Many managers mistakenly assume that leadership style is a function of personality rather than strategic choice. Instead of choosing the one style that suits their temperament, they should ask which style best addresses the demands of a particular situation.

许多管理者错误地认为，领导风格是个性的作用，而不是战略选择。与其选择一种适合自己气质的风格，不如问问自己哪种风格最能满足特定情况的要求。

Research has shown that the most successful leaders have strengths in the following emotional intelligence competencies: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. There are six basic styles of leadership; each makes use of the key components of emotional intelligence in different combinations. The best leaders don’t know just one style of leadership—they’re skilled at several, and have the flexibility to switch between styles as the circumstances dictate.

研究表明，最成功的领导者在以下情商方面具有优势:自我意识、自我调节、动机、同理心和社交技能。有六种基本的领导风格;每一种都以不同的组合方式利用了情商的关键成分。最好的领导者不会只知道一种领导风格，他们擅长多种领导风格，并能根据情况灵活地在不同风格之间切换。

Managers often fail to appreciate how profoundly the organizational climate can influence financial results. It can account for nearly a third of financial performance. Organizational climate, in turn, is influenced by leadership style—by the way that managers motivate direct reports, gather and use information, make decisions, manage change initiatives, and handle crises. There are six basic leadership styles. Each derives from different emotional intelligence competencies, works best in particular situations, and affects the organizational climate in different ways.

常常没有意识到组织氛围对财务结果的影响有多么深远。它可以占到财务业绩的近三分之一。反过来，组织氛围也受到领导风格的影响——管理者激励下属的方式、收集和使用信息的方式、决策的方式、管理变革的主动性和处理危机的方式。有六种基本的领导风格。每一种都源于不同的情商能力，在特定情况下效果最好，并以不同的方式影响组织氛围。