Styles of
leadership
By: Shilpa
sunny
Bhavesh
Pragati
Akshaya
Neeta
What is a Leader?
 The person who leads or
commands a group, organization
or country
 Has a vision and leads the group
towards a common goal that
needs to be achieved.
Characteristic of leadership
Some say that leaders are born, but if you look at the 10
characteristics of a leader you will see that these characteristics
are skill based and therefore can be learnt.
A Clear Vision
Empathetic
Decisive
Confidence
Ambition
Flexibility
Sense of Humor
Courage
Inspiration
Attitude
So there we have 10 Characteristics of a leader,
we don't have to equally strong in all areas, we can
have members of the team to enhance weaker
areas. But to have these 10 characteristics is
something a true leader will have or will be working
towards. All leaders are readers. i.e. committed to
personal and organizational development.
Styles of Leadership
Autocratic Democratic Bureaucratic Laissez-faire Charismatic
Scenarios
You’re in a company meeting and the leader is
talking about ways to achieve their goals.
1) What would an autocratic leader do?
2) What would a democratic leader do?
3) What would a Bureaucratic leader do?
4) What would a laissez-faire leader do?
5) What would a charismatic leader do?
Autocratic Leaders
 Characterized by individual control
over all decisions and little input from
group members
 Provide clear expectations for what
needs to be done, when it should be
done, and how it should be done.
 Best applied to situations where there
is little time for group decision-making
or where the leader is the most
knowledgeable member of the group
 Example: Hitler
Hitler was an
autocratic leader
because nobody
had a say in what
happened and they
couldn’t speak out
against his régime
or they’d Be killed .
Scenarios: Autocratic
 The autocratic would not
consult the rest of the
team and set their own
goals and assume that
the group members
would achieve them up
to their expectations
Democratic Leaders
 Generally the most effective leadership
style
 Offer guidance to group members, but they
also participate in the group and allow input
from other group members
 Encourage group members to participate,
but retain the final say over the decision-
making process.
 Members in this group were less productive
than the members of the authoritarian
group, but their contributions were of a
much higher quality(Cherry).
 Example: Barack Obama
Obama is a
democratic leader
because the
elected members of
government have a
say just as much as
he does
Scenarios: Democratic
 A democratic leader would
discuss with the group
members, goals that
would be obtainable. An
example of these are the
SMART goals - specific,
measurable, achievable,
relevant and timely.
Bureaucratic Leadership
oThe bureaucratic leadership is a
style of leadership that focus on
rules & procedure to manage
teams &project .
oEmployment is based on the
most technically proficient
Steve Jobs started
Apple with Steve
Wozniak in 1976. In
1984, Apple released
the first Macintosh
computer and changed
computing forever.
Scenarios: Bureaucratic
 Bureaucratic leadership
is impersonal. It is
about performance, not
the worker
Laissez-faire
 Least productive of all three groups
 Offer little or no guidance to group
members and leave decision-making
up to group members. (Cherry)
Ghandi was a laissez-
faire leader because
he encouraged
peaceful protesting
and he didn’t direct the
group, they all came
together to work
towards a common
goal
Scenarios: Laissez-faire
 Would not set long term
goals for the group to
achieve and allow
members to work at
their own pace and
independently
Charismatic
 Charismatic leadership is one of
the modern leadership style in
the changing world.
 They show concern for their
people and they look after their
people’s needs.
P.M.Modi, who holds a
towering personality, is one of
the few charismatic mass
leaders which India has seen
in its history. In July 2015, the
prime minister unveiled the
‘Digital India Mission’ to
create a Digital India where
technology plays a key role in
bringing a qualitative change
on people’s lives.
Scenarios: Charismatic
 Charismatic leaders speak
about their moral compass
or passion rather than an
existing method of doing
business.
 The personal vision of a
charismatic leader has a
great deal of influence
over his or her audience.
Manager vs. Leadership
Manager Leadership
Says “GO”
Maintains
Standards
Seeks control
Work on
Positional power
Says what to do
Demands respect
Fixes blame
Says “LETS GO”
Develops
Values
Seeks commitment
Work with
Personal power
Shows how to do
Commands respect
Fixes Mistakes
Leadership styles

Leadership styles

  • 1.
  • 2.
    What is aLeader?  The person who leads or commands a group, organization or country  Has a vision and leads the group towards a common goal that needs to be achieved.
  • 3.
    Characteristic of leadership Somesay that leaders are born, but if you look at the 10 characteristics of a leader you will see that these characteristics are skill based and therefore can be learnt. A Clear Vision Empathetic Decisive Confidence Ambition Flexibility Sense of Humor Courage Inspiration Attitude
  • 4.
    So there wehave 10 Characteristics of a leader, we don't have to equally strong in all areas, we can have members of the team to enhance weaker areas. But to have these 10 characteristics is something a true leader will have or will be working towards. All leaders are readers. i.e. committed to personal and organizational development.
  • 5.
    Styles of Leadership AutocraticDemocratic Bureaucratic Laissez-faire Charismatic
  • 6.
    Scenarios You’re in acompany meeting and the leader is talking about ways to achieve their goals. 1) What would an autocratic leader do? 2) What would a democratic leader do? 3) What would a Bureaucratic leader do? 4) What would a laissez-faire leader do? 5) What would a charismatic leader do?
  • 7.
    Autocratic Leaders  Characterizedby individual control over all decisions and little input from group members  Provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how it should be done.  Best applied to situations where there is little time for group decision-making or where the leader is the most knowledgeable member of the group  Example: Hitler Hitler was an autocratic leader because nobody had a say in what happened and they couldn’t speak out against his régime or they’d Be killed .
  • 8.
    Scenarios: Autocratic  Theautocratic would not consult the rest of the team and set their own goals and assume that the group members would achieve them up to their expectations
  • 9.
    Democratic Leaders  Generallythe most effective leadership style  Offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members  Encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say over the decision- making process.  Members in this group were less productive than the members of the authoritarian group, but their contributions were of a much higher quality(Cherry).  Example: Barack Obama Obama is a democratic leader because the elected members of government have a say just as much as he does
  • 10.
    Scenarios: Democratic  Ademocratic leader would discuss with the group members, goals that would be obtainable. An example of these are the SMART goals - specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely.
  • 11.
    Bureaucratic Leadership oThe bureaucraticleadership is a style of leadership that focus on rules & procedure to manage teams &project . oEmployment is based on the most technically proficient Steve Jobs started Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976. In 1984, Apple released the first Macintosh computer and changed computing forever.
  • 12.
    Scenarios: Bureaucratic  Bureaucraticleadership is impersonal. It is about performance, not the worker
  • 13.
    Laissez-faire  Least productiveof all three groups  Offer little or no guidance to group members and leave decision-making up to group members. (Cherry) Ghandi was a laissez- faire leader because he encouraged peaceful protesting and he didn’t direct the group, they all came together to work towards a common goal
  • 14.
    Scenarios: Laissez-faire  Wouldnot set long term goals for the group to achieve and allow members to work at their own pace and independently
  • 15.
    Charismatic  Charismatic leadershipis one of the modern leadership style in the changing world.  They show concern for their people and they look after their people’s needs. P.M.Modi, who holds a towering personality, is one of the few charismatic mass leaders which India has seen in its history. In July 2015, the prime minister unveiled the ‘Digital India Mission’ to create a Digital India where technology plays a key role in bringing a qualitative change on people’s lives.
  • 16.
    Scenarios: Charismatic  Charismaticleaders speak about their moral compass or passion rather than an existing method of doing business.  The personal vision of a charismatic leader has a great deal of influence over his or her audience.
  • 17.
    Manager vs. Leadership ManagerLeadership Says “GO” Maintains Standards Seeks control Work on Positional power Says what to do Demands respect Fixes blame Says “LETS GO” Develops Values Seeks commitment Work with Personal power Shows how to do Commands respect Fixes Mistakes