“Everybody is saying we need to strive for servant leadership, but nobody seems to know what that looks like.”

What is your style of leadership? What kinds of leadership have you observed in colleagues? Which have been most effective for particular situations?

Highlights

00:03:55
As a manager, knowing what leadership roles you need covered on a team would help to populate your teams.
00:05:30
Look for T-shaped team members, and “Pi-shaped” team members, for bench strength.
00:09:30
Knowing these roles could help you charter your team.
00:10:10
Pioneer and Instructor roles are the early adopters of new ideas.
00:11:40
Influencer and Follower roles.
00:13:25
Commentator, Advocate, and Coordinator roles.
00:16:35
CAUTION: All these roles are not job titles – they are roles that some or all team members may fluidly move in and out of from time to time.
00:19:50
The Promoter, Mentor, and Peacemaker roles.
00:23:00
The Critic, Gatekeeper, Dissenter.
00:26:20
The Reviewer and the Monitor.

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