COURSE: GLOBAL STUDIES II
YEAR: 2015
University of South East- Asia
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Chapter 2 Society and Social
Groups
UNIT 4 LEADERSHIP

Leadership
 A leader is someone who influences
the behaviors, opinions, or attitudes of
others.
 A group without a designated leader
tend to choose one among
themselves.
TYPES OF LEADERS
1. Instrumental leader (task-oriented
leader)
2. Expressive leader (socioemotional

Instrumental leader

Instrumental leader
An instrumental leader is someone who
tries to keep the group moving toward
its goal.
They try to keep members from being
sidetracked, reminding them of what
they need to accomplish.

Expressive leader

Expressive leader
This person is not usually recognized as
a leader, but in essence, he or she
actually is.
This person keeps the good mood in a
group, offers sympathy, cracks jokes,
etc.
* It is difficult for one person to be both
kinds of leader because the
characteristics contradict each other.

LEADERSHIP STYLES
 There are three basic leadership
styles:
1. Authoritarian leader
2. Democratic leader
3. Laissez- faire leader

Authoritarian leader

Authoritarian leader
An authoritarian leader is someone who
leads by giving orders.
This person assigned tasks and sees to
it that they are being implemented.

Democratic leader

Democratic leader
A democratic leader is someone who
leads by trying to reach a consensus.
This person suggests alternative
approaches when a specific task is
difficult to achieve.

Laissez-faire leader

Laissez-faire leader
A laissez-faire leader is someone who
leads by highly permissive.
This person is very passive, giving
permission to people to do as they
please.