Leadership Styles

1. Autocratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Tells Time is Goal is to develop a

others what limited sense of team
to do Individuals Members have some
Limits lack skill and skill/knowledge
discussion knowledge Group wants an
Group Group element of spontaneity
does not doesnt know each
experience other
feeling of
team work

2. Democratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Participati It is by the It risks lack of

ve style people and for the knowledge among the
Leader people. people.
encourages It imposes It might cause
group to be part equality. the minority to get the
of decision It does not short end.
making put power into a It might
Leader single individual. experience election
keeps members It provides fraud.
informed obligation to It may have
citizens. difficulties to avoid
shortfalls.

3. Bureaucratic
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
 Manager is by Central It can hamper
the book authority in achievement of results
Everything is bureaucracy makes it in time.
done according to effective in It breeds
procedure or policy organizing. boredom and can affect
It supports the productivity.
hiring of specialized It results to
officials. passive and rule-based
It follows human beings.
Standard Operating It can result to
Procedure. inefficiency.
It sets no room
for favoritism.

4. Laissez-Faire
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
hands off effective in not ideal in
style situations where group situations where
Little members are highly group members lack
direction is skilled, motivated and the knowledge or
provided and capable of working on experience they
group is given their own need to complete
freedom Situations tasks and make
All where group members decisions
authority or power are actually more leads to
is given to the knowledgeable than poorly defined roles
group the group's leader within the group
used in can lead to a
situations where lack of cohesiveness
followers have a high- within the group
level of passion and
intrinsic motivation for
their work
 5. Monarchy
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Power is There is less There is
inherited and corruption only one person,
passed down the There is balance family or body in
Royal family line ( in governance control of a
hereditary) It does not incur country
election expenses If a
monarch is
oppressive, nothing
can be done about
it
Not all
members in order
of succession are
competent.

6. Communism
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective
Government It provides It constrains
s owns all land and citizens with all their the voice of the
property, all basic needs people
production and it puts dictators It can fuel
distribution is in power poverty
controlled by the It provides It is anti-
state, in theory citizens with all their ambition
everyone is equal basic needs
and works towards
sharing wealth.

References:
Democratic:
http://greengarageblog.org/12-vital-pros-and-cons-of-democracy
Bureaucratic:
http://greengarageblog.org/10-main-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-bureaucracy
Laissez-Faire:
https://www.verywell.com/what-is-laissez-faire-leadership-2795316
Monarchy:
http://greengarageblog.org/10-principal-pros-and-cons-of-monarchy
Communism:
http://greengarageblog.org/10-chief-pros-and-cons-of-communism