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Leadership styles: Matching your approach to the person and the task

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for managers and aspiring leaders on a leadership development programme. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

By Dave Bui

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Three questions from this course. Pick an answer, then see why.

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Leader or manager? Two jobs, one person · 7 min

    Before you begin · Same task, two styles · Which is right?

  • Lesson 2: The main styles and what teams feel · 7 min

    Four styles · Helps and hurts · Check

  • Lesson 3: Situational leadership: matching style to the person and the task · 7 min

    Two questions to ask · Four ways to lead · Try it

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: authentic and adaptive leadership · 7 min

    Adapt without being fake · What would you do? · Check

  • Lesson 5: What teams notice, and your next three weeks · 7 min

    Behaviours teams notice · Your experiment · Try it

  • Lesson 6: Choosing your style and the final assessment · 5 min

    Where to go next · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

In a leadership academy, and as a refresher before a team reshuffle.

Managers and aspiring leaders on a leadership development programme, and team leads starting out; run by L&D.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Who managers ask about people questions
  • Link to your manager competency or leadership framework
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path
  • Where course completions are recorded
  • Link to the self-paced course
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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