Defining and Adapting Your Leadership Style

Suzanne Peterson, associate professor at Thunderbird School of
Global Management, says many talented professionals get held back
from leadership roles because of relatively intangible reasons. She
argues aspiring managers can intentionally alter their everyday
interactions in small ways to have a large influence on their
professional reputation. She explains how to adopt markers of
different leadership styles to be seen as both influential and
likable. Peterson is a coauthor of the HBR article “How to Develop
Your Leadership Style: Concrete Advice for a Squishy Challenge.”