Leadership styles

By: SANJANA B
SAUJASH PANDIT
SHRIYA MOHAPATRA
SHUCHI DATTA
SUSHMITA DAS
 What does leadership style mean?
• Leadership style is a way in which a leader influences and motivates their employees to
work towards a common goal and achieve the given objectives.

• It is a leader's method of providing direction, implementing

plans, and motivating people.

• Various authors have proposed identifying many different

leadership styles as exhibited by leaders in the political,
business or other fields.
 1. Servant leadership
• It is the leadership style where the leader focuses primarily on the well being of their
employees and the company rather than their own.
• It promotes innovation, empowers employees, develops leadership skills in others and
embodies a decentralized organisational structure.

Eg: Mother Teresa working towards giving abandoned

children a better life rather than thinking about her
own.
 Advantages Disadvantages
• Leaders earn respect from their employees. • Only few leaders have experience in
• Employees feel valued. this type of management.

• • May require difficult cultural change.

Shared vision.
• • Delay in taking decisions.
Greater trust among employees and leaders.
• • Staff may be given more responsibility
Leaders consider the opinions of staff,
which is likely to improve innovative than they are able to carry.
efforts.
• Individuals can develop skills.
 2. Transactional leadership
• Here the leaders rely on rewards and punishments to achieve optimal job performance
from their subordinates.
• The transactional executive leadership model is based on an exchange and is also known
as managerial leadership.

Eg: Coaches of an athletic team motivate their players by

promoting the reward of winning the game.
 Characteristics

The leader keeps his parent ego aside and comes in equal level of ego state with the employees.
• Parent ego is the need to tell everyone what to do and feel the need to show superiority over
others.
This style is efficient in creating a sense of togetherness.
It creates a sense of competition amongst everyone and increases the participation of people.
Ienhances the quality of work in the organization.
Efficient way to speed up the process by keep the standard of work high.
 3. Democratic leadership
• In this style, the leader asks for input and considers feedback from their team before
making a decision.
• This leadership style is often credited with fostering higher levels of employee
engagement and workplace satisfaction.

Eg: Class representative that takes input from their

classmates and ensures a team decision making.
 Characteristics

• Job satisfaction and commitment

• Greater innovation
• Multiple solutions generated
• Less absenteeism
• Team cohesion
• Trust between group members
 4. Transformational leadership
• This style focuses on “transforming” others to support one another and the organization
as a whole.
• Employees here respond with a sense of trust , admiration, loyalty and are willing to
work harder than expected.

Eg: Barack Obama is well known for running the White

House with transformational style. He wasn’t afraid of
change, and encouraged it for everyone who worked
with him.
 Advantages
• Improves communication
• Keeps the Company Open and Ethical
• Improves loyalty and decreases turnover
• Defines a clear vision and goal
• Leaders Lose Power If People Disagree
With Them
Disadvantages
• Slows decision-making
• Increases potential for burnout
• Requires continuous communication
• Carries a High Potential for Abuse
• Prioritizes long-term goals over short-
term goals
 5. Strategic leadership
• Strategic leadership is when leaders use their skills and capabilities to help team
members and organization achieve their long-term goals.
• Strategic leaders strive to get the best out of people or situations.

Eg: Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, is a strategic

leader as he follows an open management style that
encourages his employees to be proactive and to
come up with new ideas.
 Advantages Disadvantages
• Encourages objective thinking - Strategic • It Is Impossible to Predict the Future.
leaders cause management to understand the • Flexibility Is Difficult - While some
connection between daily work and the
strategic leaders might be adaptable,
future.
their framework will likely not be.
• Supports Unity - Leaders encourage buy-in • Potential Expense – Implementing a
and unity, two things all companies need to
strategic plan and aligning the company
move forward successfully.
behind it can be expensive and costly
• More Clarity to tasks - Strategic leaders
make a practice of clearly communicating
the importance of a task, and how it relates
to the overall goals.