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Leadership Styles Overview

The document discusses different leadership styles and theories of leadership. It describes autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership styles and notes their advantages and disadvantages. Democratic leadership encourages decision making from different perspectives and consultation. Laissez-faire leadership shares responsibilities among all and relies on good teamwork. Theories of leadership discussed include trait theories focusing on inherent characteristics and behavioral theories implying leaders can be trained. The Path-Goal model proposes effective leaders motivate subordinates by identifying goals, rewarding goal achievement, and clarifying paths to goals.

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Leadership Styles Overview

The document discusses different leadership styles and theories of leadership. It describes autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership styles and notes their advantages and disadvantages. Democratic leadership encourages decision making from different perspectives and consultation. Laissez-faire leadership shares responsibilities among all and relies on good teamwork. Theories of leadership discussed include trait theories focusing on inherent characteristics and behavioral theories implying leaders can be trained. The Path-Goal model proposes effective leaders motivate subordinates by identifying goals, rewarding goal achievement, and clarifying paths to goals.

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Types of Leadership Style

Autocratic:
Leader makes decisions without reference to
anyone else
High degree of dependency on the leader
Can create de-motivation and alienation
of staf
May be valuable in some types of business
where decisions need to be made quickly and
decisively

Types of Leadership Style


Democratic:
Encourages decision making
from diferent perspectives leadership
may be emphasised throughout
the organisation
Consultative: process of consultation before
decisions are taken
Persuasive: Leader takes decision and seeks to
persuade others that the decision
is correct

Democratic:
May help motivation and involvement
Workers feel ownership of the firm and
its ideas
Improves the sharing of ideas
and experiences within the business
Can delay decision making

Laissez-Faire:
Let it be the leadership responsibilities
are shared by all
Can be very useful in businesses
where creative ideas are important
Can be highly motivational,
as people have control over their working life
Can make coordination and decision making
time-consuming and lacking in overall direction
Relies on good team work
Relies on good interpersonal relations

Theories of Leadership
Trait theories:
Are such characteristics
inherently gender biased?
Do such characteristics
produce good leaders?
Is leadership more than
just bringing about change?
Does this imply that leaders are born not bred?

Personality?
Dominance and personal presence?
Charisma?
Self confidence?
Achievement?
Ability to formulate a clear vision?

Behavioural:
Imply that leaders can be trained focus
on the way of doing things
Structure based behavioural theories focus
on the leader instituting structures task
orientated
Relationship based behavioural theories focus
on the development and maintenance of
relationships process orientated

PATH GOAL MODEL


A contingency model of leadership
proposing that efective leaders can
motivate subordinates to achieve goals by:
1. Clearly identifying the outcomes that
subordinates are trying to obtain from
their jobs.
2. Rewarding subordinates with these
outcomes for high-performance and
attainment of work goals
3. Clarifying the paths leading to the
attainment of work goals

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