In this instructional video, Natalie Fisher explains how to answer the common interview question “What is your leadership style?” She outlines that many people struggle to articulate their style because it feels natural, and recommends using a concrete story rather than vague generalities. Fisher introduces the SARI storytelling formula—Situation, Action, Results, Interesting features—as a structured way to frame the response, though she notes it’s optional. She provides a detailed democratic‑leadership example, walking through each SARI component: a tough decision (situation), convening the team for input (action), achieving a majority vote and a good outcome (result), and highlighting the habit of seeking group wisdom (interesting feature). Fisher then advises viewers to research the full range of leadership styles (e.g., democratic, autocratic, etc.) via a simple Google search, select the style that best matches them, and remember that effective leaders adapt their style to each situation and individual. Finally, she promotes a free guide containing fill‑in‑the‑blank templates, an explanation of why SARI works psychologically, and 25 practice questions to help viewers craft their own stories, encouraging practice to master any interview question.
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In this video, we will answer the interview question, what is your leadership style? This question comes to us also from Isuru, so thank you for this one too, and it's It's very difficult for people to necessarily identify their leadership style because it comes naturally. In this video, what you're going to learn is how to figure out what your leadership style is and how to answer the question effectively. So stay tuned. In this video, we will talk about how to determine what your leadership style is. So let's get right to it. There are many different types of leadership styles. For example, democratic or autocratic are 2 examples that are complete opposites, and there's 12 or 16 examples of— that are not those ones. So you can answer this question effectively by telling a story and using the SARI formula, but you don't have to use the SARI formula for this question. If you're not familiar with the SARI formula, it is situation, action, results, and interesting features. If you were a democratic leader, for example, you might go along the lines of— and we'll use this example here. So step 1, situation: I had to make a tough call on something and I wasn't sure what the best course of action was yet. So step 2, the action I took was I decided to have a meeting with the team and hash out their thoughts and ideas to come to a decision. Step 3, the result we got was we didn't get everyone to agree, but we did get a majority vote, and I think that that made the right call due to the team's input. Step 4, interesting features. So for going with this example, you can say, I tend to ask the group when I want to make a final decision. So if I get input from the group, I like to hear what everyone has to say, and then I make a decision based on that. I think the team is a great source of wisdom, and I often like to pull on that to help me make my decisions effectively. And there you have it— how to answer what your leadership style is. You don't have to answer it in the SARI formula, but I think that examples speak louder than, than generalities, and I think that this would really be a good way to answer it. So another thing you can do before we wrap up is go through a list of the different types of leadership styles and read up on them and decide which one you are most like. Just type in leadership style types into Google and you'll come up with a whole bunch of different options. Another thing to remember is a good leader will adapt their leadership style for each situation and for each person. Person they're meeting. So keep that in mind too. If you'd like more help with answering interview questions, I have a free guide that I put together for you. Um, the free guide has examples, fill-in-the-blank templates, an in-depth look at the psychological reason behind why the SARI formula works, and you'll also get 25 questions To help you come up with your own stories if you're having trouble. And these 25 questions will just get you thinking and you'll be able to write your stories, no problem. And then all you gotta do is practice and you'll be all set for any question that comes your way. And that's all I have for you. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next time on Natalie TV. Bye!
