Styles of

leadershipBy

Kumar.A

Who is a Leader? The person who leads or

commands a group,

organization or country

Has a vision and leads

the group towards a

common goal that

needs to be achieved

(Cherry)

Styles of Leadership

Autocratic Democratic Laissez-faire

Autocratic Leaders

Characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members

Provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how it should be done.

Best applied to situations where there is little time for group decision-making or where the leader is the most knowledgeable member of the group (Cherry)

Example: Steve jobs

Steve jobs

leadership is the

perfect example

of the impact of

autocratic

leadership style

on the

organization.

Autocratic Leaders: Effects on

TeamsPositive Negative

-Helps New Members by

teaching them how to

perform a task so they have

a set of clear expectations

-allows knowledgeable

members to direct new

members in terms of

appropriate behavior until

the new members are

capable of making

decisions on their own

-decision making is less

creative

-doesn’t develop good

relationships between group

members

-lessened commitment: the

leader takes credit for all the

success

-high stress: members feel

stressed due to high

expectations and a low

feeling of worth

Managing: AutocraticEffective Not Effective

-In businesses/companies

where the tasks are more

independent (ex.

Construction Companies)

-Certain decisions, such as

those that affect worker

safety, should be handled

by experts and should not

be open to discussion

-In work places where work

involves everyone’s input

and decisions are

influenced by the whole

group (ex. Magazine

company)

Democratic Leaders Generally the most effective leadership

style

Offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members

Encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say over the decision-making process.

Members in this group were less productive than the members of the authoritarian group, but their contributions were of a much higher quality.

Example: Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata is a

democratic

leader because

decision come

from the

collective mind of

the group.

Democratic Leaders: Effects

on TeamsPositive Negative

-inspires better creativity, cooperation, motivation and

communication among employees.

-invites workers to discuss the factors that will influence a

particular decision, workers have a better understanding

of the reasoning behind the decisions that are made.

-Workers are more committed to their group’s goal

because they feel that their input has importance

-Democratic leaders often work with their employees to

set workable goals rather than dictating what might be

unobtainable goals.

-not a lot of work may

be accomplished due

to the amount of time

spent on discussion

Managing: DemocraticEffective Not Effective

-In work places where work

involves everyone’s input

and decisions are

influenced by the whole

group (ex. Magazine

company)

-Where the leader is the

expert in that field and they

don’t need the input of their

co-workers

Laissez-faire or Free-rein leadership

Least productive of all three

groups

Offer little or no guidance to

group members and leave

decision-making up to group

members.

Laissez-faire: Effects on Teams

Positive Negative

-While this style can be

effective in situations where

group members are highly

qualified in an area of

expertise (Cherry)

-It often leads to poorly

defined roles and a lack of

motivation.

-More demands on the

leader

-Little cooperation and were

unable to work

independently (Cherry)

Managing: Laissez-faireEffective Not Effective

-If the leader monitors what

is being achieved and

communicates this back to

the team regularly

-When individual team

members are very

experienced and skilled self-

starters

-When time is limited and

there are urgent deadlines

to meet

-Need someone to take

charge and the workplace

requires direction

ScenariosYou’re in a company meeting and the

leader is talking about ways to achieve their

goals.

1) What would an autocratic leader do?

2) What would a democratic leader do?

3) What would a laissez-faire leader do?

Scenarios: Autocratic

The autocratic would

not consult the rest of

the team and set their

own goals and

assume that the group

members would

achieve them up to

their expectations

Scenarios: Democratic

A democratic leader would discuss with the group members, goals that would be obtainable. An example of these are the SMART goals - specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely.

Scenarios: Laissez-faire

Would not set long

term goals for the

group to achieve

and allow members

to work at their own

pace and

independently

Leadership vs. Management

Leadership Similar Management

• an original.

• a leader innovates

and develops.

• a leader has a long-

range perspective.

• a leader challenges

the status.

• Leadership is setting

a new direction or

vision for a group

that they work with.

• involve influence,

working with

people, concern

about effective

goal

accomplishment.

• a copy

• a manager

maintains.

• a manager has a

short range view.

• accepts the status.

• controls or directs

people/resources in

a group according

to principle or values

that have already

been established.

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