LEADERSHIP STYLES

1. Autocratic

Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Tell others Time is Goal is to

what to do limited develop a sense of
Limits Individuals team
discussion lack skill and Members
Group does knowledge have some
not experience Group skill/knowledge
feeling of teamwork doesnt know each Groups want
other an element of
spontaneity

2. Democratic

Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Participative Voting on Leaders

style leader issues dont serve their
Leader Voting on jurisdiction properly
encourages group leaders Citizens
to be apart of dont participate in
decision making representative
Leader keeps democracy
member informed

3. Bureaucratic

Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Manager is When When

by the book accessing funding unexpected
Everything is When situations arise
done according to employees work in When the
procedure or policy bureaucratic groups has to follow
environments a pile of rules
 When the When the
group deals with job group reach a point
security where they become
incompetent and
they can not thrive
in the environment

4. Laissez-Faire

Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Hands off Group Group

style members are highly members lack the
Little skilled , motivated knowledge or
direction is given and capable of experience they
and group is given working on their need to complete
freedom own tasks and make
All authority Group decisions
or power is given to members are If group
the group moreknowledgeabl members are
e than the leader unfamiliar with the
When group task or the process
members have a needed to
high-passion for accomplish the task
their work

5. Monarchy

Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Power is The best Abusive

inherited or passed interests of leaders have
down the Royal everyone is unlimited authority
Family line considered You are only
(hereditary) Everyone powerful as allowed
knows the next When
leader leaders report to no
One person one
makes the
decisions

6. Communism
Characteristics When Effective When Ineffective

Government Everyone Businesses

owns all land and receives health are limited to what
property, all care they can earn
production and Unemploym There is no
distribution is ent dramatically personal freedom
controlled by the decrease Poverty is
state, in theory Education is prevalent
everyone is equal accessible to
and works toward everyone
sharing wealth.
References:

Democracy:
http://nyln.org/5-fundamental-pros-and-cons-of-representative-democracy

Bureaucratic:
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/sociology/social-groups-and-
organizations/pros-and-cons-of-bureaucracy

Laissez-Faire:
https://www.verywell.com/what-is-laissez-faire-leadership-2795316

Monarchy:
http://visionlaunch.com/pros-and-cons-of-monarchy-government/#

Communism:
http://occupytheory.org/list-of-pros-and-cons-of-communism/