Five Key Styles for Great Leadership Training Course
$27.50 inc. GST
Leadership style isn’t fixed — it’s a skill leaders can identify, adjust, and improve. This course examines five distinct leadership styles — Delegative, Authoritarian, Democratic, Managerial, and Transformational — and shows leaders when each style works best, and when it doesn’t. Rather than treating leadership as a fixed personality trait, this course frames it as a flexible set of behaviours that can be learned, tested, and refined on the job.
Designed for leaders at any level, this course gives participants the tools to recognise their default style, understand its limitations, and adapt their approach to suit different teams and situations. Learners finish with a completion certificate and two practical, on-the-job activities to trial in their own workplace.
This course will take approximately 88 minutes to complete.
Why are the Five Key Styles for Great Leadership Training Important?
Leaders who rely on a single style — regardless of the situation — often struggle to get the best out of their teams. A style that works well for an experienced, self-directed team can fall flat with a team that needs more structure and direction, and vice versa. Inflexible leadership is a common driver of disengagement, poor delegation, and inconsistent results.
Because leadership styles are behaviours rather than fixed traits, they can be learned and adjusted — unlike personality, which is much harder to change. Building awareness of multiple styles gives leaders a broader toolkit to draw on as circumstances shift.
This course directly builds that flexibility, helping leaders match their approach to their team and context rather than defaulting to habit.
Who Should Complete This Course
- Leaders and managers seeking to broaden their leadership range beyond a single default style
- Supervisors responsible for managing varied teams or working across different situational demands
- New or aspiring leaders building a foundational understanding of core leadership approaches
- Any leader seeking to apply a more flexible, situational approach to leading their team
Topics Covered
- Introduction to leadership styles
- What is delegative leadership?
- What is authoritarian leadership?
- What is democratic leadership?
- What is managerial leadership?
- What is transformational leadership?
Course Experience
- Fully online and accessible anytime
- Interactive and scenario-based learning
- Self-paced completion (pause and resume anytime)
- No formal assessment — instead, includes structured learning and self-reflection activities, where learners select two leadership styles to test in on-the-job conditions
- Instant digital certificate on completion
- Accessible design (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant; suitable for all literacy levels)
Assessment
- No formal assessment.
Related Courses
- An Introduction to Management Training Course
- Managing Teams for Better Performance Training Course
- Transitioning From Employee to Manager Training Course
- Communicating with Management and Key Stakeholders Training Course
- Holding Productive 1-on-1 Meetings with your Team Training Course
- Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Training Course
- Problem Solving and Creativity Training Course
- Building Personal Resilience Training Course
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the five key leadership styles and their defining characteristics
- Recognise which style is most effective for a given team or situation
- Apply a chosen leadership style in real, on-the-job conditions
- Understand the difference between a leadership style and a leadership trait
- Assess personal leadership tendencies through structured self-reflection
Organisational Benefits
- Build a more flexible, situationally aware leadership team
- Improve team engagement by matching leadership approach to team needs
- Strengthen succession readiness by developing leadership capability at multiple levels
- Reduce the risk of one-size-fits-all leadership limiting team performance
- Demonstrate a documented, structured investment in leadership development
| Platforms | Desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile (widescreen) |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported (typically versions from 2019 onwards). IE11 is not supported |
| Hosting | Enrol in Tribal Habits portal |
| Accessible | Yes, meets WCAG 2.2 guidelines at a Level AA standard – More info on WCAG 2.2 here |
Description
Why are the Five Key Styles for Great Leadership Training Important?
Leaders who rely on a single style — regardless of the situation — often struggle to get the best out of their teams. A style that works well for an experienced, self-directed team can fall flat with a team that needs more structure and direction, and vice versa. Inflexible leadership is a common driver of disengagement, poor delegation, and inconsistent results.
Because leadership styles are behaviours rather than fixed traits, they can be learned and adjusted — unlike personality, which is much harder to change. Building awareness of multiple styles gives leaders a broader toolkit to draw on as circumstances shift.
This course directly builds that flexibility, helping leaders match their approach to their team and context rather than defaulting to habit.
Who Should Complete This Course
- Leaders and managers seeking to broaden their leadership range beyond a single default style
- Supervisors responsible for managing varied teams or working across different situational demands
- New or aspiring leaders building a foundational understanding of core leadership approaches
- Any leader seeking to apply a more flexible, situational approach to leading their team
Topics Covered
Topics Covered
- Introduction to leadership styles
- What is delegative leadership?
- What is authoritarian leadership?
- What is democratic leadership?
- What is managerial leadership?
- What is transformational leadership?
Experience
Course Experience
- Fully online and accessible anytime
- Interactive and scenario-based learning
- Self-paced completion (pause and resume anytime)
- No formal assessment — instead, includes structured learning and self-reflection activities, where learners select two leadership styles to test in on-the-job conditions
- Instant digital certificate on completion
- Accessible design (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant; suitable for all literacy levels)
Assessment
- No formal assessment.
Related Courses
- An Introduction to Management Training Course
- Managing Teams for Better Performance Training Course
- Transitioning From Employee to Manager Training Course
- Communicating with Management and Key Stakeholders Training Course
- Holding Productive 1-on-1 Meetings with your Team Training Course
- Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Training Course
- Problem Solving and Creativity Training Course
- Building Personal Resilience Training Course
Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the five key leadership styles and their defining characteristics
- Recognise which style is most effective for a given team or situation
- Apply a chosen leadership style in real, on-the-job conditions
- Understand the difference between a leadership style and a leadership trait
- Assess personal leadership tendencies through structured self-reflection
Organisational Benefits
- Build a more flexible, situationally aware leadership team
- Improve team engagement by matching leadership approach to team needs
- Strengthen succession readiness by developing leadership capability at multiple levels
- Reduce the risk of one-size-fits-all leadership limiting team performance
- Demonstrate a documented, structured investment in leadership development
Accessibility
| Platforms | Desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile (widescreen) |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari are supported (typically versions from 2019 onwards). IE11 is not supported |
| Hosting | Enrol in Tribal Habits portal |
| Accessible | Yes, meets WCAG 2.2 guidelines at a Level AA standard – More info on WCAG 2.2 here |
