This document discusses leadership styles and the skills needed to be an effective leader. It describes several leadership styles including autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, visionary, coaching, affiliative, and pacesetting. It emphasizes the importance of intra-personal skills like self-awareness, self-management, self-motivation as well as inter-personal skills such as motivation, coaching, and time management. Creating an action plan with clear goals and responsibilities is also highlighted as important for effective leadership.