Are You A Connecting Leader Or A Corrective Leader?
Connecting Leaders vs. Corrective Leaders
Adopting a connecting leadership style can have a number of positive outcomes for you, your team, and your bottom line. If you want to create leaders within your organization as well as a strong team whose members can handle problems and think creatively and innovatively, then consider learning to be a leader who connects rather than corrects.
Understanding the differences between the two styles and their outcomes is important. It can make the difference between success and failure. Can you identify which style you currently gravitate toward? To help recognize the difference, here is a comparison of the two leadership styles at a glance:
| Corrective Leadership Style | Connecting Leadership Style | Benefits of Connecting Style |
| Points out every mistake. | Points out what they are doing right. | Lifts up team members versus tearing them down. |
| Tells them how to correct. | Asks them what could be done differently or how can they... |
