6styles is a simulation tool that challenges leadership styles and skills through problem scenarios. It is intended to provide insight into leadership styles and develop management skills. Participants experiment with roles and decisions that reveal their leadership style and receive feedback and theoretical instruction on different styles. The goal is to help participants understand their own style and develop a leadership plan.

1. 6styles
Explore the strategy and challenges of leadership
THE CONCEPT leadership style. 6styles introduces new • raxis-related knowledge about the
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6styles is a simulation tool that chal- leadership styles and focuses on provid- link between emotional intelligence
lenges the leadership preferences and ing participants with the skills required and leadership style, along with real
skills of participants through a series of to appreciate and interpret the practical understanding of what this involves.
carefully designed problem scenarios. consequences of applying different ap- • eeper insight into your own leader-
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6styles is intended for both new and proaches to management. The tool helps ship style via feedback from col-
more experienced managers, and can develop the management skills open to leagues and other managers.
be set up to match the specific leader- each participant, and boosts their aware- • raining in dealing with leadership
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ship challenges that different groups of ness of the principal styles of leadership problem issues via conscious applica-
participants have to deal with, as well as in place at their organisation – and of the tion of a particular style of leadership.
their positions within the organisation. benefits and drawbacks of each style. • xercises in adapting your leadership
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6styles is based on sources that include style to suit the particular context, the
In a dynamic process of experiment- Daniel Goleman’s theory concerning the current challenges and the strategy of
ing with know-how, roles, needs and six fundamental styles of leadership and the individual organisation.
qualifications, participants have to take their underlying emotional competences. • personal profile and a personal de-
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decisions that shed light on their leader- 6styles is a unique reflection game that velopment plan for your own leaders-
ship style and management skills. The clearly highlights the skills, strengths, hip style.
practical work is combined with theoreti- weaknesses and general approaches that • scalable way to provide your organi-
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cal instruction about different leadership distinguish the individual leadership style
styles – and the intended end result is of each participant.
a coherent personal leadership style, ips
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2. sation with a shared language and a ons with more local focus. 6styles has a shared platform for discussion and
shared awareness about leadership as thus proved its worth as a tool suitable learning with regard to leadership in
a discipline. for application in cultures throughout their management teams.
• nsight into how leadership can be
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used to generate both personal 6styles is a reflection tool developed by RELATION TECHNOLOGIES
results and a positive effect on the Relation Technologies, combining lear- 6styles is developed by Relation Tech-
bottom line. ning and play through action, reflection nologies. We are a highly specialized
and evaluation. company who develops learning design
MODULAR DESIGN and learning architecture for organisa-
To match specific needs 6styles is a ver- CERTIFIED 6STYLES CONSULTANTS tion development. Our distinctive sig-
satile simulation tool that can be used We have authorised partners in key nature is that we transform theory into
both online and offline. It is divided into functions: practice by embedding our design and
modules and can be made more or less • xternal consultants, who see 6styles
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complex, depending on the context in as a completely new way to provide it is physical or virtual products. Our
which it is to be used. their clients with an approach to products are used for everything from
The technologies behind the game leadership and management that long term training courses to shorter
provide general training programmes as is distinguished by its remarkable workshops, consultation or e-learning.
well as practice in dealing with specific breadth and depth. Our products have created excitement
leadership challenges. We continuously • nternal consultants, who benefit from
I worldwide, and five years after we
develop new cases for use in this 6styles as a way to establish an effec- launched our first product, we are
simulator, and are happy to tailor them tive shared language about leadership currently represented on 5 continents.
to the needs of the individual company – one that matches their management Relational Technologies’ mission is to
or organisation, or the particular training culture and the leadership challenges make it easier, more exciting and more
context. they are facing. effective to work with learning and to
6styles has been used successfully by • xecutives, who find 6styles a rele-
E make learning become something you
both global companies and organisati- vant and appropriate way to create take with you - in several ways.
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