Leadership Quiz PDF

Types of leadership style Types of leadership style introduction There are many ways of leading a business, country, team or group. These are the main four types: 1 Autocratic 2 Democratic 3 Paternalistic 4 Laissez-Faire #1 Autocratic Leadership Autocratic leadership style is when...

Types of leadership style Types of leadership style introduction There are many ways of leading a business, country, team or group. These are the main four types: 1 Autocratic 2 Democratic 3 Paternalistic 4 Laissez-Faire #1 Autocratic Leadership Autocratic leadership style is when managers make decisions with little or no input from employees This means that management will dictate work methods and processes Managers can quickly establish the rules and policies that must be followed by the employees (role culture) Why is McDonald’s an example of an autocratic organisation? #1 Autocratic leadership continued The autocratic leadership style is most often found in factories, fast food businesses, and public services Direct orders are given by leaders and are expected to be followed Views and opinions of subordinates are not taken into account by managers If employees like to follow orders then they do well under this kind of leadership style. Why is the British army an example of an autocratic organisation? Pros and cons of autocratic leadership style Advantages Disadvantages Clear chain of command in the Can have a negative impact on hierarchy employee motivation Works well in environments Ignores the creative solutions to where clear directive leadership problems, that the employees is needed might have Allows for quick decision-making Relies heavily on the competency Useful in stressful or life-or- of the leader death situations (public services) Creates a culture of dependency #2 Democratic Leadership Democratic leaders allow employees to help in the decision-making process Employees have a higher degree of participation in the business and are allowed to collaborate on the decision making process The democratic leader’s role is to decide which staff members get to contribute to the decisions that are made Why is Richard Branson a good example of a democratic leader?? #2 Democratic leadership continued The leader who uses a democratic style can be persuasive, in their opinion they have made decision and then they persuade subordinates that this is the best decision The democratic leadership style is one of the most effective types, of the four, and can lead to higher productivity levels Suitable for companies with lots of creative employees (person culture) Why was Steve Jobs a good example of a democratic leader?? Pros and cons of democratic leadership Advantages Disadvantages Employees are motivated as they Decision-making may take time, feel valued and listened to as employees need to be Allows and encourages consulted on the decision employees to grow and develop making into their roles Depends on the skills and Suitable in situations where the knowledge of the employees employees are highly skilled Staff may have their own agenda Business benefits from the ideas or be unreliable of the employees #3 Paternalistic A leader who is being paternalistic makes the right decision for the employees that they are responsible for In this type of leadership there is a dominant authority figure who expects loyalty and trust from their employees (can be male or female) They take the welfare of their staff into account when making the Watch the video. Can you now explain why decisions (Power Culture) George Cadbury was an example of a Paternalistic leader? Pros and cons of paternalistic leadership Advantages Disadvantages Loyalty from employees, who will If the wrong decision is made, the feel protected and cared for employees can become Low rate of employee turnover, demotivated and productivity will which will reduce recruitment suffer costs Not using the skills and Effective in environments with knowledge of the employees lots of low skilled and Still a dictatorial style of inexperienced workers, who leadership where employees are require direction and guidance told the outcome of a decision #4 laissez-faire In a business where there is a laissez-faire style of leadership employees can carry out activities and make decisions freely They work in a very relaxed environment and have little direction and guidelines Employees are expected to solve problems, as they are the expert in that particular area, but the leader is still ultimately responsible for the decisions made (matrix culture) What does laissez-faire mean? Pros and cons of laissez-faire leadership Advantages Disadvantages Suitable for creative Disadvantage; lack of environments such as artistic supervision may lead to poor studios productivity and lack of It encourages the employees to motivation grow and develop Can be regarded by employees It encourages innovation, often and customers as avoidance of found in high-tech industries responsibility (Ron Swanson video) It allows for faster decision- making Can lead to blame culture when objectives are not met