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leader, and the latter a delegating or coaching style. Therefore, it is
important to diagnose individuals to determine what they need from
leadership.

Conclusions About Leadership Styles

After 50 years of working with corporate and organizational leaders, Peter
Drucker concluded that “leadership styles” and “leadership traits” do not
exist. No particular style appears to exist that is practiced by effective
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leaders, but, instead, different approaches to leading are used at different
times and in different situations. This concept will be considered in more
length in a subsequent chapter of this book that will attempt to integrate all
of the thinking about leadership into a set of conclusions and

recommendations for building leadership capacity.

However, as the next chapter points out, distinct characteristics,
competencies, and behaviors can help someone become a leader and help
existing leaders become more effective.

64 Frances Hesselbein, et.al., editors. The Leader of the Future. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass
Publishers, 1996, p. xi.

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