This document discusses three leadership styles: authoritarian, participative, and delegative. The authoritarian style involves leaders making decisions without input from followers. It is effective when the leader has all information or is short on time. The participative style involves including employees in decision making while maintaining final authority. It builds commitment but can be seen as a weakness. The delegative style allows employees to make decisions while the leader remains responsible. It is used when employees have the ability to analyze situations and priorities need to be set. Examples of each style are also provided.
2. Leadership Styles
• In 1930s, Kurt Lewin developed a
leadership framework.
• Leadership is influencing people —
by providing purpose, direction, and
motivation — while operating to
accomplish the mission and
improving the organization.
3. 3 Leadership Styles
• Authoritarian or autocratic
• Participative or democratic
• Delegative or Free Reign
4. Authoritarian or Autocratic
This style is used when leaders tell their
employees what they want done and
how they want it
accomplished, without getting the
advice of their followers.
5. Autocratic: Implications
1. When you have all the information
to solve the problem,
2. You are short on time,
3. Your employees are well motivate
7. Participative (democratic)
Most Stupid Style. Only Quantity, No Quality
This style involves the leader
including one or more employees in
the decision making process
(determining what to do and how to
do it). However, the leader maintains
the final decision making authority.
8. Participative (democratic):
Implications
1. When you have the time and
want to gain more commitment
and motivation from your
employees
2. Using this style is a sign of
weakness in information and
decision making
9. Participative (democratic):
Implications
3. When you have part of the
information, and your employees
have other parts.
4. It allows employee to become
part of the team and allows you
to make better decisions.
11. Delegative (free reign)
In this style, the leader allows the
employees to make the decisions.
However, the leader is still
responsible for the decisions that are
made.
12. Delegative (free reign):
Implication
1. This is used when employees are
able to analyze the situation and
determine what needs to be done
and how to do it.
2. When you cannot do everything
and are forced set priorities and
delegate certain tasks.