Leadership styles

LEADERSHIP STYLES
Autocratic
Democratic
Bureaucratic
Laissez Faire (Free Reign)
Theory X
Theory Y

AUTOCRATIC LEADER
This style is used when the leader tells an employees what they want done and how they wants it done, without taking the advice of their followers.
Appropriate conditions to use it is when you have all the information to solve the problem, you are short on time, and your employees are well motivated.
Some people tend to think of this style as a vehicle for yelling, using demeaning language, and leading by threats and abusing their power.
This is not the authoritarian style...rather it is an abusive, unprofessional style called bossing people around. it has no place in a leaders repertoire.
The authoritarian style should normally only be used on rare occasions. If you have the time and want to gain more commitment and motivation from your employees, then you should use the participative style.

DEMOCRATIC LEADER
This type of style involves the leader including one or more employees in on the decision making process (determining what to do and how to do it).
However, the leader maintains the final decision making authority. Using this style is not a sign of weakness, rather it is a sign of strength that your employees will respect.
This is normally used when you have part of the information, and your employees have other parts. Note that a leader is not expected to know everything -- this is why you employ knowledgeable and skilful employees.
Using this style is of mutual benefit -- it allows them to become part of the team and allows you to make better decisions.
Will encourage employees to evaluate their own performance, all them to help establish goals, encourages employees to grow on the job and be promoted, as well as recognising and encouraging achievement.

BUREAUCRATIC LEADER
Manages by the book
Emphasis on doing things as specified by rules , policies, standards and regulations (SOP).
Managers must rely on higher management when problems are not addressed by the ground rules.
Can be seen as more of a police man than a leader
May be appropriate in many situations in which procedures are established for employees performing routine or repetitive tasks.

LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADER
Can be also called a Free-rein leader
In this style, the leader allows the employees to make the decision. However, the leader is still responsible for the decisions that are made.
This is used when employees are able to analyse the situation and determine what needs to be done and how to do it. You cannot do everything!
This leader may provide little or no direction and may allow employees as much freedom as possible.
You must set priorities and delegate certain tasks. This is not a style to use so that you can blame others when things go wrong, rather this is a style to be used when you have the full trust and confidence in the people below you. Do not be afraid to use it - however, use it wisely!

THEORY X LEADER
Have an inherent dislike for work and will avoid it whenever possible.
Believes staff must be coerced, controlled, directed, or threatened with punishment in order to get them to achieve the organizational objectives.
Prefer to be directed, do not want responsibility, and have little or no ambition.
Seek security above all else
Have a negative view of human nature that assumes individuals generally dislike work, are irresponsible and require close supervision to do their jobs.

THEORY Y LEADER
Believes work is as natural as play and rest.
Has commitment to objectives is a function of the rewards associated with their achievement.
Believes staff have potential and want to accept and seek responsibility.
Creativity, ingenuity, and imagination are widely distributed among the population. People are capable of using these abilities to solve an organizational problem.
Has a positive view of human nature and assumes individuals are generally industrious, creative, and able to assume responsibility and exercise self control in their jobs.

WHAT LEADER DO YOU THINK WOULD BE BEST IN THIS SITUATION…
Fire Evacuation
Introducing new items on a menu
Planning on a department outing
An employee with low level of education
Employees that are not motivated
An employee with a lot of experience
A new trainee to your department

WHAT MAKES A GREAT MANAGER?
Have a look at these…

Specifically, as shown in the above slide, managers who were Successful (defined in terms of the speed of promotion within their organisation) had a very different emphasis than managers who were Effective (defined in terms of quantity and quality of their performance and the satisfaction and commitment of their employees).
Among successful managers, networking made the largest relative contribution to success, and human resource management activities made the least relative contribution. Among effective managers, communication made the largest relative contribution and networking the least.
Through studies these have been confirmed managers who actively networked received more promotions and enjoyed other rewards associated with career success. Likewise, managers who seek information from colleagues and employees and who explain their decisions are the most effective.

PERSONALITY
Why are some people quiet and passive, while others are loud and aggressive?
PERSONALITY = The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
How can personality affect the type of manager you are?

TYPE A or TYPE B Personality?
Type A:
Are always moving, walking, and eating rapidly
Feel impatient with the rate at which most events take place
Strive to think or do two or more things at once
Cannot cope with leisure time
Are obsessed with numbers, measuring their success in terms of how many or how much of everything they acquire.
Type B:
Never suffer from a sense of time urgency with its accompanying impatience
Feel no need to display or discuss either their achievements or accomplishments unless such exposure is demanded by the situation
Play for fun and relaxation, rather than to exhibit their superiority at any cost
Can relax without guilt.
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GENERATIONS
Have you ever considered how your generation impacts you as a manager?