Leadership Styles

Autocratic
Characteristics
-Tells others what to do
-Limits discussion on ideas
and new ways of doing
things
-Group does not
experience feeling of
teamwork

Laissez-Faire
Characteristics
-Involves group members
in planning and carrying
out activities
-Asks, rather than tells
-Promotes a sense of
teamwork

Democratic
Characteristics
-Gives little or no direction
to group/individuals
-Opinion is offered only
when requested
-A person does not seem
to be in charge

Bureaucratic
Characteristics
-Strict and systematic
discipline on the individual
-A person should always
obey leader
-To manage information
-By the book

When Effective
-Time is limited
-Individual/group lack skill
and knowledge
-Group does not know
each other

When Effective
-Time is available
-Group is motivated and/or
a sense of team exists
-Members of the group
have some degree of
skill/knowledge

When Effective
-High degree of skill and
motivation
-A sense of team exists
-Routine is familiar to
participants

When Effective
-Individual does not obey
strict rules
-People do not work by the
rules
-no stated procedure

When Ineffective
-Developing a strong
sense of team is the goal
- Members have some
degree of skill/knowledge
-Group wants an element
of spontaneity in their work

When Ineffective
-Group is unmotivated
-Members have little skill
or knowledge
-High degree of conflict
present

When Ineffective
-Low sense of
team/interdependence
-Members have low
degree of skill/knowledge
-Group expects to be told
what to do

When Ineffective
-Group/individual always
obeys strict rules
-Group/individual always
do work with the rules

Monarchy
Characteristics
-Sets laws for individuals
to follow
-Can rule more than one
country

Communism
Characteristics
-People treated equally in
society
-All citizens are employed
-People follow the laws

When Effective
-When person is not
following orders
-When democratic leader
is not present

When Effective
-When people dont follow
the law
-People unemployed

When Ineffective
-Everyone follows and
obeys the law
-When democratic leader
is present

When Ineffective
-Everyone follows the law
-Workers treated as
machines