Adizes Leadership Styles

Have you ever worked with a leader who could quickly launch any initiative but terrible at organizing any process around it? Or with someone who can put in order any chaos but couldn't drive the change? According to the Dr I. Adizes it's different styles of leadership.

Adizes defines the following styles:
🔸 Producer. Focuses on WHAT should be done (product, services, some KPIs).
🔸 Administrator. Focuses on HOW should it be done (processes, methodologies).
🔸 Entrepreneur. Focuses on WHY and WHEN should it be done (changes, initiatives, new opportunities).
🔸 Integrator. Focuses on WITH WHOM should it be done (people).

The model was named PAEI by first letters from specified types.

The main idea is that most of us can embody one or two of these styles, may pick up some elements from the third, but nobody can include all of them. These styles are defined by personality type, experience and the situation.

It's good to know your own type and type of your manager. Different types of managers use different language and are interested in different things. Especially it's important in communication with your direct manager.

First time I met this model more than 10 years ago and defined myself as a strong Integrator. Recently I passed the tests one more time and found myself with main styles of Entrepreneur and Administrator. So what does it mean? The situation (position), tasks and experience were changed.

If you want to go in more details I recommend to read Management/Mismanagement Styles by I. Adizes. Actually the author has much more books but they are more or less about the same.

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