Different Leadership Styles

What are Different Leadership Styles?
We have covered 12 different types of ways people tend to lead organizations

or other people. Not all of these styles would deem fit for all kind of
situations, you can read them through to see which one fits right to your
company or situation.
1. Autocratic Leadership
Autocratic leadership style is centered on the boss. In this leadership the
leader holds all authority and responsibility. In this leadership, leaders make
decisions on their own without consulting subordinates. They reach
decisions, communicate them to subordinates and expect prompt
implementation. Autocratic work environment does normally have little or no
flexibility.
In this kind of leadership, guidelines, procedures and policies are all natural
additions of an autocratic leader. Statistically, there are very few situations
that can actually support autocratic leadership.
Some of the leaders that support this kind of leadership include: Albert J
Dunlap (Sunbeam Corporation) and Donald Trump (Trump Organization)
among others.
2. Democratic Leadership
In this leadership style, subordinates are involved in making decisions.
Unlike autocratic, this headship is centered on subordinates’ contributions.
The democratic leader holds final responsibility, but he or she is known to
delegate authority to other people, who determine work projects.
The most unique feature of this leadership is that communication is active

upward and downward. With respect to statistics, democratic leadership is
one of the most preferred leadership, and it entails the following: fairness,
competence, creativity, courage, intelligence and honesty.
3. Strategic Leadership Style

Strategic leadership is one that involves a leader who is essentially the head
of an organization. The strategic leader is not limited to those at the top of the
organization. It is geared to a wider audience at all levels who want to create
a high performance life, team or organization.
The strategic leader fills the gap between the need for new possibility and the
need for practicality by providing a prescriptive set of habits. An effective
strategic leadership delivers the goods in terms of what an organization
naturally expects from its leadership in times of change. 55% of this
leadership normally involves strategic thinking.
4. Transformational Leadership
Unlike other leadership styles, transformational leadership is all about
initiating change in organizations, groups, oneself and others.
Transformational leaders motivate others to do more than they originally

intended and often even more than they thought possible. They set more
challenging expectations and typically achieve higher performance.
Statistically, transformational leadership tends to have more committed and

satisfied followers. This is mainly so because transformational leaders
empower followers.
5. Team Leadership
Team leadership involves the creation of a vivid picture of its future, where it
is heading and what it will stand for. The vision inspires and provides a
strong sense of purpose and direction.
Team leadership is about working with the hearts and minds of all those
involved. It also recognizes that teamwork may not always involve trusting
cooperative relationships. The most challenging aspect of this leadership is
whether or not it will succeed. According to Harvard Business Review, team
leadership may fail because of poor leadership qualities.
6. Cross-Cultural Leadership
This form of leadership normally exists where there are various cultures in
the society. This leadership has also industrialized as a way to recognize
front runners who work in the contemporary globalized market.
Organizations, particularly international ones require leaders who can

effectively adjust their leadership to work in different environs. Most of the
leaderships observed in the United States are cross-cultural because of the
different cultures that live and work there.
7. Facilitative Leadership
Facilitative leadership is too dependent on measurements and outcomes – not
a skill, although it takes much skill to master. The effectiveness of a group is
directly related to the efficacy of its process. If the group is high functioning,
the facilitative leader uses a light hand on the process.
On the other hand, if the group is low functioning, the facilitative leader will
be more directives in helping the group run its process. An effective
facilitative leadership involves monitoring of group dynamics, offering
process suggestions and interventions to help the group stay on track.
8. Laissez-faire Leadership
Laissez-faire leadership gives authority to employees. According to
azcentral, departments or subordinates are allowed to work as they choose
with minimal or no interference. According to research, this kind of
leadership has been consistently found to be the least satisfying and least
effective management style.
9. Transactional Leadership
This is a leadership that maintains or continues the status quo. It is also the
leadership that involves an exchange process, whereby followers get
immediate, tangible rewards for carrying out the leader’s orders.
Transactional leadership can sound rather basic, with its focus on exchange.
Being clear, focusing on expectations, giving feedback are all important

leadership skills. According to Boundless.com, transactional leadership
behaviors can include: clarifying what is expected of followers’ performance;
explaining how to meet such expectations; and allocating rewards that are
contingent on meeting objectives.
10. Coaching Leadership
Coaching leadership involves teaching and supervising followers. A
coaching leader is highly operational in setting where results/ performance
require improvement. Basically, in this kind of leadership, followers are
helped to improve their skills. Coaching leadership does the following:
motivates followers, inspires followers and encourages followers.
11. Charismatic Leadership

In this leadership, the charismatic leader manifests his or her revolutionary
power. Charisma does not mean sheer behavioral change. It actually involves
a transformation of followers’ values and beliefs.
Therefore, this distinguishes a charismatic leader from a simply populist

leader who may affect attitudes towards specific objects, but who is not
prepared as the charismatic leader is, to transform the underlying normative
orientation that structures specific attitudes.
12. Visionary Leadership

This form of leadership involves leaders who recognize that the methods,
steps and processes of leadership are all obtained with and through people.
Most great and successful leaders have the aspects of vision in them.
However, those who are highly visionary are the ones considered to be
exhibiting visionary leadership. Outstanding leaders will always transform
their visions into realities.

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What are the different leadership styles discussed in the document?

Briefly describe transformational leadership.

What are Different Leadership Styles?

We have covered 12 different types of ways people tend to lead organizations

The most unique feature of this leadership is that communication is active

3. Strategic Leadership Style

Transformational leaders motivate others to do more than they originally

Statistically, transformational leadership tends to have more committed and

Organizations, particularly international ones require leaders who can

Being clear, focusing on expectations, giving feedback are all important

11. Charismatic Leadership

Therefore, this distinguishes a charismatic leader from a simply populist

12. Visionary Leadership

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