Leadership Styles and Behavior

Leadership Decision Making Styles from High leader control to high follower control

autocratic > consultative > facilitative > Delegative

Leadership Decision Making Styles: autocratic (high control) means

A leadership style where the leader makes the decision alone without asking for opinions or suggestions of the employees in the work unit.

Leadership Decision Making Styles: consultative (high control) means

A leadership style where the leader presents the problem to employees asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision themself.

Leadership Decision Making Styles: facilitative (low control) means

A leadership style where the leader presents the problem to a group of employees and seeks consensus on a solution, making sure that their own opinion receives no more weight than anyone else’s.

Leadership Decision Making Styles: delegative (low control) means

A leadership style where the leader gives the employee the responsibility for making decisions within some set of specified boundary conditions.

1st of day to day leadership: initiating structure means

task oriented

• A pattern of behavior where the leader defines and structures the roles of employees in pursuit of goal attainment.

  
  

1st of day to day leadership: consideration means

relational oriented

• A pattern of behavior where the leader creates job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect for employee ideas, and consideration of employee feelings.