Leadership Styles

• what are managers?

  a person who implements strategy by making decisions
• what is a leader?

  a person who influences and directs people to achieve objectives. They have vision and decide stragtey
• what is a leadership?

  influencing and directly people to achieve objectives
• what is managemen?

  making decisions about how to use resources to meet business objectives
• autocratic leaderships?

  the leader makes all of the decisions and informs subordinates. subordinates are closely supervised and given little authority. decision making is centralised. narrow span of control. power culture is likely, clear chain of command
• democratic leadership?

  the leaders consult with employees prior to decision making. decision making is decentralised
• paternalistic leadership?


  the leader makes all of the decisions but takes into account the welfare of the workforce. clear expectations and rules.
• laissez-faire leadership

  employees are given a large amount of or total autonomy in decision making
• leadership vs management

  leadership

  • look to the future
  • decide strategy
  • inspire people
  • take risks
  • have followers
  • management
  • orgainse resources
  • implement the strategy
  • use authority
  • manage risks
  • have subordinates
• advantages of autocratic leadership

  • high levels of control
  • ensures consistency
  • quick decision making
• disadvantages of autocratic leadership

  • low motivation
  • high labour turnover
  • lacks flexibility
  • limited ideas
• when to use an autocratic leadership

  • time is critical
  • employees lack skill to be independent
  • consequences of mistakes are high
• advantages of paternalistic leadership

  • positive working relationships
  • increased motivation
  • loyalty committed workers
  • increased motivation
  • effective communication
  • reduced risk of industrial action
• disadvantages of paternalistic leadership

  • can be demotivating
  • high level of control
  • may not respond well to change
  • become to dependent on leader
  • long term succession problems
• advantages of democratic leadership

  • quality of decision making may improve
  • higher HR performance
  • fosters creativity
  • more responsive
  • builds a trusting realtionship
  • develops leaders
  • reduces conflict
• disadvantages of democratic leadership?

  • slower decision making
  • may not always be suitable
  • strategic vision may be lost
  • lack of consistency
• when to use democratic leadership

  • workers are skilled and want a say
  • dynamic markets
• advantages of laissez-faire leadership

  • motivating
  • increased productivity
  • reduced turnover
  • flexible
• disadvnatges of laissez-faire leadership

  • employees may loose sight of objectives
  • be hard to get employees to collaborate
• when to use laissez-faire leadership?

  • employees are capable
  • employees are willing to take lots of responsibility
  • leader lacks knowledge or experince