AUTOCRATI

C THEORY
AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Is a management style wherein one person

controls all the decisions and take very little
inputs from other group members Autocratic
leaders make choices or decisions based on
their own beliefs and do not involve others
for their suggestion or advice.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

• Little or no input from group members

• Decision making power in the hands of the leader

• dictation of all the work methods and processes by group leaders

• Highly structured and very rigid work processes

• low trust on group members with respect to important tasks

• Discouragement of creativity

• excessive emphasis on rules

 ADVANTAGES OF
AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
It helps in quick decision making
It is effective in small groups and teams
Confidential matters can be kept secretly
through autocratic leadership and,
It can be beneficial in managing pressurised
situations.
 DISADVANTAGES OF AUTOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP

Impairment of the morale of the group members

Discouragement of group output
Forcefulness towards employees to follow the
directions
Non-utilisation of creative ideas
Dependence of success on the efficiency of the
leader