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3 Leadership Styles

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  • Characteristic: Approachable, make efforts to connect
    Democratic
  • Weakness: Not as useful when followers aren't trustworthy
    Democratic
  • Strength: Works when followers are highly educated, skilled, and motivated
    Laissez-Faire
  • Strengths: Good communication with followers
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Good Communication
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Take a collaborative approach
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Do not socialize with subordinates
    Autocratic
  • Weakness: Leader may not detect under-performance, bullying, conflict, etc.
    Laissez-Faire
  • Strength: Can work in creative industries when workers are driven
    Laissez-Faire
  • Strength: Requires less top-down pressure
    Laissez-Faire
  • Weakness: Turnover is high
    Autocratic
  • Strength: Helps suppress conflict temporarily
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Guidance is general
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: More likely to listen than give advice
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: Two-heads-are-better-than-one philosophy
    Democratic
  • Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: High power distance
    Autocratic
  • Strengths: Followers have high satisfaction levels
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Seek little or no input
    Autocratic
  • Weakness: Not practical when consensus and harmony are not possible
    Democratic
  • Weakness: Followers act out more and work less when the leader leaves the room
    Autocratic
  • Strengths: Followers are more creative and innovative
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Rely on position of authority, not relationships
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Centralized power
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Trust their followers
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: A drive for control and compliance
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Allow followers freedom to make choices
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Trust their followers to figure it out
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: Test ideas with followers
    Democratic
  • Weakness: Results in low productivity in most cases
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: Encourage followers to do it on their own
    Laissez-Faire
  • Weakness: Followers take less initiative
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Decentralized power and authority
    Democratic
  • Strengths: Followers are consistently productive, even when the leader is not in the room
    Democratic
  • Strength: When quick, decisive decisions are needed
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Provide overall direction, deadlines, goals, and resources
    Laissez-Faire
  • Weakness: Not as helpful when pressure is high and time is short
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Clear, unequal dynamics with followers
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Listen to a range of opinions
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Top-down communication
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Don't observe directly very often
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: Solicit feedback and input to make decisions
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Assume full control of the group, goals, and decisions
    Autocratic
  • Strength: With low-skilled followers who need direction
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Delegate many decisions to followers
    Democratic
  • Weakness: Demanding, stressful style
    Autocratic
  • Characteristic: Leader is still accountable for decisions
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Hold fewer meetings and are less likely to check in
    Laissez-Faire
  • Characteristic: Low power distance
    Democratic
  • Characteristic: Authoritarian, boss-centered approach
    Autocratic
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