...Authoritarian Style The Authoritarian Leadership Style is characterized by a leader who makes all the decisions and passes the directives to subordinates who are expected to carry these out under very close supervision. Any subordinates’ attempt at questioning the directives given are discouraged. There is little or no opportunity for subordinates to develop initiative and creativity. Employee behavior is closely controlled through such means as punishment, reward, arbitrary rules, and task orientation. The authoritarian leadership style is based upon the assumption that the leader knows everything and knows what is best for the organization. Employees are ignorant, indolent, lack ambition, dislike responsibility, and prefer to be led. Employees cannot be trusted to do what is right for the organization. Unlimited authority is thus rightly vested in the leader. Authoritarian leaders can be arrogant, hostile, boastful, and egotistical. Inspite of its weaknesses, the authoritarian leadership style is well suited for certain environments such as the military, a prison, etc. In those settings, in which the lives of people depend on others following orders, the authoritarian styles is ideal. This style would also be appropriate for directing beginning teachers in the school setting because of their inexperience they tend to need more direction. The research shows that the authoritarian leadership style is preferable to a democratic one for the achievement of tasks. People love...
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...Credit Diploma in Uniformed Public Services Unit 2, Assignment 1: Different Leadership Styles in the Uniformed Public Services A leadership style is how the task is approached while motivating and instructing a team. Without an effective leader the completion of the goal is reduced. Leadership Styles The authoritarian leader tells people how they want things done without discussing it with others. This style is commonly seen used in services such as the Army, where a strict role of discipline is expected from soldiers under higher commands. In war, there is no time to think so a set task can help prevent deaths and mistakes. It also helps newer recruits know what to do when they need to. Authoritarian leadership is useful when working with time restraints and deadlines. These leaders often keep their team motivated which allows jobs to be finished quickly and effectively and allows the best equipped to be making decisions. However, it may lead staff to feel unappreciated and angry. This style can also prevent staff from developing their own initiative. Communications can break down and in the long run the employees can lose their drive for the job. The democratic leader encourages people to be part of the decision making process. The leader is still in control, however, this leadership style allows others to use their personal experiences and expertise to help the team. An example of this style could be at a community meeting with the public; they bring forth their...
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...Leadership Assessment Styles Melissa M. Bunting Strayer University Business Management 302 Professor Monique Baucham August 7, 2014 The Authoritarian Leadership Style is characterized by a leader who makes all the decisions and passes the directives to subordinates who are expected to carry these out under very close supervision. Any subordinates’ attempt at questioning the directives given are discouraged. There is little or no opportunity for subordinates to develop initiative and creativity. Employee behavior is closely controlled through such means as punishment, reward, arbitrary rules, and task orientation. The authoritarian leadership style is based upon the assumption that the leader knows everything and knows what is best for the organization. Employees are ignorant, indolent, lack ambition, dislike responsibility, and prefer to be led. Employees cannot be trusted to do what is right for the organization. Unlimited authority is thus rightly vested in the leader. Authoritarian leaders can be arrogant, hostile, boastful, and egotistical. Inspite of its weaknesses, the authoritarian leadership style is well suited for certain environments such as the military, a prison, etc. In those settings, in which the lives of people depend on others following orders, the authoritarian styles is ideal. This style would also be appropriate for directing beginning teachers in the school setting because of their inexperience they tend to need more direction. The research...
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...Leadership involves different processes and characteristics which may or may not be applicable or advantageous in certain areas and settings. Different leadership style has its own advantages and disadvantages that could affect the outcomes and objectives. Furthermore, leadership in a hospital or inpatient setting is crucial that could affect the turnover, job satisfaction, performance and most importantly the services provided by the nurses which may affect patient outcomes and patient safety. In this essay, it will discuss different leadership styles such as autocratic, bureaucratic and democratic leadership style and its’ relationship to the safety of patient specifically the factors in medication errors in an inpatient setting. According...
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...One would have to say the Lieutenant Colonel Yaron leadership style is a more authoritarian type leadership. Authoritarian leadership style is also known as autocratic. The autocratic leaders are mostly known for making decisions with little to no input of others. In my opinion, there are four examples which make Lieutenant Colonel Yaron an authoritarian type leader. The first example is Lieutenant Colonel Yaron subordinates had no motivation in getting the operation completed. The second example is he conducted training on how the evacuation operation should be conducted. The third example would how he started focusing on possible junior officers for replacement so he could be in better control of the evacuation. The final example Lieutenant Colonel Yaron showed he was a authoritarian type leader is asking the Brigadier General that he have personal involvement in the missions on the part of the dispatching units so he could have more control of the evacuation. There are positives for being authoritarian type leader. With the evacuation needing to be conducted within a short time line you would want an authoritarian type leader to take control. Another positive for authoritarian type leaders is determining the responsibility if the evacuation was to go wrong. Authoritarian type leaders are quick in determining disciplinary actions as well as changing direction when needed. An example of this in the case study is how Lieutenant Colonel Yaron started focusing on junior officer...
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...“Leading From the Top Down, How Leadership Styles Affect Organizational Culture” By XXXXXXXXX For UMUC Course: AMBA 600 9048 XXXXXXXX May 5, 2014 Executive Summary Dear Stakeholders, We are experiencing great challenges within our organization to find individuals who first and foremost possess the basic leadership qualities to step-up and lead. This report has been developed to take a look into several leadership styles that can affect our organizational culture in a positive way. Until an effective leadership style is implemented our organization will continue to suffer with finding and retaining officers who are not only qualified and have the ability to lead effectively, but who also want to lead because they believe in our organization and want to see the organization grow and succeed; which in turn means they will succeed. One of the main topics of discussion in our board meetings is the fact that lower management have exhibited a leadership approach or lack thereof that is conducive of running and maintaining a successful workforce; our business relies on our contract officers providing a quality service to our clients. This is a prime example of why our organization is in dire need of adopting a leadership style that will affect our organizational culture in a positive way. Our officers have expressed through their union delegates that they don’t agree with the methods being used by current management, officers have expressed concerns that their...
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...http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl-leadershipquizbc.htm Quiz - What's Your Leadership Style? | | Leadership Quiz - Your Results | | | | | | | Your results indicate that your leadership style is both: Participative and Delegative Participative Leadership Participative leaders accept input from one or more group members when making decisions and solving problems, but the leader retains the final say when choices are made. Group members tend to be encouraged and motivated by this style of leadership. This style of leadership often leads to more effective and accurate decisions, since no leader can be an expert in all areas. Input from group members with specialized knowledge and expertise creates a more complete basis for decision-making. Delegative Leadership Delegative leaders allow group members to make decisions. This style is best used in situations where the leader needs to rely on qualified employees. The leader cannot be an expert in all situations, which is why it is important to delegate certain tasks out to knowledgeable and trustworthy employees. Remember, good leaders utilize all three styles depending upon the situation. For example: * Use an authoritarian style if a group member lacks knowledge about a certain procedure. Autocratic leadership, also known as authoritarian leadership, is a leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make...
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...Leading Success Leadership, motivation, and workforce commitment are key building blocks within an organization. In a successful organization, these building blocks are connected and held together with the effectiveness of communication. Organizations develop their respective cultures through communication among leadership and with all employees, regarding their mission, values, and goals (Robbins & Judge, 2011). Leaders, both formal and informal, use communication within an organization as a means to motivate others, and to develop loyal and trustworthy employees. Such an organization is Southwest Airlines, whose company culture has been characterized over the years as having unique leadership and communications style. The style of leadership that exists within the organization sets the tone for the types of communication that are not only effective but are also motivational to its workforce. Analysis of Leadership Leadership is broadly defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of vision or set of goals (Robbins & Judge, 2011). While no two people will lead in exactly the same manner, early research conducted by psychologist Kurt Lewin states that there are three basic leadership styles. The basic styles of leadership are (1) authoritarian, (2) participative and (3) delegative leadership (Cherry, 2014). Under the authoritarian style of leadership there is very little room for positive group communication. The authoritarian leader, also known...
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...ADVANTAGES and DISADVANTAGES of SOME COMMON LEADERSHIP STYLES and EVALUATION OF HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM BEST in the 21st CENTURY Name:Lei Jie Student Number:139105483 Tutor Name: Nathan Lomax Word Count:982 WORDS Module Number:MODULE LE2023 As international companies become more and more powerful, their leaders are faced with the responsibility for their survival and development. Being aware of different leadership styles could help them to make the right decisions. This essay looks at three common leadership styles, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses and examines how they may be implemented in the 21st century workplace. Although it may be difficult to classify people under specific headings, having awareness of different styles could be a benefit to managers. One leadership style identified by Goleman (2000) is the coercive style. This kind of leadership is synonymous with dictatorship, where only one person presides with absolute authority over the followers or workers(“Autocratic Leadership Style,” n.d.). The coercive leadership style is most often associated with negative leaders. People with coercive traits, a means of control, often give compulsory orders and need absolute obedience, or severe punishment is awaiting. It might inhibit the organization’s flexibility and weaken employees’ incentive. Employees’ under long-term emotional domination would feel depressed and stressful. However, today, autocratic leadership, used correctly, remains distinctly effective...
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...MANAGEMENT STYLES USE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Daren C. Sarceno Saint Leo University Table of Contents Abstract 3 MANAGEMENT STYLES USE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 4 Democratic Management Style 4 Autocratic Management Style 5 Participative Management Style 7 Laissez-Faire Management Style 8 References 10 Abstract Management styles used by different successful companies like, Toyota implementing the ideas of their employees from all levels of the organization have made Toyota the successful car maker. Management styles used in international businesses are strictly dependent on the culture and traditions. The four main styles are the Democratic, Autocratic, Participative, and Laissez-faire. All four styles are used by different industries in the United States but, not all styles of management will work overseas. A leader will have to adapt to its environment, culture and people to implement the best style of management, in order to achieve maximum results. The Russian way of management will not work in Japan or China but, in Brazil and India the style of management will be welcome. Also, the type of business or organization will dictate the type of management style that is going to be implemented by the leadership. Keywords: self-management, delegative style, Latin culture. MANAGEMENT STYLES USE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Many companies in the United States are taking the advantage of modern technology to bridge the distances and made a decision...
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...SHANMUGAM Written by: Salahaddin Mohammad Abdullah Al-Boani Contents Introduction 3 Leadership styles 3 Autocratic or authoritarian. 3 Participative Leadership (Democratic) 4 Laissez-Faire Leadership 5 Paternalistic Leadership 6 Transactional Leadership 7 Recommendations 8 Conclusion 9 Appendix 9 References 10 Introduction Who are the leader, and what is the leadership. The leader is someone who can le d and influence others and who has managerial authority. "The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority," said Ken Blanchard. That is mean not every manager is a leader. Because the leadership is the process of influencing group of people to reach the targets and achieve goals. There are some definitions of the leadership and the leaders by famous people. Firstly, Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren Bennis. Secondly, a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. —John Maxwell. Thirdly, Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. —Peter Drucker. Fourthly, Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts. —Erskine Bowles. Finally, as we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. —Bill Gates. Leadership is “setting vision” is working in the future vision, to upgrade and producing new strategies to...
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...Leadership Assessment Joel Blakeney Strayer University Dr. James Ruether Businesses 302 Management Concepts 6 September 2014 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in a current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact. Secondly analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company for which work to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance the relationship skills in the workplace. Thirdly evaluate the performance of selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering to improve on your work performance. Fourthly determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and discuss their potential benefits. Fifthly discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets. Lastly develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues identified above. The leadership style(s) of a senior executive What is leadership? Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish a goal or mission. There are many leadership styles ranging from authoritative to democratic to a mixture of both and many others. According to Johnson (2014) there are five...
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...An individual’s personality and upbringing plays a major part in their leadership style and abilities. There are some people who are natural born leaders and usually make some of the best leaders and managers in business as well as the military. However, there are other people who are not born a natural lead, but learn to develop their leadership skills as they grow over time and they develop into good leaders and managers. Then there are people who just never develop into a good leader and make very poor managers. Kurt Lewin (1939) set out to identify different styles of leadership. While later research has identified more specific types of leadership, this early study was very influential and established three major leadership styles which are authoritarian, participative and delegative. Other more specific types of leadership include autocratic leadership, bureaucratic leadership, charismatic leadership, democratic leadership, laissez-faire leadership, people-oriented leadership, servant leadership, task-oriented leadership, transactional leadership, and transformational leadership. Throughout my live, mainly while I was in the military, I have encountered those that are natural born leaders, those that developed their skills over time and unfortunately those that are just bad leaders. I have also encountered different types of leadership styles and have leaned and developed my leadership style from these encounter. I do not believe that I was a natural born leader...
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...Good Manager To Be Effective Leader Management Essay It is a matter of great discussion nowadays whether good managers can be effective leaders. An organization needs both good management and effective leadership to achieve business success, but in real life it is hard to find someone who has both. It is true that a good manager needs to be an effective leader, according to Pettinger (2001), leadership is one of the most important assets of management. However, leadership itself is a skill and not a profession. For example, the ex-Italian president Silvio Berlusconi was the leader of the country and of his political coalition, however, the day to day government managerial role was undertaken by his minister of economy, Giulio Tremonti. On the other hand, Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat and Chrysler Motor companies, takes both an active leadership and managing role in both companies. By having leadership skills, it is possible to be a good manager and an effective leader at the same time. In this essay I aim to give definitions of both leaders and managers as well as making a clear distinction between the two, followed by how the theory of leadership has changed over time, starting from 'leaders are born' to 'leaders can be made'. A manager can be defined as 'To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to command, to coordinate and to control' (Fayol, 1916) and that 'management is a social process…the process consists of… planning, control, coordination and motivation'...
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...Behaving Intelligently - Leadership Traits and Characteristics By Kristina G. Ricketts, Community and Leadership Development Most individuals would consider these people to be some of the greatest leaders of all time. In the early 20th century, leadership traits were studied to determine what made certain people great leaders. Common thoughts of leadership back then suggested that leaders were born and not made. These perceptions originated out of an observation that many great leaders possessed something out of the ordinary—natural, inborn characteristics that allowed them to excel above the rest. This perception translated into limited opportunities for leadership among the common people, as they were not endowed with these “special” leadership characteristics. However, research did not end up supporting this hypothesis and came back disappointingly negative. Researchers compared leaders and followers and looked for obvious differences. Even after comparing aspects such as IQ, personality qualities and personal characteristics, no consistent trends were found. As mentioned above, effective leadership often relies upon certain traits held by the leader. So leadership effectiveness is based upon the working relationship between the leader and other group members. Individual Differences Framework (IDF) states that leadership can be defined relatively straightforwardly as influencing people towards a shared goal. Determining that effective leadership was about much more than...
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