Achievement Oriented

An achievement-oriented leader sets challenging goals and communicates high expectations and standards to members. This style works best when group members are highly skilled and are eager to produce great accomplishments. In addition to setting lofty goals, such leaders encourage outside-the-box thinking, compare the group with other high-performing groups, and keep members focused on tangible outcomes. Parks and Recreation’s Leslie Knope has an achievement-oriented style of leadership. She identifies an ambitious goal and then does everything in her power to make that goal happen. Her ambition is often initially at odds with her apathetic coworkers and reluctant community. But her commitment, enthusiasm, and optimism are infectious, and she usually ends up inspiring everyone around her to help pitch in to make it happen.