What are leadership styles?

Leadership styles are like different ways people can be bosses when they're leading a group, just like how you might lead your friends in a game.

Imagine you and your friends are playing tag at the park. If one of you is the leader, they could be like a commander, telling everyone what to do: "You run there! You hide here!" That’s like a directive leadership style, it's clear and fast, but maybe not as fun.

Or, maybe the leader just says, “Let’s all play how we want,” and everyone decides where to go. That’s more like a collaborative style, you all work together and have fun, but things might be slower to get going.

Sometimes leaders are like a team player, they’re always with you, running around and helping out when needed. That's a supportive leadership style, it makes everyone feel happy and strong.

Each way of leading is a different leadership style, and just like games can be played in many ways, groups can be led in many ways too!