Styles of Leadership By Katerina Pavlenko
Styles of Leadership
By Katerina Pavlenko
There are 4 styles of leadership:
•Autocratic
•Democratic
•Collective
•Laissez-faire
Autocratic style - in simple words it is when leader tells others what to do and they should do it.
Positive sides:
•People are in total control
•They know exactly what they should do
•Just one person makes decisions
Negative sides:
•Just one person makes decisions
•People can’t complain about anything if they don’t like it
•People are very restricted
Examples of autocratic leaders:
•Adolf Hitler
•Joseph Stalin
•Saddam Hussein
Democratic style- in simple words it’s when leader listens to others, think about it, but the main decision is up to the leader.
Positive sides:
•People can present their points of view
•Leader can still control people
•Leader have more respect from people
•People are more satisfied because they can present their thoughts
Negative sides:
•Making decisions can take to much time
•Some people won’t be satisfied with the decision
Examples of democratic leaders:
•Tony Blair
• Geogrge Bush
• Nikolya Sarcozy
Collective style
Collective style- it is when decisions are proposed from everyone and they will argue until everyone will agree with one decision.
Positive sides
•Everyone will end-up with one decision
•Everyone will be pleased with the decision
Negative sides
•Takes to much time
•Includes a lot of arguing
Examples of Collective style
•Kibbutz
•Hippie
Laissez-Faire style
Laissez-faire style- when no one control the situation.
Positive sides
•People can be creative as much as they want
•No control
Negative sides
• No control
•Less productive
Examples of Laissez-faire style
•Designers
•Artists
•Kim Fyson (Media teacher)