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Leadership Styles

MMDI Leadership Styles are based on the psychological theory of C.G. Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers. There are eight leadership styles, which can be used to develop your own leadership effectiveness.

The best way to explore your use of the leadership styles is to complete our combined personality and leadership test, It provides a free online report and an additional 300 pages of optional reports to help you become a better leader. They include a 42-page analysis of your use of the eight leadership styles.


What makes a good leader?

We conducted research with 500 leaders and 4,000 staff to find out what makes a good leader. The results show that different industries, disciplines, and contexts require the use of different leadership styles to be effective.

The table below describes each of the eight leadership styles, and gives examples when the style should or should not be used.


LEADERSHIP STYLE
Myers Briggs type, Jungian type, MTR-i team role
Description When to use When not to use


PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP
ESFJ/ENFJ, Extraverted Feeling (Jung), or Harmonising (MTR-i)
People-oriented, motivator, builds personal relationships, likeable, interpersonal skills, cares for others Commitment from others is critical, or sensitive situations Decisions need to be forced through, conflict is being avoided


IDEOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP
ISFP/INFP, Introverted Feeling (Jung), or Campaigning (MTR-i)
Value-driven, has passion for key issues, focuses on important themes, champions the cause The group has lost its sense of identity, or it is doing too many unimportant things There is a problem that needs to be solved with dispassionate objectivity (eg: technical issues)


CHANGE-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP
ENTP/ENFP, Extraverted Intuition (Jung), or Exploring (MTR-i)
Tries things that are new, prototypes, introduces change, looks for unexpected outcomes, creates new opportunities, experiments The group is 'stuck in a rut', or the status quo needs to be challenged There are already too many initiatives under way and some stability is needed


VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
INTJ/INFJ, Introverted Intuition (Jung), or Innovating (MTR-i)
Develops long term vision, produces radical ideas, foresees the future, anticipates what is outside current knowledge Radical change is needed, change is a long term activity There are immediate dangers, the group may not survive in the short term


ACTION-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP
ESTP/ESFP, Extraverted Sensing (Jung), or Activating (MTR-i)
Takes action, produces results, leads from the front, sets an example, does what is asked of others There is some inertia, or lack of achievement has destroyed motivation The group is being too expedient, current success may ebb in the future


GOAL-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP
ISTJ/ISFJ, Introverted Sensing (Jung), or Clarifying (MTR-i)
Observes, listens, clarifies goals, establishes realistic expectations, makes aims crystal clear The direction is vague or expectations have not been articulated There are already too many goals or too much information


EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
ESTJ/ENTJ, Extraverted Thinking (Jung), or Conducting (MTR-i)
Organises, makes plans, sets measurable goals, coordinates work of different people, manages resources There is chaos/lack of organisation, or there are no measures of achievement There are so many processes that creativity has been stifled


LEADERSHIP THEORIST
ISTP/INTP, Introverted Thinking (Jung), or Analysing (MTR-i)
Analyses, uses models, produces explanations, compares other situations, engages in intellectual debate The situation is complex or driven by technical solutions People's feelings are paramount, or the group go round in circular arguments

Find out more

The MMDI personality test shows how much you like using each of these leadership styles. There is a free online report that describes your personality type and leadership style. There are 300 pages of optional reports to help you become a better leader.