People-centric leadership favors an empathetic style of management and is compassionate and transparent. Leaders who employ people-centric leadership are approachable, speak bluntly, and promote fairness across work situations. They provide direction and define clear expectations and priorities. Furthermore, people-centric leaders are patient and respectful, and proactively identify employee challenges to which they offer solutions that enable their employees. Lastly, they provide continuous feedback and guidance. Today's people leaders will need to turn themselves into coaches and mentors to meet the dynamic needs of the workforce.
