Elements of Leadership: Authority

1. Delma Joie D. Magtubo
Prepared by:

2.  Is the power which is formally given to an
individual or group. –Henry Fayol
 Position or Rule occupies within an
organization
 Authority is subset of Power

3. 1. Legal Authority
2. Charismatic Authority
3. Competence or Personal Authority
4. Acceptance or Bottom-up Authority; and
5. Traditional or Formal or Top Down Authority
Types of AUTHORITY

7. Leadership Style Based on AUTHORITY
a. Autocratic Leadership,
b. Democratic or Participative Leadership,
c. Free-Rein or Laisse Faire Leadership; and
d. Paternalistic Leadership

8. Autocratic Leadership
 Relies on coercion, and its style is paternalism,
arbitrariness, command, and compliance.
• Gives orders which must be obeyed by the subordinates.
• Doesn’t listens and consider subordinates’ ideas and
suggestions

9. Autocratic Leadership
ADVANTAGE
Fast Decision Maker
DISADVANTAGE
Resentful Members
Hurt Group Morale

10. • Gives instructions only after consulting with the
group.
• Solicits employees’ participation and respects their
opinions
• Sees to policies are worked out in group discussion
and with the acceptance of the group.
Democratic Leader : Legitimate Power

11. Democratic Leadership
ADVANTAGE
• Enhances Morale of the Employees
• Acceptance of management’s ideas
• Reduction in the number of
complaints and grievances
• Cooperation between management
and employees

12. Democratic Leader
DISADVANTAGE
• It accounts for slow decisions
• Diluted accountability for decisions
• Possible compromises that are
designed to please everyone

13. • Entrusted most of the workload to its Employees.
• It gives employees a high degree of
independence in their operations.
• Limiting his authority to maintain the contact of
the group with persons outside the group.
Free-Rein : Laisse-Faire Leadership

14. Free-Rein : Laisse-Faire Leadership
ADVANTAGE
• Opportunity for individual
development is offered to
group members.
• All persons are given a
chance to express
themselves and to function
relatively independently.

15. Free-Rein : Laisse-Faire Leadership
DISADVANTAGE
 The result can be inefficiency
or even worse, chaos.
 The group may have little
direction and a lack of control.
 Lack of group cohesion and
unity toward organizational
objectives.

16. Paternalistic Leadership
 the leader as the head of the family.
 the leader assumes that his function is paternal or
fatherly.
 produces good and quick results if the followers are
highly educated and brilliant, and have a sincere
desire to go ahead and perform with responsibility.

17. Paternalistic Leadership
ADVANTAGE
 Feedback being invited, thus improving morale
 Staff turnover and absenteeism rates should
decrease
 Decision taking employees’ best interests into
account; and
 Loyalty, Lower turnover due to emphasis
placed on social needs

18. Paternalistic Leadership
DISADVANTAGE
 Problem through rights and legislation.
 Low staff motivation if loyal connection to
management is not established.
 Dependency of employees on
the leader leading to more
supervision required.