![]() And when it comes to it - can coach and teach the other members of how it is done. Consider a sales team - where the ‘team leader’ needs to possess the necessary skills to sell the product or service and can do so by themselves. ![]() In several types if team, you need this approach. He always protects the weaker members of the pack by putting himself in danger. Among wolves, the leader of the pack, the alpha male will lead from the front and will be the first one when crossing the icy tundra, or the first one to lead an attack on its prey. ![]() From the animal kingdom, the best example is that of a wolf pack. This is a leader that leads from the front. If a violin player is struggling, the conductor won’t be able to show how to play the violin or give any tips regarding the instrument. However the conductor trusts the entire orchestra to play their instruments at the perfect note to have a symphony that can elevate the audience. The conductor does not have the necessary skill or knowledge of the individual instruments. The best analogy that I can think of is that of an orchestra. This is, hence, highly dependant on the team that they have around them. He or she needs to build an atmosphere of trust where each ‘expert’ is given the necessary autonomy to do their work and are trusted with the decisions that they have to take while executing their project. A hands off leader’s most highest quality is trust. However together we are able to do some fantastic work. Speaking of personal example, I am privileged to be working with experts who have decades of experience in their fields and know a lot more in their respective domains than I could. These teams tend to be more suitable when there is a need for innovation and hence a leader who is at the pinnacle of such a team needs to be predominantly a hands-off leader. These domains are specific and the founder cannot in any capacity be able to be an expert in so many domains and skills. At the start most members are technical members creating a solution - as the team grows, you need accounting, finance, marketing etc. This is the type of leader needed to rally multi skilled, multi discipline, multi domain members. The leader doesn’t have or need to possess the necessary skills and knowledge of their team however need to match in the attitude and behaviour. This is the type of leader which mainly creates the vision of the team and communicates effectively. Here I aim to explain these two leadership styles and its merits and disadvantages. The hands-off leader generally matches with their team in terms of the attitude and behaviour. Generally, the hands on leader matches with their team in terms of skills and knowledge. However, both are important and both are indeed leaders. On the surface it appears that this type of person is not actually leading as he or she is not in the ‘front line’ facing the music. However, does a leader need to get involved in the day to day running of the activities or should they lead and step back? Should they roll up their selves and go down in the pit or should they watch from afar and let the team do the tasks? The immediate thing that one would observe, and if you are to believe many leadership memes on the internet is that a ‘hands off’ leader isn’t a leader. In different industries and organisations there are different requirements of what a leader should do. Leadership comes in many shapes and forms.
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