How to Discover the Leader in You

By Dr Jim Porter

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide – This e-book consists of six “Entrepreneurs Brief Guide” publications for leadership success. It addresses briefly all you need to know about how to become an effective business leader; including selecting the appropriate leadership style, leading by example and emotional intelligence. It also contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and business leaders. This guide is invaluable to individuals, entrepreneurs and aspiring leaders who are seeking personal growth and success.

Learn how to: (a) Adopt an appropriate leadership style, (b) Match your commitments to your values, (c) Understand power and learn to negotiate, (d) Increase your emotional intelligence, (e) Manage your responsibilities as a leader and (f) Effectively lead by example.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr Jim Porter
• Release date: Mar 7, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465732620

Dr Jim Porter

Dr Jim Porter is a chartered engineer, qualified to a PhD level from London University, with more the 25 years business experience. He has worked for several multinational companies in Europe and the USA. His experience stretches from new products development, project management, new business building, profit and loss responsibility, to the creation of several successful joint ventures and acquisitions.Currently, he is a senior executive, responsible for strategy development and growth initiatives, including partnerships and new businesses building. Dr Porter is particularly interested in business incubation, helping entrepreneurs and start up business owners to achieve their personal and business objectives.Dr Porter is the author of several publications, including a book titled “How to bake your business idea and eat it”, and the creator of “Entrepreneurs Brief Guides” series.Dr Porter is a Fellow Member of several professional organizations and institutions in Europe and the USA. He can be contacted on his email [e-mail] .

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How to Discover the Leader in You

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide – Volume 5.1

Dr Jim Porter

This e-book consists of six Entrepreneurs Brief Guide publications for leadership success. It addresses briefly all you need to know about how to become an effective business leader; including selecting the appropriate leadership style, leading by example and emotional intelligence. It also contains independent and practical advice for entrepreneurs and business leaders. This guide is invaluable to individuals, entrepreneurs and aspiring leaders who are seeking personal growth and success.

Learn how to:

Adopt an appropriate leadership style

Match your commitments to your values

Understand power and learn to negotiate

Increase your emotional intelligence

Manage your responsibilities as a leader

Effectively lead by example

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How to Discover the Leader in You

Dr Jim Porter

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CHAPTER No.1: How to Adopt an Appropriate Leadership Style

For centuries we have witnessed various leaders and their distinct leadership styles. They have included Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela to name but a few. Business people and psychologists have broken down and created simple ways to explain leadership styles so that they can be of some use and guidance for aspiring leaders. So how do you decide which approach is the best for you?

Learn how to:

Appreciate the various styles of leadership

Appreciate different leadership theories

Figure out the best leadership style for you

For centuries we have witnessed various leaders and their distinct leadership styles. They have included Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela to name but a few. Business people and psychologists have broken down and created simple ways to explain leadership styles so that they can be of some use and guidance for aspiring leaders.

So how do you decide which approach is the best for you? Consciously or subconsciously, you will use a style of leadership pointed out in this publication. Understanding the styles and their impact can help you create your own personal leadership style and help you become more effective as a leader.

There are various frameworks that have shaped the present understanding and knowledge of leadership.

This publication will provide information on:

The different leadership theories (broadly four kinds)

Glossary for some extra leadership terms.

The various leadership theories

Social scientists and researchers have developed various kinds of leadership theories over the years, which can be broadly classified as:

The Traits theories

These theories look at what kind of a person makes a good leader. The theories argue that leaders share various types of personality traits and characteristics and that leadership emerges from these traits.

Traits are external behaviours that stem from things going on within the leader’s mindset. These thoughts and beliefs are important for effective leadership. This theory helps us to identify good leadership qualities, including empathy, good decision making, a pleasing personality, assertiveness and so on.

The Behavioural theories

These theories answer the question of what a good leader does. They focus on how leaders behave.

Back in the 1930s, Kurt Lewin developed a leadership framework based on leadership behaviour and argued that there are three types of leaders:

Autocratic leaders

These leaders make decisions on their own without consulting their