For example, a visionary leader is someone who aligns people through a shared inspirational goal, a democratic or participatory leader is inclusive and involves people in decisions, an affiliative leader connects people and builds teams, a delegative leader empowers others to make decisions, a coaching leader develops people by helping them reach their goals, a pacesetting or directive leader sets standards and shows people how to move forward, and an autocratic leader makes the decisions and tells people what to do.

