LEADERSHIP

STYLES

NAME: KARINA THAKUR

SCHOOL: A.S.A.P.
COURSE: B.I.D.
 It is a leadership style that gives control to an
individual to make overall decisions with little input
from the team members.
AUTOCRATIC The phrase that goes well with this style of
leadership is “Do as I say” or “It’s my way or the
highway”.

PROS:
Allows for quick
decision-making in crucial
circumstances or when the
decision has to be taken
on the spot or when you
are dealing with new team
members who are not yet
familiar with the
environment.
CONS:
It discourages the team
input and leaves the group
feeling like they can’t be
trusted with important
tasks. It creates rigid
environment and prevents
creative thinking. Hurts
morale and leads to
resentment.
 In authoritative leadership, the leader tends to act like a
mentor, he/she sets clear goals, they have understanding of
the challenges to be faced and have clear vision to achieve
success. These leaders are often called as “visionary
AUTHORITATIVE leaders”.

Difference between authoritative and autocratic leadership:

Autocratic leaders rely on commands and demand abidance
without any questions, whereas Authoritative leaders guide
and inspire their team to work on common goal. The former
says “do as i say” whereas the latter says “follow me”.

PROS CONS

Authoritative leaders bring Authoritative leaders can appear

clarity, provide direction and overbearing.
vision. Authoritative leaders must own
Authoritative leaders breed good their mistakes.
will.
 Pace setters set a pace as in racing. They set the bar
PACESETTING
high and push their team to work hard and fast to
finish the goal. “Keep up” or “you can do it” are the
phrases most indicative of this style.

PROS: CONS:
Members can feel stressed
Set goals are achieved because of high pace and
quickly. result focus.
Competencies of each Builds on control and
member is fully utilized. monitoring allowing less
Issues are swiftly trust.
resolved. No focus on morale and
relationships and to
complete task in hurry.
 It is also known as participative leadership. A
democratic leader asks for team members opinion
before making final decisions that is, members take
DEMOCRATIC part in decision making process. They share
information wherever possible. “What do you think
about it” is the phrase that suits this style.

PROS:
Creates opportunity for
creative ideas and
innovation.
Facilitate collaboration
i.e. many people can give
their inputs to reach best
decision.
High participation level.
CONS:
Time consuming in urgent
situations.
Suitable for highly
experienced team but not for
people who lack know-how.
 Coaching leaders are focused on bringing best from
their team and guide them through obstacles. They

COACHING
think of their members as a talent to be developed.
This leadership style unlocks people potential.
“Leaders aren’t born they are made”.

PROS: CONS:
Positive environment. Takes time to be
It leads to clear effective.
expectations. Requires specific coaches
It can identify weakness for each situation.
and transform them into If coaches work harder
strength. than mentee, they might
get frustrated if there’s
no invest from mentee.
 Affiliative leadership approach is most up close and
personal. It puts people first, creates harmonious

AFFILIATIVE
workplace and build emotional bonds. “People come
first” is a phrase most suitable for this.

PROS:
Positive feedback creates
positive environment
Less interpersonal
conflicts or quickly
solved.
Loyalty and trust in
teams.
CONS:
Risk of underperformance.
Strong people focus can
loose the long term goal.
Leaders avoid tough
decision.
Emotional dependence on
leader.
 In this leadership, leaders give least amount of
oversight, providing guidance and taking
responsibility only when necessary. In this team
LAISSEZ-FAIRE members have the real lead.

PROS: CONS:
It encourages innovation. It can encourage laziness.
Helps in personal growth. It can weaken leaders
Optimises experience. position or might be
consider aloof.
It can reduce
productivity.
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