{"id":609,"date":"2025-11-07T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/?page_id=609"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:30:55","slug":"leadership-styles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/online\/people\/leadership-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership styles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-orange\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2138\" height=\"916\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-734 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people.jpg\" style=\"object-position:67% 33%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"67% 33%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people.jpg 2138w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-800x343.jpg 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-1920x823.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/people-2048x877.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2138px) 100vw, 2138px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(255,255,255) 34%,rgba(255,255,255,0.58) 65%,rgba(255,0,0,0) 99%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-1c6a4ab4 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-72be065f wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"People \u2013 Level 2\"><ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-base-color items-justified-center alignwide wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/origin-and-culture\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Origin and Culture<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/personality\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Personality<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/work-gearing\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Work gearing<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/leadership-styles\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Leadership styles<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color wp-elements-49031cb4b1744a129271dd1611534cc4 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-contrast-color\">Leadership styles<\/h1>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/predictablesuccess.com\/vops-styles-quiz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leadership-style.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1388\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:400px;height:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leadership-style.png 1024w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leadership-style-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leadership-style-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Leadership-style-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-edfeb61e27e3799b7eba7e8962c66301 wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/predictablesuccess.com\/vops-styles-quiz\/\">style of leadership<\/a> a person has can often be best understood in relation to the phase of an organisation\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, organisations are often started by visionary leaders who have a great idea, and who then bring in people with an operator or hustler style to put their ideas into action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the organisation grows, it begins to face complexity challenges that arise from scaling. At this point, it needs to bring in more process-oriented people, who smooth out the complexity with repeatable processes that help the organisation to scale again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This gives rise to functions such as finance, human resources and customer service. As more people are onboarded into these divisions, there is also a growing need for employees with strong soft skills \u2014 people who can align teams and help them work better together. These individuals are often referred to as synergists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leadership styles can also be viewed through the lens of how leaders use power \u2014 whether they exert power over people, give power to people, or exercise power alongside others. This could be framed as playing not to lose (power over) versus playing to win (power to and power alongside).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f0ad6464cbbcf0a9e99fb0f4ae1237f1 wp-block-paragraph\">Another useful <a href=\"https:\/\/leadershipcircle.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leadershipcircle.com\/\">lens <\/a>is relational and task maturity, which considers how mature leaders are in both the work they do and the relationships they build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What becomes important for leaders \u2014 and, in fact, for anyone in the workplace \u2014 is knowing when to step forward and lead, and when to step back and allow others who are better suited to step forward and take the lead. This is true self-awareness in leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this approach, Th1nk helps organisations to leverage the combined skill sets within the organisation, enabling it to become far more effective and resilient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide glasses is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-086dc8cf wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"687\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1309 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/diving-mask.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-orange-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c05ca53 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-mapping\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/diving-mask.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1309\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f0bbe49614450b2c806d9e3e1a70542d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-mapping\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1106\">Team mapping<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1310 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/goggles-snorkeling.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-orange-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c05ca53 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-diversity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/goggles-snorkeling.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1310\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-bbe343522c01f43f16f52a38fde0e305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/team-diversity\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1108\">Team diversity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:2px;min-height:300px;aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"410\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1238 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png 843w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-800x389.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-orange-background-color has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c05ca53 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/positioning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1238\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles.png 843w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-800x389.png 800w, https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swimming-goggles-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f31a816d7f2ac77e1a3065b860f5607b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/th1nk.co.za\/people\/positioning\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1110\">Step forward\/back<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>.<\/em>..<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The style of leadership a person has can often be best understood in relation to the phase of an organisation\u2019s growth. 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