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Leadership styles
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AS - Level Business Studies (Human resources) Mind Map on Leadership styles, created by Joanne Spain on 17/05/2016.
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Leadership styles
Authoritarian
Autocratic leaders hold onto as much power and decision-making as possible
Focus of power is with the manager
Communication is top-down and one way
Formal systems of command and control
Minimal consultation
Use of rewards and penalties
Very little delegation
McGregor Theory X approach
Most likely to be used when subordinates are unskilled not trusted and their ideas are not valued
Paternalistic
Leader decides what is best for for employees
Links with addressing employee needs
Akin to a parent/child relationship- where the leader is seen as a father figure
Still little delegation
A softer form of authoritarian leadership, which often results in better employee motivation and lower staff turnover
Typical paternalistic leader explains the specific reason as to why he has taken certain actions
Democratic
Focus of power is more with the group as a whole
Leadership functions are shared within the group
Employees have greater involvement in decision-making but potentially this slows down decision-making
Emphasis on delegation and consultation
Laissez-faire
Laissez- faire means to leave alone
Leader has little input into the day-to-day decision making
Conscious decision to delegate power
Managers/employees have freedom to do what they think best
Often criticised for resulting in poor role definition for managers
Effective when staff are ready to take on responsibility, they are motivated, and can be trusted to do their jobs
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