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At the next point is the decisive-directive leader who provides structure. This person engages in goal setting and role clarification, sets objectives, monitors progress, provides feedback, and establishes clear expectations. At the opposite point is the caring-empathetic leader who shows consideration. This person is aware of individual needs, actively listens, is fair, supports legitimate requests, and attempts to facilitate the development of individuals. Given the lists from which these definitions were derived (Yukl, 1981, pp.
Boundary-spanning skills in the upper right, directing skills in the lower right, coordinating skills in the lower left, and human-relation skills in the upper left. 2, the margins contain four paradigms. To the right, for example, is the paradigm of combative leadership. In this world view an effective leader tends to reflect the styles and traits to the right of the diagram with a strong bias toward the dynamic-competitive style and the three most closely associated traits, suggesting that an effective leader is aggressive-assertive, resource oriented, politically astute, and task oriented-work focused.
This is in contrast to the conservative, cautious style suggested by the technically expert and dependable-reliable traits. Overlapping the inventive, risk-taking style is the dynamic, competitive style which is suggested by the resource-oriented and work-focused traits. These, in turn, are in contrast to the cooperative, team-oriented style at the opposite side of the diagram. Continuing around the diagram in a similar manner, the directive, goal-oriented style is in contrast to the concerned, supportive style and the structured, formal style is in contrast to the responsive, open style.