The democratic approach is characterised by an ‘I share’ philosophy.
Decisions are made within teams, with each member having equal input. Martin is Tesco’s Programme Manager for Education and Skills in the UK.
He has a range of responsibilities associated with people, processes and standards.
Martin may use a democratic approach when setting training budgets. Managers can suggest ideas to make cost savings and they can jointly discuss their proposals with Martin.
By empowering his managers, he gets them to take ownership of the final agreed budget.