Management and Leadership

• What is Authoritarian leadership ?

  • Focus of power is with the manager
  • Communication is top-down & one-way
  • Formal systems of command & control
  • Use of rewards & penalties
  • Very little delegation
• What is Paternalistic leadership ?

  • Leader decides what is best for employees
  • Links with Mayo – addressing employee needs
  • Akin to a parent/child relationship
  • Still little delegation
  • A softer form of authoritarian leadership
• What is Democratic leadership ?

  • Focus of power is more with the group as a whole
  • Leadership functions are shared within the group
  • Employees have greater involvement in decision-making
  • Emphasis on delegation and  consultation
  • A trade-off between speed of decision-making and better motivation and morale?
• What is Laissez-faire leadership ?

  • Leader has little input into day-to-day decision-making
  • Conscious decision to delegate power
  • Managers / employees have freedom to do what they think is best
  • Effective when staff are ready and willing to take on responsibility