Authoritarian leadership

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Authoritarian leadership

• A leadership in which the leader retains a great
  deal of authority

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Democratic Leadership

• A leadership style in which the leader allows
  subordinates to participate in decision making
  and problem solving.

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Laissez-faire leadership

• A leadership style in which the leader is
  uninvolved and lets subordinates direct
  themselves.

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DEGREE OF AUTHORITY RETAINED

• One way to describe leadership styles is in terms
  of how much authority the leader retains. Do
  employees get to make choices and control their
  own work? Or does the supervisor make all the
  decisions?

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AUTHORITARIAN LEADERSHIP

• The leader retains a great deal of authority,
  making decisions and dictating instructions to
  employees. An example of this would be a military
  commander who expects unquestioning obedience.

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Democratic leadership

• Some supervisors share more authority than
  authoritarian supervisors. In the democratic
  style of leadership, the supervisor allows
  employees to participate in decision making and
  problem solving. A supervisor with a democratic
  style of leadership might have the staff meet
  weekly to discuss how to improve business
  relations. When a conflict arises, the supervisor
  asks the group to discuss possible solutions and
  to select one.

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Laissez-faire leadership

• The opposite extreme from authoritarian
  leadership. A laissez-faire manager is uninvolved
  and lets employees do what they want. Supervisors
  are rarely, if ever, able to practice this style
  of leadership because the nature of the
  supervisors job requires close involvement with
  the employees.

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Contingency theories of leadership

• With these possibilities, is there one best
  approach to leading employees? A common view is
  that the best style of leadership depends on the
  circumstances.

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