There are 4 types of leadership:
Authoritarian: this kind of leadership is more controlling, the leader have most of the power. Usually in this kind of leadership, the leader make decision without others' opinions. After the decision was made by the leader, that decision is than told to the other members to follow it.
Consultative: usually the decisions that were made in this kind of group are based on everyone's opinion. The leader will ask the group members for their opinions and ideas. However, the decision is still make by the leader alone, but all the opinions and ideas from the members are taking into consideration. The leader will likely to make this kind of decision when the leader is lack of information to make the good decision by his/herself. Ever thought in this kind of leadership style, the leader will ask the members for their opinions. The members usually find it very frustrated. Since only little part of their ideas will come through to the final decision.
Participative: in this kind of leadership, the leader will work along with the other members to achieve their goal. The leader will help to guide the group but have no influence above other members on the final decision. This kind of leadership usually take longer to achieve the final conclusion, but it prove to be more effective and efficient.
Laissez-Faire: this style of leadership usually involve the very minimum leadership influence, if not at all. The leader will usually have very little to say to the other member and most likely to stay away from the group. The other group members will just follow their tasks. If there are any problem, it will be very difficult to resolve it or contract the leader.
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ReplyDeleteThis blog entry is a very good summary of all the different kinds of leadership explained in the book. I like that you gave a thorough explanation for each kind and that they are easy and clear to understand. These different kinds make sense because many times when we are assigned groups to work with in classes one person tends to put themselves in charge or other members elect them because of their approach to the project. I often see the authoritarian leaders because in student projects the leader will most likely take over if they are aiming for a good grade and leave little room for their group members to share their opinions. This can be good and bad because the leader will most likely put all the work on themselves and the other group members will slack off. This is bad when each of the group members' participation is taken to a count in the grade because only one person will receive all of the credit.
Thank you for making these different types clear.