I believe that strong and competent leadership role is depend upon how you are perceived by followers, where leadership style plays an important part. A leadership style is used by leaders to direct, promote, implement, and motivate a team (Zydziunaite, Lepaite & Suominen, 2013). From my past experience as a follower, I have mostly valued leaders who create open, friendly, and respectful environment. I also appreciate the leader who encourage personal development. At my current workplace in long term care, the nurse manager has a habit to take a round of each unit at every morning. She asks about the ongoing issues including the strategies to solve it, and encourage and motivate staffs in group meetings. She connects and engage herself with
