1. Leadership Styles
Autocratic,
Democratic,
Laissez-Faire

2. Autocratic: Leader-Centered
Hard-boiled type believes...
Benevolent type...
in constantly checking on everyone
praise will spoil people
people should not question orders
Example: Army
is interested in the individuals within the group
gives praise as well as criticism
is seldom severe or harsh
does not realize his/her leadership is autocratic
Still a top down or leader-centered style of leadership

3. Effective When... Ineffective When...
time is limited
individuals/Group lack skill and knowledge
dealing with a dependent person
dealing with a hostile person, channel that energy constructively
the goal is to develop a strong sense of team
some degree of skill/knowledge is in members
Remember The Titans clip
In this style, the leader is the spark plug whose policies, ideas, and plans are the ones that get carried out.

4. Democratic: Group-Centered
A Democratic Leader...
involves group members in planning and carrying out activities
asks before he/she tells
gives praise and criticism based on results, not personal likes/dislikes
shares success with the group

5. Effective When... Ineffective When...
time is available
group is motivated and/or sense of team exists
some degree of skill or knowledge available in group
group is unmotivated
no skill/knowledge is in members
high degree of conflict present
Reason for being Democratic is to make Better Decisions

6. Laissez-Faire: Individual-Centered
A Laissez-Faire Leader...
gives little or no direction to group/individuals
gives opinion only when requested
Leaves responsibility with members for getting things done
Tends to let things go hoping individuals will assert themselves

7. Effective When... Ineffective When...
high degree of skill and motivation within group’s members
sense of team exists
dealing with a solo player
dealing with someone who is withdrawn
low sense of team/interdependence
Low degree of skill/knowledge is in members
Dealing with a group-minded person
Apollo 13 clip
When skilfully used in suitable situations Laissez-Faire Leadership can release a lot of creative drive

8. Myths
Autocratic does not always mean a dictatorship, or wilful self-satisfaction at the expense of the group.
Democratic does not mean putting all decisions to a vote.
Laissez-Faire does not mean absence of leadership, a group left to lurch along without guidance or direction.

9. Further Leadership Styles
The characteristics of each of the three leadership styles are extreme, and most leaders will employ different amounts of each style. Effective leaders should be able to employ all three styles depending on the situation that the group finds itself in. However, within each of these categories there are more narrow types of leadership.

10. Director Entrepreneur
Identifies each problem and comes up with the solution
May allow decision making process within the group, but will not let the members be a part of the final decision making
Assigns roles to participants and outlines their responsibilities
Relies primarily on his or her own judgment and “common sense”
Makes decisions without notifying the group, and then persuades the group of the validity of the concept
Describes how the decision fits both the interests of the group and the interests of the individual members

11. Counselor
Allows the group to work through the decision making process on their own
Gives background and may play devil’s advocate to the process
Encourages group to consider as many solutions as possible
Selects the solution that appears the most promising.

12. “Be the change you want to see in the world” - Mahatma Ghandi
Lost Generation clip