This document discusses different leadership styles used in public services. It describes authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, bureaucratic, people-oriented, and task-oriented leadership styles. It also provides examples of leadership in cases like Winston Churchill and discusses how leadership styles in public services have evolved over time in response to changes in expectations, laws, and politics.

1. Christopher Price
Week 2
24/09/2014

2.  Understand the different leadership styles
used in the Public Services
 Learners will be able to compare different
leadership styles used in the Public Services
 Evaluate the effectiveness of different
leadership styles used in the Public Services

4.  Authoritarian Leadership is a very direct
leadership style where the leader tells the
team members what they must do.
 Democratic Leadership is a style of leadership
where the leader maintains control of the
group, but team members’ opinions and
views are encouraged and the leader informs
the team about issues which may affect them.

5.  Laissez – faire leadership is a hands off
approach to leadership, where the group are
trusted to complete the task by the leader.
 Transactional Leadership is a very direct style
of leadership and uses rewards and
punishments to motivate the team.

6.  Transformational Leadership style is a form
of leadership style that focuses on team
performance as a whole by encouraging team
members to think of the group rather than
themselves. It is about moving forward as a
team rather than individuals who just happen
to be on the same project.
 Bureaucratic Leadership is a style of
Leadership that focuses on rules and
procedures to manage teams and projects.

7.  People – orientated Leadership style focuses
on participation of all team members, clear
communication and supporting and
developing the individual in order to improve
skills.
 Task-orientated leadership style is about
getting the job done. The completion of the
task rather than the needs of the team is the
key goal.

8.  Simon – Senior Community Police Officer
Case Study

9.  A Leadership style is the manner and
approach of providing direction for a team,
implementing plans and motivating people to
complete a task….(Gray et al 2010)
 Leadership is particularly significant for the
Uniformed Public Services due to the rigidity
of hierarchical structures.

10. http://johngerber.world.edu/files/2012/07/military.png

11.  Reading and Grammar Assessment Task
 Sir Winston Churchill Biography:
Winston Churchill was one of the great world
leaders of the 20th century. His leadership
helped Britain to stand strong against Hitler
and the Germans, even when they were the
last country left fighting. He is also famous
for his inspiring speeches and quotes.

12.  Key discussion points
 United all government parties together to
form a government
 Able to deal with pressure
 Ability to inspire
 Patriotic and used this to inspire
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13.  Key discussion points
 Very outspoken / got the job done
 Appearance
 Motivated Citizens
 Inspire
 Empower people
 Autonomy to carry out duties – for the
desired goal – (Win the war)

14.  Key discussion points

15.  Key discussion points

16.  The public services are constantly changing
in response to changes in public
expectations, the law and the current political
environment and so the styles of leadership
they use change and evolve too.
 E.g. Police and crime commissioners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbxMrxi
-BOY

17.  What do we think of David Cameron’s
Government’s view and what are the
ramifications on the UK Public Services?
 Sir Clive Loader – What was his leadership
style ?
 Impact on Police of having PCC
 Labours 2015 View

18.  Understand the different leadership styles
used in the Public Services
 Learners will be able to compare different
leadership styles used in the Public Services
 Evaluate the effectiveness of different
leadership styles used in the Public Services