Leadership Styles

1. Leadership Styles AutocraticDemocraticDelegative or Laissez-Faire

2. Autocratic • Leaders have complete power over their people • Incredibly Efficient • Decisions are made quickly and work gets done • People don’t like being treated this way • Leads to high levels of absenteeism and high staff turnover • Do the benefits out-way the disadvantages • Best Used in Crises

3. Democratic • Leader makes final decision but they include team members in the decision-making process • High Job Satisfaction and Production • Develops People Skills • Team Feels in control of their destiny • Participation takes team and can hinder situations where speed or efficiency is essential • Some Team members may not have the knowledge or expertise to provide high quality input

4. Delegative • “Leave it be” Laissez-Faire • People Work on their own • Team has complete freedom • Can lead to high job satisfaction and increased production • If not managed well it can damage the team • If team members don’t have knowledge, skills and motivation then low effectiveness is expected

5. THE OTHER 7 • Transactional Leadership • Bureaucratic Leadership • Charismatic Leadership • Task-Oriented Leadership • People-Oriented Leadership • Servant Leadership • Transformational Leadership

6. Transactional • Starts with the idea that team members agree to obey their leader when the accept a job. • Organization “pays” team members in return for their effort and compliance. • Leader has the right to punish team members if their work does not meet an appropriate standard. • Strength • Roles and responsibilities are clarified • Transactional / Performance leads towards people who are ambitious and motivated by external rewards • Downside • Members do little to improve their job satisfaction which leads to high job turnover

7. Buraucratic • Work “by the book” • They follow the rules rigorously to ensure their people follow procedures precisely • Strength • Works very well when there are safety risks • Works well with routine tasks like manufacturing • Weakness • Does not have a high level of flexibility, creativity or innovation • Bureaucratic leaders achieve their position because of their ability to and uphold rules, not because of their qualifications or expertise.

8. Charismatic • Leaders inspire enthusiasm in their teams and are energetic and motivating. • Benefit • Excitement and commitment • Downside • Leaders believe more in themselves than their team • Leaders may believe they can do no wrong • Often feel a level of invincibility

9. Task-Oriented • Focus on getting the job done and can be Autocratic • They actively define the work and the roles required, put structures in place, and plan, organize and monitor work • Benefit • Deadlines are met • Very useful for team members who don’t mange time well • Downfall • Motivation and Retention Problems

10. People-Oriented • Leaders focus on organizing, supporting and developing the people on their teams. • Encourage good teamwork and creative collaboration • Benefit • Treat everyone on the team equally • Friendly and approachable • Pay attention to the welfare of everyone in the group • Team members are often more productive and willing to take risks • Downfall • This approach can be taken to far and put the development of their team over the tasks and project directives.

11. Servant Leader • When someone at any level within the organization leads simply by meeting the needs of the team. • Often lead by example. • Benefits • Very Democratic • This is an approach that can help to create a positive corporate culture and can lead to high morale amoung team members • Downfalls • People who practice this style can find themselves left behind by their people • Can not be used when timing is a factor

12. Transformation • Best used in business situations. • Leaders are inspiring because the expect the best from everyone on their team. • Leads to high levels of productivity. • Benefits • Supply a vision of the future that all can buy into • Downfalls • While leader’s enthusiasm is passed onto the team, he or she can need to be supported by detail people