Leadership Behaviors or Styles
- Autocratic style of leadership
A leader who centralizes authority, dictates work methods, makes unilateral decisions, and limits employee participation
- Democratic style of leadership
A leader who involves employees in decision making, delegates authority, encourages participation in deciding work methods and goals, and uses feedback to coach employees
A democratic-consultative leader seeks input and hears the concerns and issues of employees but makes the final decision him or herself
A democratic-participative leader often allows employees to have a say in what’s decided