LEADERSHIP STYLES

1. Autocratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Tells others Time is Goal is to develop a
what to do limited sense of team
Limits Individuals Members have some
discussion lack skill and skill/knowledge
Group does knowledge Group wants an element
not Group doesnt of spontaneity
experience know each
feeling of other
team work

2. Democratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Participative Individuals Time is limited
style have skills Society lacks effective
Leader and communication and
encourages knowledge as cooperation
group to be it promotes When the group is very
part of creativity dependent and lacks
decision Matters are skills to make effective
making concerning to choices
Leader keeps the society
members Complex
informed situations and
problems

3. Bureaucratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Manager is by Involves complex When you must
the book tasks and or do something
Everything is procedures creative
done according For safety Opinion based
to procedure or When data or group
policy expectations census
must be met
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4. Laissez-Faire
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
hands off style When voting When people
Little direction is When there are dont get along
provided and highly educated Lacks
group is given people to depend cooperation
freedom on Dont have
All authority or qualifications
power is given to
the group

5. Monarchy
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Power is Decisions are When it is passed
inherited and made quickly and on to
passed down the more easily so its irresponsible
Royal family line effective when people
(hereditary) time is limited When people
Know in want a say on
advances who decisions made
will be in power
so they can
prepare ahead
When the people
are not educated
well to make the
right decisions

6. Communism
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Governments When the there is when the
owns all land and a lot of corruption society want
property, all in the society and freedom to
production and the government make decisions
distribution is must make strict when this power
controlled by the rules to control it gets in the
state, in theory social issues- wrong hands
everyone is equal everyone gets
and works treated equally
towards sharing
wealth.