Question

Goleman sorts leadership styles into six categories. In order for a leader to get results, different styles are used for different circumstances. If you were overseeing a group of 20 employees in the travel office of your company and your office was implementing a new travel system which is very much different from what the employees were currently using, which style of leadership would be most appropriate to successfully implement the new system and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

The most appropriate leadership style is the Visionary Leadership style

Explanation:

To successfully implement the new system, The leader needs to get his team mates' buy-in by helping them see the impact of the change on the business and how the change impacts their jobs and also emphasize their role in making the change happen successfully

With this style the leader:  

1) is taking responsibility for facilitating the change and communicating how the change will happen.

2) Selling the vision by explaining and describing the vision and influencing his team.

3) Ensures the appropriate persons align the vision with their jobs and objectives.