 Autocrat  Democrat  Free reign

A good leader uses all 3 depending on:  How much time is available.  Are relationships based on respect and trust or on disrespect?  Who has the information - you, your employees, or both?  How well your employees are trained and how well you know the task.  Internal conflicts.  Stress levels.  Type of task. Is it structured, unstructured, complicated, or simple?  Laws or established procedures such as OHS or training plans

Authoritarian  Using an authoritarian style on a new employee who is just learning the job.  The leader is competent and a good coach.  The employee is motivated to learn a new skill.  The situation is a new environment for the employee.

Democratic  Using a participative style with a team of workers who know their job.  The leader knows the problem, but does not have all the information.  The employees know their jobs and want to become part of the team

Free Reign (Delegative)  Using a delegative style with a worker who knows more about the job than you.  You cannot do everything!  The employee needs to take ownership of her job.  Also, the situation might call for you to be at other places, doing other things.

B. Woods (Applying psychology to Sport, Hodder & Stoughton, 1998) identified 4 styles of coaching:  Command style - direct instruction, coach dictates  Reciprocal style - athlete takes some responsibility for their own development - monitored by the coach  Problem solving style - athlete solves problems set by the coach  Guided discovery - athlete has freedom to explore various options

Depends on the situation and the players you are working with. Influenced by factors such as:  Age  Skill level  Experience  Risk

 A good leader adjusts their style to the situation  A leader must know when to use what style  A leader must be flexible  Using only 1 style of leadership will cause problems