Leadership style 3 major styles of leadership

1. LEADERSHIP STYLES

2. LEADERSHIP STYLES
 Leadership style is the manner and approach of
providing direction, implementing plans and
motivating people.
 It can be defined as how a person plays a role. If
we go further, how he reacts, how he decides, how
he interacts and how he treats other people

3. TYPES OF LEADER
AUTOCRATIC LEADER

4. MEANING
The word AUTOCRAT suggests “ being dictatorial’’
In this style of leadership, a leader has complete
command and hold over their employees/team.
The team cannot put forward their views even if they
are best for the team or organizational interests.
They cannot question their leaders way of getting
things done.
Here leader makes decision without reference to
anyone else.
The leaders are highly dictatorial and have little trust
in their subordinates.

5. ADVANTAGES
 Provides strong motivation and reward for the
leader.
 Ensures quick decision making.
 No conflicts and disagreements.
 Less competent employees can be employed
because they just need to execute the things.
 No deviation in the workplace.

6. DISADVANTAGES
 People generally dislike this kind of leadership.
 Employee do not have the right to express his/her
opinion.
 Climate of fear.
 Creative ideas cannot be put to use.

7. DEMOCRATIC LEADER

8. MEANING
This type of leadership is very essential in todays
business sector.
It creates and maintains healthy relationship between
the members and the leader.
Probably the best style of leadership that allows
employees to give suggestions and take crucial
decisions.
Leader acts as a guider and mentor to the employees
in achieving the organizational goal.
“LET US DO,RATHER THAN I WANT YOU TO DO”

9. ADVANTAGES
 Team members are encouraged to share their
thoughts.
 Increase in participation of the employees.
 Promotes the developments of leadership styles
among the members.
 Ensures a better decision making .
 Increase in the retention rate of the employees.
 Organizational growth

10. DISADVANTAGES
 Secrecy of the information will not be guaranteed.
 May not work for companies who have huge
manpower.
 Takes lot of time in decision making process.

11. FREE REIN LEADER

12. MEANING
In this type of leadership , leader uses his power very
little. He gives subordinates to high degree of
independence in their operation.
In this style leader allows the employees to make
the decisions.
This type of leadership is used when employees are
able to analyze the situation and determine what
needs to be done.
And it works only if employees are skilled,
experienced ,loyal, and committed to the job.

13. ADVANTAGES
 It enhances the job satisfaction for the employees.
 Increases the morale of the employees.
 Potential of the employees are optimally utilized.
 Scope for the development of the employees

14. DIS-ADVANTAGES
 Sometimes subordinates do not get the guidance
and support from the leader.
 Ignores the leader’s contribution.
 If employees are cunning in nature, work cannot be
completed.