2.4 Leadership

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2.4 Leadership Management

• Chapter 13

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Leadership Styles

• Autocratic (or Authoritarian)
• Democratic
• Laissez-Faire
• Situational Leadership

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Autocratic Leadership Style

• A style of leadership that keeps all
  decision-making at the center of the
  organization.
• Features
• Leader makes all decisions
• Supervises workers closely
• Workers have limited information

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Democratic Leadership Style

• A leadership style that promotes the active
  participation of workers in making decisions.
• Features
• Participation of workers is encouraged
• Two-way communication with workers
• Workers are given information about the business
  to allow full involvement

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Laissez-Faire Leadership Style

• A leadership style that leaves much of the
  business decision-making to the workforce a
  Hands On approach.
• Features
• Managers delegate virtually all authority to
  workers
• Employees work within broad limits

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Situational Leadership Style

• Leadership style varies with the task at hand.
  Situational leaders adapt their style to each
  situation.
• Features
• Style of leadership depends on
• The task
• The groups skill
• The groups willingness to accept responsibility

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Which Style Works Best?

• Training of staff in applying the companys
  ethical code of conduct.

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Which Style Works Best?

• Trying to find a solution to a long-standing
  quality problem on a bread production line.

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Which Style Works Best?

• An oil company responding to an environmental
  disaster resulting from a spillage involving one
  of its tankers.

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Which Style Works Best?

• Teams of IT software designers working on major
  new IT developments