Leadership Style Script: Defining Your Leadership Identity
eadership is more than a role—it’s an expression of who you are, your values, and the impact you want to have. Crafting a Leadership Style Script helps you clarify your leadership identity, making it easier to communicate effectively with your team and external stakeholders. This exercise is like creating an elevator pitch, but specifically for your leadership style.
By answering the following questions, you’ll outline what drives you as a leader, how you lead, and how your team experiences your leadership. This reflection enhances your ability to lead authentically, make impactful decisions, and succeed in your business.
“I am solution provider to small business owners who are experiencing a lag in business growth, organizational disconnection and resources, both human and financial, interruptions.”
This elevator pitch also begins to express the type of Leadership Style Karen espouses to her clients and associates. First – she is a solution provider; second – she is encompassing the ‘whole’ of the organization in her solutions; and third – confidence with the use of the “I am” statement.
Leadership Script Formula
Writing your own Leadership Script is as simple as answer four questions and putting them into a concise and descriptive paragraph. Here are the four questions you will need answer.
- Who are you leading?
- What is your intention with your leadership?
- When do you know to ask for help?
- How to know your script is being heard by those you are leading?
What would Karen’s Leadership Script look like?
“When I am working in partnership with my clients, my intention is to model what I am expecting of them as leaders in their own organization. I work transparently and with an open form of communication. Knowing my expertise in topics of organization, resource allocation, and marketing solutions allows me to outsource or bring in new solution providers when needed while remaining confident with my client partnerships.“
Why is it important to write a Leadership Style Script?
By taking the time to write your own Leadership Style Script you begin to home in on what is important to you to model; as well as passing it along to those you lead. It is a great reference point to come back to use when faced with difficult decisions as well as to confirm you are maintaining the leadership qualities you want to demonstrate.
Additionally, if you start to doubt your leadership or your abilities to lead, this script can help you refocus and reset yourself. Use it to keep yourself accountable and empower you to be the best leader you can be!
