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Only Five Ways To Lead . Authors: Charles Farkas & Philippe De Backer. Directors at Bain & Co. 2 Years and interviewed 161 top executives on six continents. Result: 5 Distinct Leadership Styles … means of getting results.
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Only Five Ways To Lead ... • Authors: Charles Farkas & Philippe De Backer. • Directors at Bain & Co. • 2 Years and interviewed 161 top executives on six continents. • Result: 5 Distinct Leadership Styles … means of getting results. • Most CEO’s use all of the approaches but focus on a couple of traits as primary.
Only Five Ways To Lead ... • Five Distinct Leadership Styles • Strategic Approach • Human Assets Approach • Expertise Approach • Box Approach • Change Approach
Only Five Ways To Lead ... • Five Distinct Leadership Styles • Strategic Approach - CEO acts as the company’s top strategist (20%). • Human Assets Approach - CEO manages for success through policies, programs and principles (30%) • Expertise Approach - CEO possess a specific proprietary expertise, to focus the organization.
Only Five Ways To Lead ... • Five Distinct Leadership Styles • Box Approach - CEO establishes a set of rules, systems, and procedures; a well defined control environment. • Change Approach - CEO acts as a change agent; creating new and different methods (18%).
Only Five Ways To Lead ... • Gillette and Digital Equipment Corp. • Human Assets Approach vs. Expertise • Gillette: People mangers … stressed global work force. • Digital: driven by technology and engineers. • Digital: Now attempting the change approach to rescue the company