This document discusses five main leadership styles: transactional leadership, autocratic leadership, democratic/participative leadership, laissez-faire leadership, and transformational leadership. It provides descriptions of each style, including pros and cons. The key takeaways are that different leadership styles are more effective depending on the situation, and that understanding different styles helps leaders adapt their approach based on the people they influence.

1. Leadership Styles
What kind of leader are you?
HARSHIT GUPTADR. POOJA KUSHWAHA
LEADERSHIP STYLES

2. Types of Leaders
1. Transactional leadership.
2. Autocratic leadership.
3. Democratic/participative leadership.
4. Laissez-faire leadership.
5. Transformational leadership

3. Transactional Leadership
Transactional Leadership style starts with the
idea that team members agree to obey their leader
when they accept a job
. The "transaction" usually involves the
organization paying team members in return for
their effort and compliance.
The leader has a right to "punish" team members
if their work doesn't meet an appropriate standard.

4. The Transactional Leader
Pros & Cons
Transactional leadership offers some benefits.
1. This leadership style clarifies everyone's roles and
responsibilities.
2. People who are ambitious or who are motivated by external
rewards – including compensation – often thrive.
3.The downside of this leadership style is that team members can
do little to improve their job satisfaction. It can feel stifling, and it
can lead to high staff turnover.
4.Transactional leadership is really a type of management, not a
true leadership style, because the focus is on short-term tasksin
other situations.

5. Autocratic Leadership
Autocratic Leadership is an extreme form of
leadership, where leaders have complete
power over their people.
Staff and team members have very room to
make suggestions, even if those suggestions
would be in the best interest of the group.

6. Autocratic Leadership
Pros & Cons
The benefits of the autocratic leadership style is that it is best
used in crisis.
It can be an efficient and effective tool when quick decisions
are needed, and work needs to get done.
The downside to this form of leadership is that people may
resent being treated this way.
Consistently using this style may lead to a loss of team
members, and high turn over. It is best used to accomplish
routine tasks. In those instances, the advantages may
outweigh the disadvantages.

7. Democratic/Participative Leadership
Democratic leaders make the final
decisions, but they include team members in
the decision-making process.
They encourage creativity, and team
members are often highly engaged in
projects and decisions.

8. Democratic/Participative
Leadership
There are many benefits of democratic leadership.
 Team members tend to have high job satisfaction and are
productive because they're more involved in decisions.
This style also helps develop people's skills, because
participation takes time, this approach can slow decision-
making, but the result is often good.
The approach can be most suitable when working as a team is
essential, and when quality is more important than efficiency or
productivity.

9. Laissez-Faire Leadership
This French phrase means "leave it be," and it describes
leaders who allow their people to work on their own.
This type of leadership can also occur naturally, when
managers don't have sufficient control over their work and their
people.
Little or no direction.
Gives followers as much freedom as possible.
All authority or power is given to the followers.
Followers must determine goals, make decisions, and resolve
problems on their own.

10. Laissez-Faire Leadership
This leadership style can be effective if the leader
monitors performance and gives feedback to team
members regularly.
 It is most likely to be effective when individual
team members are experienced, skilled, self-
starters.
The downside is that it can be damaging if team
members don't manage their time well or if they
don't have the knowledge, skills, or motivation to
do their work effectively.

11. Transformational Leadership
Transformational leaders are inspiring because
they expect the best from everyone on their
team as well as themselves. This leads to
high productivity and engagement from
everyone in their team.
As the "vision caster" the leader inspires others
to manifest the vision.

12. Choose the right style for the right
situation
Your default leadership style will be based on
your personality.
However you can adapt your approach to
leadership, simply by understanding the
different styles and knowing the dynamics of
the people you influence.

13. Final Thoughts...
1. Leadership skills can be learned, even for
those who don't consider themselves to be
"born leaders"
2. You are already a leader, because there are
people within your circle of co-workers,
friends, and family, that you influence by your
actions/words
3. Understanding your personality will help you
perfect your default leadership style