Leadership Styles: Prepared By: John Patrick L. Arcite

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LEADERSHIP STYLES

Prepared by: John Patrick L. Arcite


What is leadership style?

• Leadership style is the manner and


approach of providing direction,
implementing plans and motivating people.

• It can be defined as how a person plays a


role. If we go further, how he reacts, how he
decides, how he interacts and how he treats
other people.
1 Autocratic

Types of 2 Bureaucratic
Leadership
Style 3 Democratic

4 Laissez Faire
1. Autocratic
• In this style of leadership, a leader has
complete command and hold over their
employees/team.
• Takes all the decisions by himself.
• Takes full responsibility for his decisions.
• Leader makes decision without reference to
anyone else.
• No one challenges the decisions of autocratic
leaders.
Ferdinand Marcos
Autocratic

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Provides strong motivation and
reward for the leader. • People generally dislike this kind
• Ensures quick decision making. of leadership.
• No conflicts and disagreements. • Employee do not have the right to
• Less competent employees can express his/her opinion.
be employed because they just • Climate of fear.
need to execute the things. • Creative ideas cannot be put to
• No deviation in the workplace use.
2. Bureaucratic
• This type of leadership has no space to explore
new ways to solve problems.
• Manager following such style follows rules and
formalities of the organization.
• Does not believe in new ideas.
• Wants his subordinates to follow all his orders.
• Everything is done according to the procedure or
Ex-police chief
policy.
Oscar Albayalde
Bureaucratic

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

• Need for standards/procedures. • Jobs where innovation is required


• Safety or security training being • Environment is not dynamic.
conducted.
• Tasks that require handling cash
is another example of
bureaucracy.
3. Democratic
• Promotes the sharing of responsibility, the exercise of
delegation and continual consultation.
• Manager seeks consultation on all major issues and
decisions.
• Manager effectively delegate tasks to subordinates
and give them full control and responsibility for those
tasks.
• Manager welcomes feedback on the results of
initiatives and the work environment.
• Manager encourages others to become leaders and
Corazon Aquino be involved in leadership development.
Bureaucratic

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

• Team members are encouraged to share


their thoughts.
• Secrecy of the information will
• Increase in participation of the employees.
not be guaranteed.
• Promotes the developments of leadership • May not work for companies who
styles among the members. have huge manpower.
• Ensures a better decision making . • Takes lot of time in decision
• Increase in the retention rate of the making process
employees.
• Organizational growth
4. Laissez Faire
• In this type of leadership , leader uses his power
very little. He gives subordinates high degree of
independence in their operation.
• In this style leader allows the employees to make
the decisions.
• This type of leadership is used when employees
are able to analyze the situation and determine
what needs to be done.
• It works only if employees are skilled,
It could be anyone. experienced, loyal, and committed to the job.
Laissez Faire

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• It enhances the job satisfaction for
the employees.
• Sometimes subordinates do not get
• Increases the morale of the the guidance and support from the
employees. leader.
• Potential of the employees are • Ignores the leader’s contribution.
optimally utilized.
• If employees are cunning in nature,
• Scope for the development of the work cannot be completed.
employees

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