leadership Flashcards
leadership
the action of leading a group of people in an organisation
management
the process of dealing with or controlling things or people
autocratic leader
leaders who tell employees what to do without advice from followers
where is autocratic leadership common
factories
fast food
army
what are advantages of autocratic leadership
tasks carried out swiftly
can be motivating as manager appears confident
manager should know best thing to do
what are the disadvantages of autocratic leadership
may be demotivating
build dislike for leader
employees don’t feel valued
democratic leader
offer guidance to group
participates in group, allows input
employees have greater involvement in decisions
democratic persuasive
leader has made decision, persuades subordinates into best option
democratic consultive
leader consults then makes decision
paternalistic leader
leader decides what is best for employees
links with Mayo as addresses employee needs
softer form of authoritarian leadership
employees consulted but leader makes final decision
laissez-faire
employees carry out activities and make decisions freely
relaxed environment
little guidelines
creative obs e.g designer
