At the executive level, a consistent leadership style is often seen as a virtue. “That’s just how she leads,” becomes shorthand for clarity and decisiveness. However, take that same consistency and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a behavioral statistician sharing my research in leadership development. From day one, Zenger Folkman—a leadership ...

More recently, in a meta-analysis of 23 studies on the impact of leadership styles on productivity, democratic leadership was found to be more effective (compared to autocratic leadership) on ...

As you move into senior roles, some leadership styles will come more naturally than others, shaped by your personality and past successes. And over time, your favored style may become your brand, ...

No one’s leadership style is fixed, not even at the C-suite. There’s a deeply flawed belief embedded in most organizations: that leadership style is a fixed trait. Charismatic, servant, ...