Situational Leadership: Leading Different People in Different Ways with Igno van Niekerk

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 In this episode of PROpulsion LIVE, Francois du Toit speaks with leadership development specialist Igno van Niekerk about situational leadership and what it looks like in real working life.

This conversation looks at how leaders can adapt their approach to different people, roles, and situations. Whether you lead advisers, admin staff, support teams, or a wider business unit, this episode will help you think more carefully about how to lead people well.

Igno draws on more than 25 years of leadership development experience, his work on Light on Leadership, and his research into leadership and storytelling. Together, Francois and Igno unpack how leaders can use situational leadership in practical ways, while also looking at ideas from transformational leadership, including the four I’s.

In this episode, we explore:

✅ what situational leadership means in practice
✅ how to lead different people in different ways
✅ how to support growth without losing accountability
✅ how leadership changes across small firms and large organisations
✅ what better leadership looks like for advice, admin, and support teams

This episode is for financial planners, advisers, firm owners, managers, team leaders, and anyone who wants to support people better at work.

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