Bossy vs buddy - What's the most effective leadership style?

According to a Professor of Management, those two opposing leadership styles, bossy and buddy, each have a time and a place.

Professor Jon K Maner of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, says: “Dominant leaders mandate a vision,” whereas those who prioritise being liked and admired (which he calls prestige leaders) “facilitate their group’s vision.”

Apparently, the dominant style of leadership evolved much earlier than the prestige style and is not restricted to humans - the New York Times reports.

“You see dominance across many species, including many other primates,” Maner says. “In those species, the biggest and the strongest usually wins and ends up on top of the hierarchy.” But this isn’t always reflected in the workplace; being liked and admired also helps propel a person to the top.