Over the recent years, there have been several studies that have pointed out the shortcoming of the traditional style of leadership, to be soon replaced by an emerging style. The old style preferred a command- and- control mechanism, while the newer one, relinquishes of idea of ‘telling’ people what to do. The assumption is that the employees will be motivated enough to improvise on their own. However, those practicing the new methods must also be able to navigate the older styles. There in fact, exist several tensions that arise periodically, that the new- age manager needs to be adept at. The first tension is between the Expert and the Learner. The next one is about the Constant versus the Adaptor. The third is when a Visionary who is adept at framing the corporate strategy, needs to pit his/ her wits against someone who is a tactician. A Listener’s struggle against a Teller is next. Then comes the struggle between a Power Holder, versus someone who believes in being a Power Sharer. Intuitionists and Analysts inevitably go through such tensions as well. The last one is that between an Accelerator and the Perfectionist. To ace these tensions, the executive needs to be self- aware and also understand to sense the contextual awareness. One has to continuously learn, practice and adapt.

Source:https://hbr.org/2020/02/every-leader-needs-to-navigate-these-7-tensions?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr

Uploaded Date:27 February 2020