Management skills: 1 Leading

Question 1

Leading

Answer 1

Leading is a management skill that encourages people to work towards a specific goals e.g delegate tasks to staff.

Question 2

Autocratic Leadership

Answer 2

Is a management style where the manager makes all the decisions and employees have no say.

Question 3

Democratic Leadership

Answer 3

The leader has full control and responsibility but still values his employees.

Question 4

Laissez-Faire

Answer 4

Outlines the business goals and trusts the employees to decide on the best way to achieve goals.

Question 5

Features of Autocratic leadership

Answer 5

1. Authority: Autocratic leaders have complete power and control in the organisation
2. Decision-Making: Autocratic leaders do not consult with employees when making decisions.

Question 6

Features of Democratic leadership

Answer 6

1. Authority: Democratic leaders delegate tasks to employees as they believe their staff
   have enough skills to complete them.
2. Decision-Making: Democratic leaders include employees in decision making.

Question 7

Features of Laissez Faire leadership

Answer 7

1. Authority: Set goals for employees and allow staff to decide how best to achieve the
   goals
2. Decision-Making: empowers employees to make decisions on behalf the of the
   business

Question 8

Advantages of autocratic leaders

Answer 8

1. Quick decision making
2. Improved Productivity

Question 9

Disadvantages of autocratic leaders

Answer 9

1. Staff Motivation
2. Industrial Action

Question 10

Advantages of Democratic leaders

Answer 10

1. Employee Motivation
2. Increased intrapreneurship

Question 11

Disadvantages of Democratic leaders

Answer 11

1. Slow decision making
2. Frustrated employees

Question 12

Advantages of Laissez Faire

Answer 12

1. Employee motivation
2. Intrapreneurship

Question 13

Disadvantages of Laissez Faire

Answer 13

1. Poor Industrial relations
2. Poor Decisions

Question 14

Motivation

Answer 14

Employees feel motivated when their delegated tasks and involved in decision making

Question 15

Delegation

Answer 15

involves assigning tasks to another person.