Leadership styles
Year 13
Objectives
To understand the different types of leadership
To understand how this can affect motivation and management of employees
Leadership styles
Management
styles
Autocratic
Proactive
Laissez faire
Democratic
Paternalistic
Reactive
Autocratic
Set objectives alne and allocate tasks Expects workers to do exactly what they
say No consultation in decision making
Autocratic…
Lead to poor motivation
Workers cannot put their views forward
Workers not likely to feel involved in the running of the business (no ownership)
Continued…
Staff are less likely to want to help out to meet deadlines or raise standard of service
Some organisations have to be autocraticPolice, Army as decisions need to be made
quickly
Paternalistic
Benign style of autocratic… Also caters for the workers social and physical needs
Manager tries to treat everyone as an individual (Inconsistent treatment)
Workers are more likely to feel looked after
Example: Fast food industry
Democratic Workers are included in the decision making process
Taking time to talk to staff etc can take time away from production
Decisions can take longer as all aspects of hierarchy are consulted
All democracy has winners and losers
Motivating as workers feel part of the business
A sense of ownership
Laissez-faire
Minimum input giving the staff a free reign ‘Hands off approach’ Workforce need to be skilled otherwise…
Poor coordination/low discipline
Used in marketing as allows for creativity
Laissez-faire
Questions that need to be considered to use this approach;
Can the workers be relied upon unsupervised? Do they have the skills and the resources to work
unsupervised? Does the work lend itself to being done in a free
atmosphere? Do we need creativity to flourish?
Proactive and reactive
Proactive: Anticipates issues and plans ahead of them (short and long term)
Reactive: Will wait until problems manifest themselves and act accordingly
Which is best?
In your coursework…
Discuss the different types in relation to their effectiveness and usage for your chosen organisations…
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