From Mahatma Gandhi To Adolf Hitler To Barack Obama, There Are As Many Leadership Styles As There Are Leaders.
From Mahatma Gandhi To Adolf Hitler To Barack Obama, There Are As Many Leadership Styles As There Are Leaders.
Be technically proficient
• AUTOCRATIC STYLE
• DEMOCRATIC STYLE
• LAISSEZ FAIRE STYLE
AUTHORITARIAN (AUTOCRATIC)
If you want to lead employees to very high performance, treat them with great
respect and not like robots, thus leading them to treat their work, their customers,
each other and their bosses with great respect.
29
Management Leadership
30
Management
Skills
Leadership Skills
Territory management
Budgeting Motivation
Sales meetings Recognition
Performance evaluation Coaching
Recruiting/selecting Rewarding
Training Counseling
Record-keeping Creating
Time management
People Skills
Verbal & non-verbal communication skills
Relationship skills
31
Leaders Synergy Managers
32
Communication is the bridge between
effective management and leadership
Values
Ability
Motivation
Mission
Vision
Goals
Communication
Team- Creati-
building vity Business
Ethical Diversity Function
Decision- Mgmt.
making
al
Areas
33
The Perfect Leader
A good leader uses all three styles, depending on what forces
are involved between the followers, the leader, and the
situation. Some examples include:
• Using an authoritarian style on a new employee who is just
learning the job. The leader is competent and a good coach. The
employee is motivated to learn a new skill. The situation is a new
environment for the employee.
• Using a participative style with a team of workers who know
their job. The leader knows the problem, but does not have all
the information. The employees know their jobs and want to
become part of the team.
• Using a delegative style with a worker who knows more about
the job than you. You cannot do everything! The employee needs
to take ownership of her job. Also, the situation might call for
you to be at other places, doing other things.
Forces that influence the style to be used included: