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Leadership styles:

What are Leadership Styles?


Leadership styles refer to the behavioral approach employed by leaders
to influence, motivate, and direct their followers. A leadership style
determines how leaders implement plans and strategies to accomplish
given objectives while accounting for stakeholder expectations and the
wellbeing and soundness of their team.

Common Leadership Styles


Leadership Styles - Examples

1. Democratic Leadership
A democratic leadership style is where a leader makes decisions based
on the input received from team members. It is a collaborative and
consultative leadership style where each team member has an
opportunity to contribute to the direction of ongoing projects. However,
the leader holds the final responsibility to make the decision.

2. Autocratic Leadership
Autocratic leadership is the direct opposite of democratic leadership. In
this case, the leader makes all decisions on behalf of the team without
taking any input or suggestions from them. The leader holds all
authority and responsibility. They have absolute power and dictate all
tasks to be undertaken. There is no consultation with employees before a
decision is made. After the decision is made, everyone is expected to
support the decision made by the leader. There is often some level of
fear of the leader by the team.

3. Laissez-Faire Leadership
Laissez-faire leadership is accurately defined as a hands-off or passive
approach to leadership. Instead, leaders provide their team members
with the necessary tools, information, and resources to carry out their
work tasks. The “let them be” style of leadership entails that a leader
steps back and lets team members work without supervision and free to
plan, organize, make decisions, tackle problems, and complete the
assigned projects.

4. Transformational Leadership
Transformational leadership is all about transforming the business or
groups by inspiring team members to keep increasing their bar and
achieve what they never thought they were capable of. Transformational
leaders expect the best out of their team and push them consistently until
their work, lives, and businesses go through a transformation or
considerable improvement.

5. Transactional Leadership
Transactional leadership is more short-term and can best be described as
a “give and take” kind of transaction. Team members agree to follow
their leader on job acceptance; therefore, it’s a transaction involving
payment for services rendered. Employees are rewarded for exactly the
work they would’ve performed. If you meet a certain target, you receive
the bonus that you’ve been promised. It is especially so in sales and
marketing jobs.

6. Bureaucratic Leadership
Bureaucratic leadership is a “go by the book” type of leadership.
Processes and regulations are followed according to policy with no
room for flexibility. Rules are set on how work should be done, and
bureaucratic leaders ensure that team members follow these procedures
meticulously. Input from employees is considered by the leader;
however, it is rejected if it does not conform to organizational policy.
New ideas flow in a trickle, and a lot of red tape is present. Another
characteristic is a hierarchical authority structure implying that power
flows from top to bottom and is assigned to formal titles.

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