But my urgency to reach out coupled with my convictions about the need for strong leadership had changed my leadership style.

This simple dichotomy helps in assessing my leadership style.

Leaders generally have one leadership style with which they feel most comfortable and tend to use in most leadership situations.

We cannot bend to every whim, but we earn respect by honoring our people's expectations in clothing, vocabulary, office hours, leadership style.

Needless to say, some of this related to differences with my leadership style.