This document discusses different leadership styles including autocratic, free-rein, and their advantages and disadvantages. It summarizes an interview with the branch manager of Public Bank on their views on leadership. The discussion section compares different leadership types and how they suit different employees and societies. The conclusion is that the type of leadership depends on industry requirements, the manager's personality and background, and organizational factors.

1. TANGO GROUP1
1.CHAN SZE NAM
(14087603D)
2.LO KA WING
(14088639D)
3.DARIIA KONOVA
(14108352D)
4.CHAN TIN O
(14091784D)
5.CHAN XIANG YI
(14092088D)
6.FUNG SAU TING
(14090025D)

2. INTRODUCTION
1.Autocratic leadership
2.Free-rein leadership
-real life examples
-advantages and disadvantages
3.Interview
-Branch Manager of Public Bank
-Analysis
4.Discussion
5.Conclusion

3. ADVANTAGES OF AUTOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP

4. QUICK DECISION MAKING
✓ Single people decides for the whole group
✓ Sole responsibility
✓ Final decision could be determined efficiently even opposite
opinions are raised
✓ Fast response for urgent situations
✓ Decision making, planning and organizing need no initiatives
✓ Howell Raines – New York Times (2001-2003)

5. STRICT CONTROL
✓ The outcome is total under control, avoid the
stress of relying the help from others
✓ Establish the chain of command
✓ Eliminates the tendency for workers to “ slack
off “, corrective measurement could be placed
✓ Less competent sub-manager are required
✓ Donald Trump – Trump Organization

6. EASY TO ADAPT
✓ Easy for new member to fit in the company
✓ Clear guidance to follow, eliminate the stress
✓ Direct the new worker until they are capable in decision making on their
own
✓ Good for low skill and unmotivated workers
✓China Foxconn

7. DISADVANTAGES OF AUTOCRATIC
LEADERSHIP

8. ✓ Expolit employees : driven by egos
✓ Have complete confidence
✓ No room for others (Sad, 2013)
✓ Fired employees with disagreement
✓ Political affairs: a dictator
✓ E.G. ADOLF HITLER ruled the NSDAP autocratically
EXPLOITATION

9. RESTRICTION ON CREATIVITY
Working for the autocratic leader : the feelings of fear
✓ Demoralizing the employees and discourages innovation
✓ Promoting one-sided conversation: Restrict the creativity of the employees(Jones,
2011)
Employees fail to register a good idea
✓ Being convinced that it will go unheard
✓ Defense: not able to voice their opinions

10. ADVANTAGES OF FREE-REIN
LEADERSHIP

11. ✓ Give them the authority - show the confidence to workers - feel being one
of the important element and concerned in company
✓ Feel like being the enterprise - responsibility increase
✓ Become habituated in taking decisions which creates self-confidence - start
to do better in the future
✓ Take the initiatives - job satisfaction
✓ eg.Google
HIGH LEVEL OF MOTIVATION

12. ✓ Subordinates are dedicated to company in
working
✓ More time available to manager - possibilities
of development and extension
✓ Maximum possible scope for development
HELPFUL IN DEVELOPMENT AND
EXTENSION OF THE ENTERPRISE

13. DISADVANTAGES OF FREE-REIN
LEADERSHIP

14. DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
✓ No guidance to follow
✓ Existing cross purpose
✓ Conflicts occur within the organization
✓ Influencing the relationship in organization
✓ eg.The most popular free newspaper AM730

15. LEADER IS MEANINGLESS
✓ In real situation,leadership is not needed.
✓ No direction is provided which is the main task of the leader.
✓ Lack of communication within the group

16. INTERVIEW
Information of the Interviewee
Name:Kwong Hon Wun
Profession:Branch Manager of Public Bank (HK)
Arrangement:
Date:6/3/2015
Phone call interview
Length of the interview: around 30 mins
Tools:Taking notes & Sound recording
Business card of the interviewee

17. ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVIEW

18. DISCUSSION
✓ Different types of leadership determine different types of employees
(Christopher, 2003)
✓ Society requires open-minded leaders (OCEAN model)
✓ Free-rein vs discipline (Mindtools,2008)
✓ Leader’s self-insight vs suggestions ( Arvey & McGue, 2006 )

19. CONCLUSION
✓ Categories of industry
- Depends on the job requirements
✓ Manager’s personal background
- Influenced by Personality, knowledge and experiences
✓ Internal factors
- Traditions, value,and concern of organization affects the action of
managers

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