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Leadership and management 2.3 (Leadership styles (Autocratic (Take…
Leadership and management 2.3
Leadership styles
Autocratic
Take decisions on their own with no discussion
They are in full control of the business, set objectives themselves...
Workers can become dependent on this type of leadership
e.g. Military, church, firefighters, ambulances
Can be very useful during emergencies or stressful situations requiring fast thinking / decision making.
Democratic
Will engage in discussions with workers before deciding
Staff have every opportunity to respond or initiate a discussion. Communication is key
Motivation can increase as they are being given responsibilities and more power - Herzberg
Situational
Leadership will be adapted to the task or job that needs to be undertaken.
Varying the style of leadership may be hard for some workers to accept or adapt.
If workers are willing and able to preform the task, then the style of leadership may be democratic. If not it may be more autocratic
Laissez-Faire
Let them do it. Allows workers to carry out their own tasks and take decisions themselves with broad limits.
Effective in design teams or research but ineffective in military organisations or any field where workers would not be effective or productive if left alone - unsupervised.
Paternalistic
Power is used to control and protect subordinates who are expected to be loyal and obedient.
Decisions are made with the best interest of workers at heart. Feedback is allowed however the final decision is taken by management - can lead to frustration if feedback is not listened to
Management v leadership
Manager
is someone who as as a result of appointment to a role, legitimate power to do that role
Leader
is someone who has the ability and desire to lead people due to characteristics rather than the formal position.
Management
There are 5 aspects according to Henri Fayol
Planning
All good managers think ahead. Senior management will establish overall strategic objectives - will be translated into objective for the inferior managerial staff
Co-ordinating:
The coordination of activities of different departments within an organisation
Commanding
This aspect of a manager's job involves giving instructions to employees and ensuring work performance is of a high standard.
Controlling
Requires an understanding of the business' processes and policies and make changes to ensure objectives are met.
Organising
Requires the manager to use the available resources efficiently. These resources can be capital, human or natural.
Ethical leadership
They must act and make decisions ethically. They must also lead ethically - how people are treated everyday
Leading by knowing and doing what is right
Some indicators:
Ability to ignore personal interests for the organisation
The encouragement of leadership in others
Making ethical issues and discussions of ethics part of the organisation's culture
Sharing leadership and excersising it to the benefit of the employees, business and society
Ethical leaders can be seen as more paternalistic or democratic