Versatility, according to the researchers, is best expressed when managers use (but don’t overuse) the following four managerial styles:Forceful Leadership. The researchers examined how balanced each of the leaders were on these four components of versatile leadership before and during the pandemic. Interestingly, they found that managers who expressed versatility in their leadership style were generally more effective than managers who exhibited only one or two of the leadership dimensions described above. The results indicate a stronger role for versatility in leadership effectiveness, team adaptability, and team productivity but not in employee engagement during the crisis. There was also no support for the hypothesis that versatile leadership would be less common because of the added stress of the crisis.”

Source: Forbes August 12, 2020 14:26 UTC