Leadership Styles

1. Leadership Styles (Unit 2 – Human Resources)

2. List the characteristics of a good leader Starter • What makes a good leader? (Use the pen tool to write your ideas in the box below)

3. Leadership Styles • Leaders can adopt different leadership “STYLES”. • These different leadership styles have different effects on workers and if a manager adopts a SUITABLE leadership style it can really motivate staff to work hard! • There are a number of different leadership styles, and in GCSE Business Studies we need to know about • AUTOCRATIC leaders and • DEMOCRATIC leaders

4. ? Leadership Style 1 – “AUTOCRATIC” • You MUST do as they say. • They believe they know best. • They make it clear to staff/ workers exactly what needs to be done. • They do not give workers chance to make suggestions.

5. ? Leadership Style 2 – “DEMOCRATIC” • This style of leader believes decision making can be better if it is SHARED. • They want to be seen as “fair”. • They actively ask worker for ideas and suggestions. • They believe in allowing workers and staff to develop by involving them in decisions about how to improve the business.

6. ? Pupil Notes – AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP IS LIKE THIS (Make a note of each characteristic in each box using the pen tool….)

7. ? Pupil Notes – DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP IS LIKE THIS (Make a note of each characteristic in each box using the pen tool….)

8. Match these advantages and disadvantages to the AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIPstyle(Click and drag a note of each characteristic to a box)…. Advantages Disadvantages Workers may feel secure because they just do as they are told – they don’t need to think for themselves! Gets things done quickly. Could lead to staff wanting to leave the company if they feel they can’t make suggestions. Allows fast decision making. Could be demotivating because workers are not given chance to express their ideas. Staff might feel they “do not matter” and are unimportant. Might be good in crisis or emergency situations.

9. Match these advantages and disadvantages to the DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP style (Click and drag a note of each characteristic to a box….) Advantages Disadvantages Workers may feel more motivated as they can see THEIR ideas being used in the business! Decision making will take longer. Staff may feel they are being “put upon” – if their boss is being PAID more money to be the manager or leader, LET THEM come up with the ideas if they are SO clever! Could be demotivating if the leader / manager takes credit for the workers’ ideas. Not so suitable in crisis or emergency situations.

10. Democratic Autocratic ? Matching Leadership Styles to Different Types of Business …. Drag and drop the examples below into the circles denoting the leadership styles Senior Partner in a GP’s Practice Detective Inspector in the Police Head of Faculty in School Manager of a Hair Salon Managing Director of a medium sized company with 30 workers The Prime Minister at a Cabinet Meeting A General in the British Army Office Manager in the Human Resources Dept

11. The Effects of Different Leadership Styles on how MOTIVATED staff feel • I am the Office Manager in the Human Resources Department at a large company in town. • There are 30 staff in our department, 25 of these have children of school age. • There have been problems with staff all wanting to book holiday during the July and August period BUT that will leave the business without enough staff to operate the department properly (the business can only have 6 people out at any one time). • I have decided to call a staff meeting and I have this suggestion for staff: • They can EITHER agree at the meeting who has what dates … OR • They can put in their holiday requests and people will get allocated dates on a first come first served basis. What leadership style do I have? How motivated would you feel if you worked for me and why might you feel like this?

12. The Effects of Different Leadership Styles on how MOTIVATED staff feel • I am DCI Hunt of the Drugs Squad. This morning we are going to do a dawn raid of the home of a well known local drugs dealer. • The armed police will go in first, as it is likely the offender will be armed. Along with the armed police, Frankie and Dylan the sniffer dogs will go in to the house in order to locate all the drugs. • You lot will then follow me in to the house WHEN I GIVE THE ORDER. • Make sure you ALL have your safety equipment on and meet back here, ready to go at 5am sharp. • Any questions? What leadership style do I have? How motivated would you feel if you worked for me and why might you feel like this?

13. Conclusions …. We’ve seen different styles of leadership: • Would you say there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to lead people? • Explain your ideas…

14. Written Task. Jamie is a newly promoted manager in a shoe shop that seems to get lots of customers popping in and looking around, but they don’t spend very much. He has 4 shop assistants working for him. He decides to approach them for their ideas on HOW they could improve the sales of shoes. • NAME and OUTLINE the features of Jamie’s leadership style. EXPLAIN the advantages and disadvantages of his leadership style and JUSTIFY whether or not you think his leadership style will work successfully. Mark scheme

15. Have you used full sentences? Do you know the key terms and what you are writing about? Are the answers FULLY explained? Have you used full sentences? Do you know the key terms and what you are writing about? Are the answers FULLY explained? Have you made a BASIC judgement at the end? Have you made a judgement, supporting/ explaining it briefly? Have you made a judgment and supported it fully with up to two good reasons? Mark Scheme Level 2 Answers… Level 3 Answers..