The coaching leader is very important specially for new employees and people that have changed careers. This person understands that you are developing people for the future. The message of "try this and get back to me" is very powerful.  The coaching style works best when the leader wants to help teammates build lasting personal strengths that make them more successful overall.

The section that talks about the affiliative leader and how to work to create an emotional bond is very attractive to me. I try to do this in every occassion I get. If this style were summed up in one phrase, it would be "employees come first", and this inclodes their feelings, their careers, their perceptions, their interests.