True leaders realize there is always room for improvement. Recognizing that you are a task-oriented leader means you have already taken the important first steps to analyze your own leadership style.

There is a fundamental choice that leaders make–consciously or unconsciously–when leading people. You either lean toward orienting around tasks or prioritize supporting people. Understanding how these ...

Task orientation and employee orientation are the two general components of the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid, a model of leadership Robert Blake and Jane Mouton developed in the early 1960s. This ...

Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 59, No. 3, Special Issue: Gender and Social Interaction (Sep., 1996), pp. 294-301 (8 pages) Undergraduate subjects were asked to picture themselves as supervisors ...

What factors influence the types of goals we set? Will I aim to excel or just get by? Of course, both person and situation variables interact in the process of goal setting. This recent study helps us ...

Leadership theories have typically distinguished between a task-oriented leader and a people/ relationship-oriented leader. Some people are naturally good at accomplishing tasks and are focused on the ...