If you thought of the previous two styles, Directive and Pioneering, as if they were race car engines and you feel comfortable, it is very likely that you will fit into this quadrant on the “east” side that we complete with Energetic Leadership. Conversely, if this type of style overwhelms and stresses you out, it is very likely that you are in the other quadrant, that is, on the “west” side of our octagon.

Well, Energetic leaders help organizations focus on building a dynamic and appealing environment. Their instinct is to humanize and bring emotional connection to their work. They want to collaborate with others, explore adventurous ideas, and above all, show and generate enthusiasm in the environment.

Best qualities: optimistic and eager leaders who are willing to take risks with striking ideas.

Barriers: Dispersed and erratic leaders who see little need for discipline and follow-up.

Main Characteristics of Energetic Leaders:

• Goals: popularity, social acceptance, being enthusiastic.
• Under stress: becomes disorganized, talks too much, and promotes oneself.
• Fears: social rejection, not being heard, not pleasing others.
• Need: interact, social acceptance.
• Judges others: by their social skills and enthusiasm.
• Pace: fast.
• Communication: direct, says what they think, extensive, varied, eloquent.
• Response to rules: What rules?!!!

Disadvantages:

• It is common to lose focus on priorities regarding objectives.
• An excess of this leadership style can conflict with people of different rhythms and priorities.
• Their effectiveness as leaders can be diminished by not addressing key issues that conflict with others.
• Their tendency to promote themselves when under pressure can give the impression of being egocentric.

Where they may also need reinforcement:

• Support decision-making with data.
• Work on delivering concise messages.
• Personal and professional organization.

Strengths:

• They are able to unite people around group goals.
• They tend to always see the good side of things.
• They feel comfortable being the center of attention.
• They often accept others’ ideas.
• They take time to celebrate collective and individual achievements.
• They use flattery easily.
• They build strong professional relationships.
• They have a special gift for selling ideas.
• They show appreciation to people.

Well, with these three profiles, we complete the “east” quadrant of our octagon where profiles of fast-paced and direct communication are located, they say what they think. Furthermore, they are all primarily goal-oriented but with different approaches, as you may have noticed in the characteristics.

Remember that a person’s behavioral profile is a mix of several factors in different intensities; we usually have a mix. While it is true that when it comes to leadership styles, we tend to show one more frequently. The others may need more training.

If you’ve made it this far, I hope you continue with the challenge of seeing the next ones we have left to complete the idea of ​​this wonderful model.

In the next chapter:

Affirmative Leadership