There are a lot of articles and posts about management leadership styles : toxic, empathetic, inclusive, exclusive, etc.

Time to mention something that is extremely important, but perhaps not too popular these days :

PRECISION

Being precise with your CEO, also means factual without sugarcoating or minimizing for affect.

Equally with your team to deliver consistency and reality, no matter how unpleasant it might be, and praising exactly who deserves it.

Precision in communication, without ambiguity or innuendos makes for a clear path to execution for the team. Exactness in describing the objectives, roles to achieve them guarantees actions without misconceptions or interpretations.

Precision in clarity outlining relationships with your team and others saves you from emotional roller coasters with your team. Being precise is not being rigid, flexibility is the key to achieving precise goals.

Precision Positives

- Decisions: precise data and clear metrics cut through gut feel, politics and emotions

- Accountability: targets and roles are exactly defined and it's clear who owns what

- Less waste: defined/agreed processes and accurate forecasts save time/money

- Credibility: precision with clients and investors builds trust and longevity

Potential Pitfalls

- indecision: over-measuring and endless refinement delay action; analysis paralysis is real

- Misplaced confidence: precise numbers can hide bad assumptions — precision and accuracy elevate confidence

- Adaptability: rigid targets and processes struggle when conditions shift fast

- Micromanagement : forceful hyper-precision can stifle initiative

Conclusion

In my 30 year experience, it is imperative to be precise on outcomes and money - flexibility while listening to the team on execution. Being imprecise creates loopholes for personal interpretation, which may prove extremely dangerous and harmful to the business, not to mention legal liability.

Final note: Amongst many, many executives and managers I've known and worked with, and though most practiced precision, sometimes rigorously, only one actually communicated overtly. Karl Robb actually had it on his business card.