant, motivational and conference speaker. He is an author of five books on the subjects of leadership, motivation and success. Pascal is a syndicated columnist with over 200 articles published across Africa. An award winning public speaker, Pascal is the founder of Pascal Nyasha Seminars, a training and development organisation focusing on leadership development, motivational speaking and capacity building for organisations of all shapes, sizes and focuses

The SME Times Guest Author can be contacted at pascalnyasha@gmail.com.

 
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