Framework

Goleman's six leadership styles

The question it answers

When a team faces a crisis, loses direction or starts to fracture, which leadership style should its manager adopt, and how will that style affect the working climate?

Origin
Goleman, 2000
Diagram type
Hub diagram
Level of analysis
Individual
Topics
Strategy & leadershipChange management
Chess knight on a glass compass, icon for strategy and leadership

Diagram

Goleman's six leadership styles

Leadership style
Coercive
Authoritative
Affiliative
Democratic
Pacesetting
Coaching

Pitfalls

Pitfall

Using one style for every situation. Goleman stresses flexibility, and the evidence comes from a consultancy's survey, not a controlled trial.

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Goleman, D. (2000) ‘Leadership that gets results’, Harvard Business Review, 78(2), pp. 78–90.No DOIhbr.orgSource page