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For Megan Trainor, it’s all about that bass, but for excellent performance from your teams, it’s all about that situational leadership. Four types of situational leaders are visionary, coaching, delegating, and directive. Today’s blog post is brought to you by the letter D for Directive Leadership.

Last month’s blog post covered situational leadership and its importance. I distinguished four types — visionary, coaching, delegating, and directing.

You can't be everything to everyone—after all, you aren't a Swiss Army Knife. And if you were, well, that would be weird.

The author humbly advises you to read the following in your best Morgan Freeman voice. Behold the industrious prairie dog; humble, head bowed, quiet, perfectly content to stay out of sight.

You’re already thinking about how to make 2023 your most kick-ass year yet, right? You’re thinking about all the ways you can empower your team, build trust, and collaborate to achieve your goals. You’ve got a million ideas, and the only question is: which one should go first?

“Come on in, Ted. Grab a seat for our quarterly meeting, and let’s find out which balls we’ve been dropping for the last six months and who needed support but didn’t get it!” Sounds silly, doesn’t it?

“She was born to be a leader.” Sounds like a compliment, doesn’t it? I mean, you’re praising her leadership: It’s so good it must be in her DNA.

Let’s talk about labels. Humans love to name things. That thing I’m writing with? It’s called a pen. That fruit I’m eating? Peach. That emotion? Joy.