Different Types of Leadership Styles
Democratic Leadership
- It is committed to task and people, getting things done while sharing information, encouraging participation in decision making and otherwise helping others develop their skills and capabilities. In this style members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process. Researchers have found that this learning style is usually one of the most effective and lead to higher productivity, better contributions from group members, and increased group morale.
Autocratic Leadership
- A leader with an autocratic style emphasizes task over people, keeps authority and information to himself or herself and acts in a one-sided command-and control fashion. It is characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make choices based on their own ideas and judgments and rarely accept advice from followers. Autocratic leadership involves absolute, authoritarian control over a group.
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership is a type of leadership style that leads to positive changes in those who follow. Transformational Leaders are people who are energetic and passionate about what they do. They are not only concerned and involved in the process; they are also focused on helping members of the group succeed as well.
Servant Theories of Leadership
Servant Leadership is one of the approaches to leadership which contributed to the way people lead today. Servant Leadership focuses on the leader as a servant, with his or her key role being in developing, enabling and supporting team members, and helping them to fully develop their potential and put forward their best work.
Collaborative Leadership
Collaborative leadership is really defined by a process, rather than by what leaders do. It has much in common with both servant leadership and transformational leadership. Collaborative leadership can be employed in almost any situation, and indeed is practiced in some businesses with great success, but is seen more often in community coalitions and initiatives, in community-based health and human service organizations, or in alternative education.
Laissez-Faire Leadership
The laissez-faire leadership style is where all the rights and power to make decisions is fully given to the worker. The laissez-faire style is sometimes described as a "hands off" leadership style because the leader delegates the tasks to their followers while providing little or no direction to the followers
- It is committed to task and people, getting things done while sharing information, encouraging participation in decision making and otherwise helping others develop their skills and capabilities. In this style members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process. Researchers have found that this learning style is usually one of the most effective and lead to higher productivity, better contributions from group members, and increased group morale.
Autocratic Leadership
- A leader with an autocratic style emphasizes task over people, keeps authority and information to himself or herself and acts in a one-sided command-and control fashion. It is characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make choices based on their own ideas and judgments and rarely accept advice from followers. Autocratic leadership involves absolute, authoritarian control over a group.
Transformational Leadership
Transformational Leadership is a type of leadership style that leads to positive changes in those who follow. Transformational Leaders are people who are energetic and passionate about what they do. They are not only concerned and involved in the process; they are also focused on helping members of the group succeed as well.
Servant Theories of Leadership
Servant Leadership is one of the approaches to leadership which contributed to the way people lead today. Servant Leadership focuses on the leader as a servant, with his or her key role being in developing, enabling and supporting team members, and helping them to fully develop their potential and put forward their best work.
Collaborative Leadership
Collaborative leadership is really defined by a process, rather than by what leaders do. It has much in common with both servant leadership and transformational leadership. Collaborative leadership can be employed in almost any situation, and indeed is practiced in some businesses with great success, but is seen more often in community coalitions and initiatives, in community-based health and human service organizations, or in alternative education.
Laissez-Faire Leadership
The laissez-faire leadership style is where all the rights and power to make decisions is fully given to the worker. The laissez-faire style is sometimes described as a "hands off" leadership style because the leader delegates the tasks to their followers while providing little or no direction to the followers