Framework to Change your Leadership Style, Challenge yourself, to Grow and Expand your Leadership Capacity

The herd of deer commanded by the king of the jungle was more terrifying than the group of wild chiefs led by the sheep. A cluster of lions led by king of jungle is the most feared of all, because that’s inescapable (Moore & Ingram, 2013). Leadership is difficult to delineate. It is justice. It is a cup of Adam’s ale for a thirsty man. It is not a matter of observing but it is mixing with people. It is looking for what people want (Saeed & Ali, 2019). Leadership is not about power but the force of affection and adoration. It is real service to humanity. It is kind-heartedness, care, sympathy and empathy. It is true spirit of serving others. It is bringing peace and normalcy (Saeed & Ali, 2018). Traditional Leadership styles are autocratic (do as I say), Democratic (do as I do), Laissez-Faire (do as you choose). Empirical literature highlighted other leadership styles that are transactional, transformational, servant leadership, ethical leadership, spiritual leadership, interactive leadership, visionary leadership and authentic leadership styles (Saeed, 2019). Good readers are good leaders. Great listeners are great leaders. Great learners are great leaders. Change leadership styles from the old ones to modern ones. The best framework based on literature to change yourself, challenge yourself; to grow and expand your leadership capacity, adopt self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing of information, ethical perspective, positive psychological capital, self-justice and social-justice, self-management, social management and social awareness. Proper planning, organizing, staffing, supervising, visualizing, creating, critical thinking, collaborating, communicating, co-ordinating, reporting and budgeting are the strategies to grow and expand leadership capacity. The leader must have positivity, proficient use of information and communication technologies (ICT); believe in human growth and development and Continuous Professional Development and Code of Conduct if he/she wish to grow and expand his/her leadership capacity. A leader must be optimistic, to be creative, to be communicative, to be collaborative, to be consultative, to be problem solver, to be critical thinker, and to be different every time and to understand their challenges, their problems, their issues; and be a problem solver, a good motivator, performing well under pressure, being loyal, having a positive attitude, eager to learn, taking initiative, helping others, and believe in transparent relationship as a team leader for effective leadership.
To achieve the above, constructivist paradigm was adopted to get deep understanding of the phenomena of leadership styles, face challenges, to grow and expand leadership capacity and theoretical framework based on Walumbwa et al. (2008), Rego et.al. (2013) and Saeed and Ali (2019) was adopted.
Keywords: Leadership style, challenge yourself, grow, expand your leadership capacity

Muhammad Idris Assista,
Professor, Department of Education/ Provost Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Pakistan