What is your leadership style?
Updated: May 26
I always found it somehow challenging to answer this often-asked interview question because:
It is hard to condense a potentially long and nuanced response within a few short minutes.
There is a high risk of giving an answer that may come across as too vague and overly generalized.
A change of perspective helped me frame my answer in a completely different way. 💡
Instead of considering my leadership style in isolation, I zoomed out and started reflecting on:
The Destination. The culture, organization, team, relationships, etc. I want to build and then foster.
The journey. How, and to what extent, my leadership style, behaviors, and beliefs can contribute to getting closer to the destination.
This new framing not only helped me craft a more effective, structured, and specific answer but also triggered a self-reflection about the impacts and implications of my actions and behaviors as a leader.