Participative leadership involves soliciting input and ideas from employees and staff when making decisions. There are two main forms: representative participation where a group is involved, and participatory management where subordinates share decision making with supervisors. Participative leadership works by facilitating discussions, sharing information, encouraging ideas, synthesizing input, and communicating solutions. There are four types of participative decision making that differ in who makes the final call. While it can increase commitment and morale, drawbacks include potential inefficiency and slow decision making.