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The last show of the week, today we are talking about leadership. Leadership is a skill that is essential to career advancement, one that can really change the way you shape your career. For an organization, having good leaders is necessary. However, we have seen how different styles of leadership affect the workplace. Leadership comes in many different forms and styles and finding which kind of leader you work the best with is a great way to figure out what kind of company or organization you need to be working with.

There are a few styles of leadership that we really focus on with today’s show. One is known as transactional leadership. This is what we see as being a more traditional kind of leader,  more reward and position based. Another effective style is known as transformational leadership. This style focuses more on the character of a leader, including traits such as honesty and integrity. The philosophy of leadership has changed over time, however, we want to focus more on what these styles mean today.

The kind of leadership that appeals to millennials, is not the same as the workplace is used to. For the current workplace demographic, transformational leaders seem to be the most effective. We sometimes neglect the importance of emotional intelligence and how thinking has changed. Emotional intelligence has grown increasingly important the younger generation. The transition needed to appeal to the new working generation is not going to be easy. It will prove to be an organizational challenge to switch to a more transformational style. However, this is going to be a change that will prove to be a great benefit for the organization and the incoming working group.