Editor’s Note: This post is by Paul Slezak, Cofounder and CEO of RecruitLoop – the World’s largest marketplace of expert Recruiters and Sourcers available on-demand.
“People don’t leave companies. They leave leaders.”
I’ll never forget when one of my former bosses looked me in the eye and told me that when I let him know that one of my team members had handed in her resignation.
It hurt.
Dissatisfaction with a manager’s leadership style (or lack thereof) is one of the primary motivators for someone switching jobs.
So how do you tell if you’re an effective leader? Are you firm and assertive? Or do you take a more laid-back approach?
Have you ever wondered how your leadership style stacks up against some of the most famous fictional bosses of all time? In this flowchart from our friends at GetVoIP, you can answer questions based on your own tendencies and discover which fictional leader’s style most closely matches your own!
Follow the flowchart below to find out if you’re more of a Ron Swanson, Michael Scott, Selina Meyer or Miranda Priestly!
Author
Paul Slezak
With over two decades of experience in the recruitment and human capital industry, Paul Slezak has established himself as a transformative force in the realm of leadership and career coaching, group facilitation, and talent acquisition. His unique perspective, drawn from his early career as a leader in global recruitment firms and his entrepreneurial success with his own start-up, has enabled him to make a significant impact on leaders, teams, and organizations across the world. Paul's passion for helping others achieve success and high performance is evident in his commitment to transforming leaders and their teams at local, national, and international levels. He specializes in promoting the importance of human-centered intelligence, focusing on soft skills such as authenticity, transparency, and trust to complement business-centered acumen and drive better workplace outcomes. As an impartial facilitator, Paul brings his expertise to team offsites and strategy days, ensuring alignment on goals, values, and culture while keeping participants on task. His engaging and energetic presence, coupled with his unique "entertraining" and "edutaining" delivery style, enables him to connect with audiences both large and intimate, sharing personal and professional anecdotes that inspire and energize.
