Styles of leadershipBy: Shilpa sunny Bhavesh Pragati Akshaya Neeta

What is a Leader? The person who leads or

commands a group, organization or country

Has a vision and leads the

group towards a common goal that needs to be achieved.

Characteristic of leadershipSome say that leaders are born, but if you look at the 10 characteristics of a leader you will see that these characteristics are skill based and therefore can be learnt.A Clear VisionEmpatheticDecisiveConfidenceAmbitionFlexibilitySense of HumorCourageInspirationAttitude

So there we have 10 Characteristics of a leader, we don't have to equally strong in all areas, we can have members of the team to enhance weaker areas. But to have these 10 characteristics is something a true leader will have or will be working towards. All leaders are readers. i.e. committed to personal and organizational development.

Styles of Leadership

Autocratic Democratic Bureaucratic

Laissez-faire Charismatic

ScenariosYou’re in a company meeting and the leader is talking about ways to achieve their goals.1) What would an autocratic leader do?2) What would a democratic leader do?3) What would a Bureaucratic leader do?4) What would a laissez-faire leader do?5) What would a charismatic leader do?

Autocratic Leaders Characterized by individual

control over all decisions and little input from group members

Provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how it should be done.

Best applied to situations where there is little time for group decision-making or where the leader is the most knowledgeable member of the group

Example: Hitler

Hitler was an autocratic leader because nobody had a say in what happened and they couldn’t speak out against his régime or they’d Be killed .

Scenarios: Autocratic The autocratic would

not consult the rest of the team and set their own goals and assume that the group members would achieve them up to their expectations

Democratic Leaders Generally the most effective leadership

style Offer guidance to group members, but

they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members

Encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say over the decision-making process.

Members in this group were less productive than the members of the authoritarian group, but their contributions were of a much higher quality(Cherry).

Example: Barack Obama

Obama is a democratic leader because the elected members of government have a say just as much as he does

Scenarios: Democratic A democratic leader

would discuss with the group members, goals that would be obtainable. An example of these are the SMART goals - specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely.

Bureaucratic LeadershipoThe bureaucratic leadership is a style of leadership that focus on rules & procedure to manage teams &project .

oEmployment is based on the most technically proficient Steve Jobs started

Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976. In 1984, Apple released the first Macintosh computer and changed computing forever.

Scenarios: Bureaucratic Bureaucratic

leadership is impersonal. It is about performance, not the worker

Laissez-faire Least productive of all three

groups Offer little or no guidance to

group members and leave decision-making up to group members. (Cherry) Ghandi was a

laissez-faire leader because he encouraged peaceful protesting and he didn’t direct the group, they all came together to work towards a common goal

Scenarios: Laissez-faire Would not set long

term goals for the group to achieve and allow members to work at their own pace and independently

Charismatic Charismatic leadership is

one of the modern leadership style in the changing world.

They show concern for their

people and they look after their people’s needs.

P.M.Modi, who holds a towering personality, is one of the few charismatic mass leaders which India has seen in its history. In July 2015, the prime minister unveiled the ‘Digital India Mission’ to create a Digital India where technology plays a key role in bringing a qualitative change on people’s lives.

Scenarios: Charismatic Charismatic leaders

speak about their moral compass or passion rather than an existing method of doing business.

The personal vision of a charismatic leader has a great deal of influence over his or her audience.

Manager vs. LeadershipManager Leadership

Says “GO”Maintains StandardsSeeks controlWork onPositional powerSays what to doDemands respectFixes blame

Says “LETS GO”DevelopsValuesSeeks commitmentWork withPersonal power Shows how to doCommands respectFixes Mistakes