Do strong people make leaders?

In the workplace, when many people talk about a certain leader, they will say that this leader is very imposing, and he is indeed a leader! That leader is not good, not like a leader, and then you have to ask him: what kind of leader has leadership like? It is estimated that most people will come up with a sentence for a long time: People with strong aura are like leaders!

So is this really the case? In fact, it is not always the case. Many times, people do not need to be strong to play a leadership role, and they can do it very well. Therefore, it is very one-sided to think that leaders are strong. In fact, there are many types of leaders.

Generally speaking, leadership can be divided into two categories, supervisory leadership and mentoring leadership.

The so-called supervisor-type leaders, everything they work is goal-oriented, they will set clear reward and punishment standards for the achievement of goals, strictly implement reward and punishment measures, be result-oriented, pay attention to obedience in the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and pay great attention to establishing personal authority. KIP assessment is their favorite tool and method. Because of their strictness, they are called supervisory leaders.

As for the so-called mentor leaders, they are more willing to promote the achievement of goals by motivating employees and stimulating their internal driving force, and they do not like to use strict reward and punishment standards to achieve goals. Therefore, in actual work, their leadership style will be softer, pay attention to listening to the demands of employees, and are willing to stimulate the enthusiasm of employees through encouragement to push them to complete the work.

Two types of leadership exist objectively in the workplace. In actual work, both types of leadership have their place. For example, in positions such as sales managers, because sales work itself is a position that requires strict execution, only strict completion of various tasks. It is possible to achieve sales goals only by KPIs, so it is more appropriate to use supervisory leaders for positions such as sales managers; while marketing jobs require more imagination and creativity, not some KPIs Numbers can do the job well, so as their leaders, they need a softer management style, and can use encouraging words and methods like a mentor to stimulate the enthusiasm and creativity of the team, so as to promote better work. of completion.

In terms of the role positioning of the two leadership types in the company, because the work at the middle and low levels of business is more focused on execution, supervisory leadership is more common, while the middle and senior leadership is more focused on strategic development and communication. Therefore, mentoring style leadership is more appropriate.

Of course, generally speaking, compared with supervisor-type leaders, people are more willing to get along with mentor-type leaders, and hope that they can be a mentor-type leader, but mentor-type leadership is actually not easy to do. Soft, but what needs to be explained is that as a mentor-type leader, you need to have a good personality and the ability to influence others subtly. Only in this way can you be charismatic and not use strict work standards. Has enormous influence over employees, thereby guiding their actions.

Finally, everyone has their own personality, and the corresponding leadership styles are naturally different, so there is no need to worry about what kind of person can be a leader, just need to understand that as long as you have the ability and ideas, then everyone can be a leader , and be a good leader!