1. Leadership Styles
The three common styles of leadership identified by psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1939:
Democratic ( also referred to as Participative)
Authoritarian (also referred to as Autocratic)
Laissez-faire (also referred to as Delegative)
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2. Leadership Styles Democratic allows free flow of ideas
shapes groups with regard to consensus opinion
keeps group focused
makes decisions and determinations based upon group’s consensus
motivates group members
is friendly and sociable
allows group members to feel
they can do tasks their own way
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3. Leadership Styles Authoritarian is firm, demanding, and direct
dictates group activity
does not accept the ideas of others
demands that group members perform tasks quickly and efficiently
causes unhappy relationships to develop
uses power to influence others to carry out ideas
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4. Leadership Styles Laissez-faire is less structured than democratic
does not direct group activity
allows group members to do whatever they want
produces groups that are not very productive
stays on the same level as the group
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5. Leadership Styles
Since Lewin, other leadership styles have been identified.
Bureaucratic
Work “by the book”
Follow rules rigorously
Good when working with safety issues or large sums of money
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6. Leadership Styles Charismatic People-oriented
Inspire enthusiasm among team members
Energetic
May believe more in him or herself than the team members
People-oriented
Focused on organizing, supporting, and developing the team members
Encourage teamwork and creative collaboration
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7. Leadership Styles Servant Task-oriented
Similar to democratic leadership
Leads by meeting the needs of the team
Task-oriented
Highly task oriented, get the job done
Don’t always consider the well-being of the team
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8. Leadership Styles Transactional Transformational
Team members agree to obey the leader totally when they accept the job
The leader has a right to reward or punish the team members
More of a management style than leadership
Transformational
True leaders
Inspire team members with a
shared vision of the future
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9. Leadership Styles
When choosing a leadership style keep the following in mind:
The skill levels and experience of team members
The work that will be done (routine, new, creative, etc.)
The work environment
Your preferred or natural leadership style
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