Effective Leadership Style Analysis

It is a big plus for an effective leader to cultivate the habit of actively listening to people when they are trying to communicate. One of the ways an effective leader can actively listen to the speaker is to paraphrase or rephrase what the speaker has communicated for better understanding and involvement. It is easier for a leader to understand how someone feels about a situation by just actively listening to the person talking. For example, a sad young woman will select words that show how unhappy she is when she is communicating. It is the responsibility of the receiver to decode the message received. Effective leader should be able to read body language like hand gestures and shoulder movements. One of the ways an effective leader can read body language is to maintain eye contact with the speaker. The act of maintaining eye contact gives an effective leader the opportunity to crawl into the skin of the speaker. The act of crawling into the skin of the speaker creates mutual understanding on how the other person feels. For example, when I bite my nails, it means I am under stress or pressure. When I also pull my ears it indicates that I am confused on what decision to make (indecisive). All of these are examples of some body language that an effective leader

The act of adopting these behaviors creates room for personal/privacy without being too accommodating. If a leader fails to be assertive, it means the leader is weak and cannot stand for his or her rights. . Being assertive as an effective leader prevents people from taking advantage of you. I will use this knowledge and skills to be a more effective leader in that I will be able to fully express my feelings and values in the right manner. While fulfilling my needs, I wont also be able to invade people’s privacy. I will also not be too fragile handle confrontation from my colleagues when