Avoid indicating you prefer a dictatorial leadership style. While this style is necessary and effective in some cases, it is often avoided or viewed negatively.

"I am a hybrid leader. My style changes depending on what is needed to add value to the team experience at any given time. I enjoy serving as a coach, motivator, and facilitator. I especially enjoy leading in this way with teammates who perform roles I have extensive experience with. I have a passion for helping others grow their careers and find their path to success.

I enjoy working with other visionary and transformational leaders and I strive to use these skills in my own approach. The rate of change in IT is incredibly high and being comfortable being uncomfortable, helping others adapt, and developing the next big picture strategy are all aspects of my job that I love.

I least enjoy bureaucratic or authoritarian types of leadership. I find it is necessary to use these styles in performance issue situations, or when there are conflicts that cannot be settled in any other way. However, I first look for ways to use democratic and supportive approaches to avoid people feeling like they are being managed. I would much rather them feel they are co-creating their own experience."