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Leadership Styles. Autocratic or Authoritative:. Leader identifies the problem Considers the solutions Chooses one Tells others what to do. Autocratic or Authoritative:. Leader may or may not consider others’ opinions
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Autocratic or Authoritative: • Leader identifies the problem • Considers the solutions • Chooses one • Tells others what to do
Autocratic or Authoritative: • Leader may or may not consider others’ opinions • Group members DO NOT participate directly in the decision making process
Autocratic or Authoritative: • May be valuable in some types of business where decisions need to be made quickly and decisively
Democratic or Participative: • Leader includes group members from the beginning
Democratic or Participative: • Problems and background information is presented • Then members are asked for ideas
Democratic or Participative: • Leader than selects what he/she considers the best idea or solution
Laissez-Faire: • Leader participates as “just another member” • This leaders agrees that whatever the group decides will be carried out • Leader is “hands off”, but group centered
Paternalistic or Evaluative: • Leader identifies the problem and a tentative solution • Before finalizing the solution, the leader runs it by the group
Paternalistic or Evaluative: • Leader listens to the group, BUT he/she makes the final decision
Political • Leader makes decisions without consulting the group
Political • Rather than announcing his/her decision, this leader tries to persuade group members to accept the decision • Leaders shares his/her decision making process and how it will benefit the group (or individuals in the group)
Leadership Style Skits Students get in groups Each group will draw a leadership style (DO NOT share these with other groups) Groups must create a skit to demonstrate the leadership style to the class Be prepared to perform your skit The other groups will have to guess which style your group is demonstrating