What’s your leadership language?
After all of this, I became convinced that there’s no best type of leadership. So many of us just default to one style or another, similar to how we’re born with our native tongue. But this default style doesn’t work in every situation. – Rosita Najmi
Rosita Najmi explores the concept of leadership languages, emphasizing the need for leaders to adapt their approach based on different industry sectors and situations.
Drawing from her experiences across corporations, governments, nonprofits and philanthropy, she provides valuable insights into becoming a successful ‘multilingual’ leader.
Table of Contents
- The Concept of Leadership Languages
- No Single Best Type of Leadership
- Articulating Work in Different Languages
- Four Key Industry Languages
- Focus on Cross-Cutting Issues
- Leadership Languages over Styles
The Concept of Leadership Languages
Leadership is not just about styles but also about understanding and adapting to various ‘languages’.
This includes recognizing and effectively communicating within different organizational sectors such as corporations, nonprofits, international development, and public policy.
No Single Best Type of Leadership
There isn’t a single best type of leadership.
What matters is being able to adapt one’s leadership approach according to the situation at hand and the people involved.
This realization comes from years of studying multiple leadership styles including autocratic, democratic, laissez faire, servant leadership among others.
