Leadership Styles

1. LEADERSHIP
By: Prof Sathish Rajamani
HOD – Department of Psychiatric Nursing

2. INTRODUCTION
• Leadership is the art in getting others to want to do
something you are convinced should be done.
• Lead means to go and leadership is the activity of influencing
people to strive willingly for group objectives.
• Definition: Leadership is defined as the process of
influencing the activities of a group or individual towards the
achievement of goal in a given structure.
• A leader tries to influence the followers or group of peoples.

3. FUNCTIONS OF A LEADER
• To develop a teamwork and a congenial work climate
conducive to efficient performance.
• Serving as alink between the group and the top management.
• Counselling and guidance to the member of the group.
• Ensuring timeliness in performance or time management.
• Judicious use of authority to stimulate positive interactions
and response from the group team members.
• Gaining maximum contribution from group members towards
goal fulfillment through participatory decision making.

4. LEADERSHIP STYLES
Participative
Also known
as “Laissez
faire”
Abdicatric
Also called
as “Creative
Type”
Democratic
Also called
as
“Directive
Type”
Autocratic

5. AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
• In this leadership style all decisions and assign all
responsibilities to himself. He is firm, insistent, self
assured and dominating.
• The subordinates are made aware of what to do, but not
why.
• This type of leadership is useful in case of emergency
when the leader has to take immediate action.

6. AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
• Strong control is maintained over the
group.
• Other are motivated by coercion.
• Communication flows downward
ONLY.
• Decision making does not involves
others.
• Emphasis on difference and status.
• Criticism is punitive.

7. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
• In this style, the leader values the individual
characteristics and ability of each subordinate leader and
catalyst for a group decision making and shared
responsibilities.
• This style is a people centred approach and allow greater
individual participation in decision making process.
• It is a creative leadership, leader delegates certain
amount of authority to subordinate.

8. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
• Less control is maintained.
• Economic and ego awards are used
to motivate.
• Communication flows up to down.
• Decision making involves others.
• Emphasis in ‘We’ rather than I and
You.
• Criticism is constructive.

9. PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP
• This type of leadership is a compromise between
autocratic and democratic style.
• In this style, the manager presents his / her analysis of
problem and proposals for action to employees, inviting
their criticisms and comments.
• The leader will weighed the subordinates responses and
makes decision about the group future activities.

10. ABDICATRIC OR LAISSEZ
FAIRE LEADERSHIP
• This type is also referred as freedom style.
• This type of leader denies responsibility and abdicate
authority to the group. i.e., the leaders leave all decision
making and responsibilities to the group.
• The leader has lack of self – confidence and fear of
failure.
• This type will be effective where subordinate are highly
motivated and experienced.