--- title: [Infographic] Are You a Traditional or Collaborative Leader? description: Collaborative leaders has a more open approach to decision making. This infographic explains this leadership style and how to become a collaborative leader image: https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/Collaborative-and-traditional-leadership-feature.jpg --- [![trg logo](https://d1cavipgdpnjin.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-icon-1.png)](https://www.trginternational.com/) Helping you and your business shine  [![English flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag") English   ](https://blog.trginternational.com/) [![Vietnamese flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1") Vietnamese ](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) - [Home](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [Solutions](https://www.trginternational.com/solutions/) - [Industries](https://www.trginternational.com/industries/) - [Resources](https://www.trginternational.com/resources/) - [Events](https://www.trginternational.com/events/list/) - [About us](https://www.trginternational.com/about-us/overview/) - [Careers](https://careers.trginternational.com/) - [![English Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag")](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [![Vietnamese Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1")](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) [☰](https://blog.trginternational.com/infographic-traditional-vs.-collaborative-leadership-in-todays-business-world#) [Get SunSystems Help →](https://www.trginternational.com/it/what-we-do/infor-sunsystems/get-sunsystems-help/) # [[Infographic] Are You a Traditional or Collaborative Leader?](https://blog.trginternational.com/infographic-traditional-vs.-collaborative-leadership-in-todays-business-world) Posted by [Yen Phuong Nguyen](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/yen-phuong-nguyen) on Sun, Mar 11, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In every industry and business, there’s a changing pace towards a more **modern, collaborative way** of working. To generate and encourage innovation, organisations have to retain and develop their internal talents. This leads to the traditional hierarchical management style being slowly replaced by a more collaborative approach that unites the workforce with the purpose to achieve one mutual goal. [Collaborative leaders](https://blog.trginternational.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-collaborative-leadership) make the final decision, but their approach is more open; new ideas and contribution from employees are always welcomed and valued. 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